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Adsorption mechanism of copper and lead ions onto graphene nanosheet/δ-MnO 2

  • Yueming Ren
  • , Ni Yan
  • , Jing Feng
  • , Jun Ma*
  • , Qing Wen
  • , Nan Li
  • , Qing Dong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Engineering University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Ltd

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Abstract

The removal behaviors of Cu(II) and Pb(II) ions onto graphene nanosheet/δ-MnO 2 (GNS/MnO 2) adsorbent were investigated under various conditions including contact time and initial metal concentrations. The surface interactions involved in the adsorption process and the regeneration were also explored. The equilibrium adsorption data could be well described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir equation. Weber-Morris model suggested that the sorption was a multi-step with the pore and surface diffusion process. The maximum adsorption capacity of GNS/MnO 2 for Cu(II) and Pb(II) ions were 1620 and 781 μmol g -1, respectively. FTIR and XPS studies illuminated that the formation of complexes on GNS/MnO 2 surface mainly consisted of the oxygen in hydroxyl (C-OH, Mn-OH) and carboxyl groups. Moreover, XRD analysis further confirmed that Cu(II) or Pb(II) could not only adsorb on the surface of GNS/MnO 2, but also intercalate the layered of MnO 2. GNS/MnO 2 can be used four times by HCl solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)538-544
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Chemistry and Physics
Volume136
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Composite materials
  • Interfaces
  • Surface properties

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