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- Title
Sorption of Cd(II) onto carbon-based materials—a comparative study.
- Authors
Pyrzynska, Krystyna
- Abstract
The sorption behaviour of Cd(II) on three carbon-based materials including activated carbon (AC), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles (CEMNPs) which were prepared under similar conditions by nitric acid treatment were investigated. Generally, sorption of cadmium on these materials increased with the increase of pH. For AC and CNTs very similar results were obtained, while CEMNPs exhibits much higher affinity for Cd(II) despite of almost the same surface acidity. Thus, cadmium retention on tested sorbents was more dependent on the concentration of specific active sites than the total surface area available. The equilibrium sorption data were better fitted to Langmuir isotherm. The theoretical saturation capacity of the monolayer derived from this model at pH 8.0 for AC, CNTs and CEMNPs are 9.91 mg g−1, 20.37 mg g−1 and 91.0 mg g−1, respectively. The kinetic of Cd(II) sorption is fitted for pseudo-second order equation and could be described as a combination of film diffusion and intra-particle diffusion, whereby the last one dominates. The experimental parameters for preconcentration of cadmium on a microcolumn packed with CEMNPs prior to its determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry have been investigated. Cadmium can be quantitatively retained at pH 8 from sample volumes up to 150 mL and then eluted completely with 3 mL of 0.5 mol L−1 HNO3.
- Subjects
ABSORPTION; CADMIUM; HYDROGEN-ion concentration; SEMICONDUCTOR doping; ACTIVATED carbon
- Publication
Microchimica Acta, 2010, Vol 169, Issue 1/2, p7
- ISSN
0026-3672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00604-010-0305-5