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Amino-modified mesoporous sorbents for efficient Cd(II) adsorption prepared using non-chemical diatomite as precursor

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The ordered mesoporous silica functionalized with −NH2 groups was successfully synthesized using diatomite as silica source and used to adsorb Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution. The resultant adsorbent was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements, thermogravimetric analysis, the elemental analyzer and transmission electron microscopy. The effects of different concentrations of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, solution pH, adsorbent dose, contact time were thoroughly investigated. The adsorption kinetic studies were analyzed using pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and intraparticle diffusion models, and the adsorption isotherms were studied by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The results showed that the adsorption process was successfully fitted with the pseudo-first-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm models. It was found that the maximum adsorption capacity of adsorbents obtained under optimum synthesis conditions reached 102.9 mg/g at 25 °C, indicating that this new sorbent could have a good potential for the removal of Cd(II) due to its low cost and eco-friendliness.

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    Zhi-Hui Yu, Yi-Fu Zhang, Yu Wang, Yu-Zhen Pan & Chang-Gong Meng

  2. School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China

    Zhi-Hui Yu & Shang-Ru Zhai

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Yu, ZH., Zhang, YF., Zhai, SR. et al. Amino-modified mesoporous sorbents for efficient Cd(II) adsorption prepared using non-chemical diatomite as precursor. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 78, 110–119 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-015-3933-8

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