Adsorption of Pb(II) in aqueous solutions by bamboo charcoal modified with KMnO4 via microwave irradiation

Abstract A novel KMnO4 modified bamboo charcoal (Mn-BC) was prepared with microwave irradiation. The surface characteristics of the adsorbent were measured by means of N2 adsorption, XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDS and pHzpc, respectively. The composite exhibited higher surface area of 172.3 m2/g for Mn-BC than that of unmodified bamboo charcoal (BC) (15.5 m2/g). The adsorption behavior of Pb(II) by Mn-BC was studied as a function of contact time, pH, ionic strength and temperature under ambient conditions. The results showed that the kinetic adsorption could be described by a pseudo-second order model very well. The Langmuir model fitted the adsorption isotherms of Pb(II) better than the Freundlich model and the maximum adsorption capacities at 298 K of Pb(II) were 25.03 and 55.56 mg/g for BC and Mn-BC, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption was spontaneous and exothermic. The spent Mn-BC could be readily regenerated for reuse. The results show that Mn-BC is a promising material for the preconcentration and separation of heavy metals from large volumes of aqueous solutions.

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