Issue 2, 2015

Preparation and characterization of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate-loaded hydrogel beads for the removal of cesium ions

Abstract

A novel synthetic approach has been used to prepare sorbent hydrogel composite beads of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate (KNiHCF), using PVA and cross-linked alginate as the binding matrix. The characterization study indicates the high hydrophilicity and high surface area of the synthesized beads. The application potential of these beads for removal of cesium ions from low level liquid nuclear waste has been studied in batch mode using a 137Cs radiotracer. The equilibrium sorption and kinetic data are obtained at different initial cesium ion concentrations. These data are analysed using various sorption isotherm and kinetic models. It is observed that the sorption process can be best described by the Langmuir isotherm model, and the monolayer capacity of the beads is determined to be 7 mg per g of the swollen beads, which corresponds to ~64 mg per g of the dry beads. The sorption of cesium ions onto the sorbent beads is found to follow pseudo second-order kinetics over the entire studied concentration range. The ion-exchange mechanism involves the exchange of cesium ions with potassium ions. The mechanism of the sorption process is also investigated using the intraparticle diffusion model and Boyd's plot, and the results indicate that the sorption of cesium ions onto the beads is a complex process, involving both intraparticle diffusion and film diffusion.

Graphical abstract: Preparation and characterization of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate-loaded hydrogel beads for the removal of cesium ions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jul 2014
Accepted
23 Oct 2014
First published
12 Nov 2014

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2015,1, 153-160

Preparation and characterization of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate-loaded hydrogel beads for the removal of cesium ions

C. Dwivedi, S. K. Pathak, M. Kumar, S. C. Tripathi and P. N. Bajaj, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2015, 1, 153 DOI: 10.1039/C4EW00021H

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