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Adsorption of Copper and Zinc Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Montmorillonite and Bauxite as Low-Cost Adsorbents

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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate the adsorption of Cu-II and Zn-II on montmorillonite and bauxite and to discuss the usability of these adsorbents in environmental applications. The maximum adsorption was found for Cu (II) on bauxite with a Kf value of 4.179 L g−1; the maximum adsorbed capacity (Qo) calculated from the Langmuir model reached 9.115 mg g−1. Both raw materials have the potential to be effectively used to produce low-cost sorbents for copper and zinc removal from wastewater. They could be used as alternative adsorptive barriers and as amendments to soils at old mining areas, to prevent metal leaching into groundwater, or to isolate urban waste leachate.

Zusammenfassung

Die Ziele der vorliegenden Studie waren die Untersuchung der Adsorption von Cu-II und Zn-II-Ionen an Montmorillonit und Bauxit sowie die Diskussion der Verwendung dieser Adsorbentien für umweltrelevante Anwendungen. Die höchste Adsorption wurde mit einem KF-Wert von 4,179 L/g für Cu(II) an Bauxit gefunden. Die mittels Langmuir-Modell berechnete maximale Adsorptionskapazität (Qo) betrug 9,115 mg/g. Beide Rohstoffe können als preiswerte effektive Sorptionsmittel für Kupfer und Zink aus Abwässern genutzt zu werden. Sie können als alternative adsorptive Barriere und als Bodenzusatzstoffe in Altbergbaugebieten angewandt werden, um die Lösung von Metallen in das Grundwasser zu verhindern oder um Lösungsprodukte aus kommunalen Abfällen abzutrennen.

Resumen

Los objetivos de este estudio fueron investigar la adsorción de Cu-II y Zn-II sobre montmorillonita y bauxita y discutir la posibilidad del uso de estos adsorbentes en aplicaciones ambientales. La máxima adsorción se encontrada para Cu (II) sobre bauxita con un valor de Kf de 4,179 L g-1; la máxima capacidad de adsorción (Qo) calculada a partir del modelo de Langmuir fue 9,115 mg g-1. Ambos materiales tienen el potencial de ser efectivamente usados para producir sorbentes de bajo costo para la remoción de cobre y cinc desde aguas residuales. Estos sorbentes podrían ser usados como barraras adsortivas alternativas y como agregados para suelos en áreas mineras, para prevenir la lixiviación de metales dentro del agua subterránea o para aislar el lixiviado de residuos urbano.

抽象

文章旨在研究微晶高岭石和铝土矿的Cu(II)、Zn(II)吸附特征,讨论它们作为吸附剂的适用性。铝土矿对Cu(II)吸附性最强,Kf值为4.179 L g-1,通过Langmuir模型计算的最大吸附能力(Qo) 达9.115 mg g-1。两种原材料都具有成为去除废水铜和锌低成本吸附剂的潜力,可用作吸附屏障或老矿区土壤调理剂,用以阻止金属下渗进入地下水或隔离城市废物滤出液。

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This study was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK Project 110Y234) and the Scientific Research Projects Committee of Harran University (HÜBAK) under Grant 12163.

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Atasoy, A.D., Bilgic, B. Adsorption of Copper and Zinc Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Montmorillonite and Bauxite as Low-Cost Adsorbents. Mine Water Environ 37, 205–210 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-017-0464-2

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