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- Title
Adsorption of Cd (II) by a novel living and non-living Cupriavidus necator GX_5: optimization, equilibrium and kinetic studies.
- Authors
Li, Xingjie; Xiao, Qiusheng; Shao, Qin; Li, Xiaopeng; Kong, Jiejie; Liu, Liyan; Zhao, Zhigang; Li, Rungen
- Abstract
Biosorbents have been extensively studied for heavy metal adsorption due to their advantages of low cost and high efficiency. In the study, the living and non-living biomass of Cupriavidus necator GX_5 previously isolated were evaluated for their adsorption capacity and/or removal efficiency for Cd (II) through batch experiments, SEM and FT-IR investigations. The maximum removal efficiency rates for the live and dead biomass were 60.51% and 78.53%, respectively, at an optimum pH of 6, a dosage of 1 g/L and an initial Cd (II) concentration of 5 mg/L. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model was more suitable for fitting the experimental data, indicating that the rate-limiting step might be chemisorption. The Freundlich isotherm model fit better than the Langmuir isotherm model, implying that the adsorption process of both biosorbents was heterogeneous. FT-IR observation reflected that various functional groups were involved in Cd (II) adsorption: –OH, –NH, C=O, C–O and C–C groups for the living biomass and –OH, –NH, C–H, C = O, C–N and N–H groups for the dead biomass. Our results imply that non-living biosorbents have a higher capacity and stronger strength for absorbing Cd (II) than living biomass. Therefore, we suggest that dead GX_5 is a promising adsorbent and can be used in Cd (II)-contaminated environments.
- Subjects
ADSORPTION (Chemistry); LANGMUIR isotherms; ADSORPTION capacity; CHEMISORPTION; EQUILIBRIUM; HEAVY metals
- Publication
BMC Chemistry, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2661-801X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13065-023-00977-4