Adsorption of Phenols from Aqueous Solution with A pH-Sensitive Surfactant-Modified Bentonite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Reversibility of C12DAO
2.3. Synthesis of C12DMAO-Bt
2.4. Structure Characterization of Raw-Bt and C12DAO-Bt
2.5. Adsorption–Desorption of Phenols onto C12DAO-Bt
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. pH-Responsive Zeta Potential and Viscosity of the C12DAO System
3.2. Characterizations of Adsorbents before Adsorption
3.3. Characterizations of Adsorbents after Adsorption
3.4. Adsorption Studies
3.4.1. Effect of C12DAO/Bentonite Ratios and Isothermal Fitting
3.4.2. Effect of Contact Time and Kinetic Fitting
3.4.3. Effect of Solution pH
3.4.4. Effect of Coexisting Ionic Strength and Species
3.5. Desorption Studies
3.5.1. Effect of C12DAO/Bentonite Ratios on Desorption
3.5.2. Effect of pH, Ionic Strength, and Species on Desorption
3.6. Regeneration of C12DAO-Bt through Acid–Base Regulation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Phenolic Pollutants | Adsorbent | R2 | Kd | Koc |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phenol | Raw-Bt | 0.6331 | 0.0135 | |
60C12DAO-Bt | 0.9152 | 0.0551 | 0.0001 | |
100C12DAO-Bt | 0.9715 | 0.0729 | 0.0009 | |
150C12DAO-Bt | 0.9550 | 0.1064 | 0.0012 | |
Catechol | Raw-Bt | 0.8686 | 0.3023 | |
60C12DAO-Bt | 0.9786 | 0.4781 | 0.0044 | |
100C12DAO-Bt | 0.9114 | 0.6301 | 0.0082 | |
150C12DAO-Bt | 0.9950 | 0.8894 | 0.0105 |
Phenol | Catechol | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Raw-Bt | 100C12DAO-Bt | 150C12DAO-Bt | 100C12DAO-Bt | 150C12DAO-Bt |
Pseudo-first-order model | ||||
k1 (min−1) | 0.024 | 0.038 | 0.024 | 0.038 |
qe (mg·g−1) | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.20 | 2.22 |
R2 | 0.751 | 0.694 | 0.822 | 0.942 |
Pseudo-second-order model | ||||
K2 (g·mg−1·min−1) | 0.070 | 0.104 | 0.059 | 0.048 |
qe (mg·g−1) | 5.54 | 5.72 | 5.17 | 5.55 |
R2 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 1.000 |
Intraparticle diffusion model | ||||
Kid,1 (g·mg−1·min1/2) | 0.489 | 0.698 | 0.256 | 0.383 |
c1 (mg·g−1) | 2.558 | 2.299 | 3.159 | 2.988 |
R2 | 0.962 | 0.998 | 0.983 | 0.993 |
Kid,2 (g·mg−1·min1/2) | 0.034 | 0.019 | 0.066 | 0.195 |
c2 (mg·g−1) | 5.057 | 5.468 | 4.382 | 3.714 |
R2 | 0.869 | 0.751 | 0.785 | 0.995 |
Kid,3 (g·mg−1·min1/2) | 0.005 | 0.015 | 0.002 | 0.006 |
c3 (mg·g−1) | 5.395 | 5.447 | 5.052 | 5.362 |
R2 | 0.551 | 0.979 | 0.393 | 0.875 |
Adsorbates | Clay-Based Adsorbents | Preparation | Adsorption Capacity (mg·g−1) | Experimental Conditions | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenol | |||||
BHM | 25 °C, 3 h | 7.97 | C0 = 60 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 6.5 | [49] | |
BPM | 25 °C, 3 h | 3.20 | |||
KHM | 25 °C, 3 h | 1.82 | |||
KPM | 25 °C, 3 h | 0.59 | |||
OMB | 70 °C, 2 h | 7.14 | C0 = 100 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 10. | [16] | |
FTMA-MT | 60 °C, 1 h | 18.70 | C0 = 120 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 7. | [24] | |
BHHP-MT | 60 °C, 3 h | 13.52 | C0 = 200 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 6. | [48] | |
BOHP-MT | 60 °C, 3 h | 6.30 | |||
C12DAO-Bt | 25 °C, 3 h | 5.72 | C0 = 120 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 6~6.5. | This study | |
Catechol | |||||
BHHP-MT | 60 °C, 3 h | 32.04 | C0 = 200 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; pH = 6. | [48] | |
BOHP-MT | 60 °C, 3 h | 19.51 | |||
C12DAO-Bt | 25 °C, 3 h | 5.55 | C0 = 120 mg·L−1; T = 25 °C; H = 6~6.5. | This study |
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Cui, X.; Liao, J.; Liu, H.; Tang, W.; Tie, C.; Tian, S.; Li, Y. Adsorption of Phenols from Aqueous Solution with A pH-Sensitive Surfactant-Modified Bentonite. Separations 2023, 10, 523. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/separations10100523
Cui X, Liao J, Liu H, Tang W, Tie C, Tian S, Li Y. Adsorption of Phenols from Aqueous Solution with A pH-Sensitive Surfactant-Modified Bentonite. Separations. 2023; 10(10):523. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/separations10100523
Chicago/Turabian StyleCui, Xiangfen, Jingmei Liao, Huaying Liu, Wei Tang, Cheng Tie, Senlin Tian, and Yingjie Li. 2023. "Adsorption of Phenols from Aqueous Solution with A pH-Sensitive Surfactant-Modified Bentonite" Separations 10, no. 10: 523. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/separations10100523