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Efficient adsorption of Pb(II) by sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate intercalated calcium aluminum hydrotalcites: kinetic, isotherm, and mechanisms

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Two novel adsorbents of CaAl-LDHs and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) intercalated CaAl-LDHs (SDBS-CaAl-LDHs) were successfully prepared by co-precipitation. The main composition and physical properties of two samples were characterized by XRD, XPS, FT-IR, TG, and SEM. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to study the effect of pH, adsorption time, and initial concentration of Pb2+. The results showed that the prime adsorption conditions obtained were pH of 5.2 after 60 min with the initial concentration of 300 mg g−1 for CaAl-LDHs and 350 mg g−1 for SDBS-CaAl-LDHs. At 303 K, the adsorption capacities and removal rates of CaAl-LDHs and SDBS-CaAl-LDHs were found to be 456.05 mg g−1, 91.21% and 682.26 mg g−1, 97.47%, respectively. For CaAl-LDHs, the kinetic data for Pb2+ was best fitted with pseudo-2nd-order model, and the adsorption isotherms followed Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm model. The adsorption data of SDBS-CaAl-LDHs can be best described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir model. The Pb2+ adsorption mechanism on SDBS-CaAl-LDHs was explored by XRD, XPS, and SEM, and the important roles of the electrostatic attraction, precipitation, complexation, and ion exchange were demonstrated. The Langmuir adsorption capacities for SDBS-CaAl-LDHs were 797.63, 828.76, and 854.29 mg g−1 at 293 k, 303 k, and 313 k, respectively. Thus, SDBS-CaAl-LDHs may be a highly economical adsorbent for the treatment of contaminated water.

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This study is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No.2021JJ50021), the Scientific Research Project of Hengyang Normal University (No.2021HSKFJJ020; No.2021HSKFJJ047; No.19QD16; No.2020QD08; NYD202026), the Scientific Research Project of Ecology and Environment Department of Hunan ( No.2020–29), National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduate (No. S201910546002X), and Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduate of Hunan Province (No. cxcy2027: S202010546027S; No. cxcy2021025: S202110546010X).

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    Rongying Zeng, Wenqing Tang, Qianyi Zhou, Xing Liu, Yan Liu, Shuzhan Wang, Zhen Chen, Nengzhong Yi, Zefen Wang & Jun Chen

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Zeng, R., Tang, W., Zhou, Q. et al. Efficient adsorption of Pb(II) by sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate intercalated calcium aluminum hydrotalcites: kinetic, isotherm, and mechanisms. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 46161–46173 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19129-7

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