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Selective adsorption and recycle of Cu2+ from aqueous solution by modified sugarcane bagasse under dynamic condition

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Tetraethylenepentamine modified sugarcane bagasse was prepared and applied to test its feasibility in removing and recovering Cu2+ from wastewater under dynamic condition. Results showed that the Cu2+ could be selectively absorbed from wastewater by the modified SCB fixed bed column. To understand the adsorption mechanism, Cd2+ had been selected as the model interfering ion to investigate how co-ions influence the adsorption of Cu2+ on the sorbent. It was observed that the adsorption capacity of the sorbent for Cu2+ (0.26 mmol g−1) was significantly higher than that of Cd2+ (0.03 mmol g−1), even when the Cd2+ initial concentration was 100 times higher than that of Cu2+ in the binary system. This finding indicated that the presence of Cd2+ in the solution exerted negligible influence on the adsorption of Cu2+ on the modified SCB. The selectivity of the modified sorbent was further confirmed in the Cu/Cd/Mg/Pb/K quinary system. Further analysis to dynamic adsorption experiment illustrated that, due to the presence of amine groups, the modified SCB showed strong coordination ability to Cu2+, which allowed the other adsorbed ions (e.g., Cd2+) desorbed. This high adsorption selectivity toward Cu2+ suggested that this prepared sorbent would be a promising candidate for removing and recovering Cu2+ from wastewater.

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The work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51574182, 51404172), the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No. 213024A), and the program for excellent young scientific and technological innovation team of Hubei Provincial Department of Education, China (No. T201506).

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    Jia-dong Chen, Jun-xia Yu, Fen Wang, Jia-qi Tang, Yue-fei Zhang, Yuan-lai Xu & Ru-an Chi

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Chen, Jd., Yu, Jx., Wang, F. et al. Selective adsorption and recycle of Cu2+ from aqueous solution by modified sugarcane bagasse under dynamic condition. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 9202–9209 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8608-2

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