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Removal of mercury ions from aqueous by functionalized LUS-1 with Bis [3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl] tetrasulfide as an effective nanocomposite using response surface methodology (RSM)

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In this study, LUS-1, as a mesoporous silica material, was functionalized using sulfur-containing ligand (Bis [3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl] tetrasulfide, TESPT) and used for mercury removal from the aqueous solution. Different characterizations such as N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), TGA, XRD, FT-IR, and SEM were used to verify the nanocomposite synthesis. In addition, the effects of several independent parameters like pH, the contact time of reaction, and adsorbent dose on the removal efficiency of mercury from aqueous in a batch system were studied using response surface methodology (RSM). Based on the results and after both theoretical and experimental studies, the optimum conditions using the LUS-1-TESPT were contact time of reaction of 23.16 min, sorbent dose of 51.12 mg, and pH of 4.5. The kinetic and isotherm models for the adsorption process showed a maximum adsorption capacity of adsorbent which was 136.73 mg g−1 with 99% removal of Hg(II) via the Langmuir model. Meanwhile, the sorbent’s reusability and efficiency verified that the sorbent could be used five times after recovery with 99% efficiency.

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  1. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Farhang Azadegan & Shuguang Lu

  2. School of Environment, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Esmaeili Bidhendi

  3. School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Badiei

  4. Nanobiomedicine Center of Excellence, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Badiei

  5. Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200098, China

    Shuguang Lu

  6. Medical Education Development Center, Sirjan School of Medical Science, Sirjan, Iran

    Zahra Sotoudehnia Korrani

  7. Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea

    Shahabaldin Rezania

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Farhang Azadegan: research design, experimental work, data analysis, writing; Mehdi Esmaeili Bidhendi: supervision, validation; Alireza Badiei: data curation, writing; Shuguang Lu: review and editing; Zahra Sotoudehnia Korrani: visualization, project administration; Shahabaldin Rezania: review and conceptualization, methodology.

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Azadegan, F., Esmaeili Bidhendi, M., Badiei, A. et al. Removal of mercury ions from aqueous by functionalized LUS-1 with Bis [3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl] tetrasulfide as an effective nanocomposite using response surface methodology (RSM). Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 71649–71664 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15021-y

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