NDLI: Removal of toxic elements from aqueous solution using bentonite modified with L-histidine.

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Author	Bakatula, E. N. Cukrowska, E. M. Weiersbye, I. M. Mihaly-Cozmuta, L. Tutu, H.
Description	Author Affiliation: Bakatula EN ( Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa E-mail: hlanganani.tutu@wits.ac.za.); Cukrowska EM ( Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa E-mail: hlanganani.tutu@wits.ac.za.); Weiersbye IM ( School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.); Mihaly-Cozmuta L ( Technical University of Cluj Napoca, North University Center Baia Mare, 76, Victoriei Street, 430122 Baia Mare, Romania.); Tutu H ( Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag X3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa E-mail: hlanganani.tutu@wits.ac.za.)
Abstract	This study proposes the use of bentonite modified with L-histidine for the removal of Cu, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Ni, U and Zn from aqueous solutions such as those impacted by acidic drainage. The surface areas of natural bentonite and bentonite-histidine were 73.8 and 61.2 m(2) g(-1), respectively. Elemental analysis showed an increase in the amount of carbon (0.258%) and nitrogen (0.066%) for the bentonite-histidine. At a fixed solid/solution ratio, the operating variables affecting the adsorption of metal ions from aqueous solution such as pH, initial concentration, contact time and temperature were studied in batch mode. The Freundlich isotherm model yielded a better fit than the Langmuir for the adsorption of Cu, Co, Ni and Zn, implying adsorption on a heterogeneous surface. Adsorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model, suggesting chemisorption as the rate-limiting step. The apparent activation energy was greater than 40 kJ mol(-1) for Cu, Zn, Ni, Co and U, which is characteristic of a chemically controlled reaction. Thermodynamic constants ΔG and ΔH showed that the adsorption of metals was endothermic and spontaneous. Adsorption of heavy metals onto bentonite-histidine was efficient at low pH values, meaning that the adsorbent could be useful for remediating acid mine water.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	02731223
Issue Number	12
Volume Number	70
e-ISSN	19969732
Journal	Water Science & Technology
Language	English
Publisher	IWA Publishing
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Hydrology Bentonite Chemistry Histidine Metals, Heavy Isolation & Purification Water Pollutants, Chemical Adsorption Hydrogen-ion Concentration Kinetics Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Temperature Thermodynamics Water Purification Evaluation Studies Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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