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Renewable conversion of coal gangue to 13-X molecular sieve for Cd2+-containing wastewater adsorption performance

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Using coal gangue (CG) as raw material, a new type of all solid-waste-based 13-X molecular sieve material was controllably prepared by alkali fusion-hydrothermal method. The synthetic molecular sieve was used as a solid adsorbent to treat Cd2+-containing wastewater, and its adsorption behavior on Cd2+ in aqueous solution was studied and analyzed. The microstructure and morphology of the molecular sieve were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and specific surface area analyzer. The results show that the synthesized 13-X molecular sieve has higher Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area with higher crystallinity and higher adsorption capacity for the heavy metal Cd2+. The adsorption process of Cd2+ by molecular sieve conforms to the Langmuir isotherm adsorption equation and Lagergren pseudo-second-order rate equation. Combined with thermodynamic calculation, it can be concluded that the adsorption process is physically monolayer, spontaneous and exothermic. In this study, a low-cost and naturally available synthesis method of 13-X molecular sieve is reported. Combined with its adsorption mechanism for Cd2+, it provides a feasible and general method for removing heavy metal ions from coal gangue and also provides a new way for the utilization of coal gangue with high added value.

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以煤矸石为原料，采用碱熔融-水热法制备了一种新型全固体废弃物基13-X分子筛材料。采用合成分子筛作为固体吸附剂处理含Cd2+废水，研究并分析了其对水溶液中Cd2+的吸附行为。采用X射线衍射、场发射扫描电镜和比表面积分析仪对分子筛的微观结构和形貌进行了研究。结果表明，合成的13-X分子筛具有较高的BET比表面积、较高的结晶度和对重金属Cd2+较高的吸附能力。分子筛对Cd2+的吸附过程符合Langmuir等温线吸附方程和Lagergren伪二级速率方程，结合热力学计算，吸附过程为物理单分子层、自发放热过程。本文报道了一种低成本、天然可得的13-X分子筛合成方法。结合其对Cd2+的吸附机理，为去除煤矸石中的重金属离子提供了一种可行、通用的方法，也为高附加值煤矸石的利用提供了新的途径。

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Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52172099), the Basic Research Plan of Natural Science of Shaanxi Province (No. 2020JQ-754), the Key Innovation Team of Shaanxi Province (No. 2014KCT-04), the Excellent Youth Science and Technology Fund Project of Xi'an University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 6310221009), the Excellent Youth Science and Technology Fund Project of Xi'an University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 6310221009), the Special Project of Shaanxi Province (No. 19JK0490) and the Study on Preparation and Properties of New Solid-Wastebased Cementitious Materials (No. 6000190120).

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  2. School of Electrical Engineering, Weihai Innovation Research Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China

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    Peng Chen

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Kang, L., Liu, SF., Yi, DW. et al. Renewable conversion of coal gangue to 13-X molecular sieve for Cd2+-containing wastewater adsorption performance. Rare Met. 43, 702–710 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02461-3

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