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The removal of lead ions of the aqueous solution by calcite with cotton morphology

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In this paper, calcite with cotton morphology was prepared by co-precipitation method using cotton as templates. The effect of contact time, initial concentration, and solution temperature on calcite adsorption of lead ions was studied using a batch technique. The maximal adsorption capacity of calcite for Pb2+ was 3347.02 mg/g with a minimum contact time of 60 min. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir/Freundlich isotherms were proposed for modeling kinetic and equilibrium data, respectively. Thermodynamic parameters such as ∆G 0, ∆H 0, and ∆S 0 were calculated to reveal the nature of sorption. Original calcite and the products of adsorption were characterized using SEM, TEM/EDAX, SAED, XRD, and BET. Dissolution of calcite followed by precipitation of lead carbonate was found to be the main operating mechanism for Pb2+ adsorption by calcite.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21163023) and Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21261026).

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  1. School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People’s Republic of China

    Zexiang Liu, Qiuying Shen, Qiance Zhang & Fengzhi Jiang

  2. Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650091, People’s Republic of China

    Qiuying Shen & Xuejun Pan

  3. Advanced Analysis and Measurement Center, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People’s Republic of China

    Longchun Bian, Yongjun Liu, Bo Yuan & Fengzhi Jiang

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Liu, Z., Shen, Q., Zhang, Q. et al. The removal of lead ions of the aqueous solution by calcite with cotton morphology. J Mater Sci 49, 5334–5344 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8236-x

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