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Removal of aqueous Ni(II) with carbonized leaf powder: Kinetics and equilibrium

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Nickel is a heavy metal which has the potential threaten to human’s health and attracts public concern recently. The carbonized leaf powder is expected as suitable adsorbent for Ni(II) removal became of the composition of some beneficial groups. In this work, carbonized leaf powder was evaluated for its adsorption performance towards Ni(II). According to the results, adsorbent component, dosage, initial solute concentration, solution pH, temperature and contact time can significantly affect the efficiency of Ni(II) removal. Sips model fits the test results best, and the adsorption capacity towards Ni(II) is determined around 37.62 mg/g. The thermodynamic behaviors reveal the endothermic and spontaneous nature of the adsorption. The free adsorption energy (fluctuate around 8 kJ/mol) predicted by D-R model indicates that the adsorption capacity originated from both physical and chemical adsorption. Room temperature (15−25 °C) is suitable for Ni(II) removal as well as low energy consumption for temperature enhancement. Further conclusions about the mechanism of chemical adsorption are obtained through analysis of the FT-IR test and XRD spectra, which indicates that the adsorption process occurs predominantly between amine, carbonate, phosphate and nickel ions.

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  1. School of Urban Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215131, China

    Qiang Tang  (唐强)

  2. Research Center of Coastal and Urban Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Heng-yu Wang  (王恒宇) & Xiao-wu Tang  (唐晓武)

  3. Faculty of Architectural, Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Yan Wang  (王艳)

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Foundation item: Projects(51179168, 51308310) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(LQ13E080007) supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China; Project supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of Jiangsu Province, China

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Tang, Q., Wang, Hy., Tang, Xw. et al. Removal of aqueous Ni(II) with carbonized leaf powder: Kinetics and equilibrium. J. Cent. South Univ. 23, 778–786 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-016-3123-z

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