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Adsorption of lead by kaolinite, montmorillonite, goethite and ferrihydrite: performance and mechanisms based on quantitative analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2022

Xiao Mao ,
Haibo Liu Open the ORCID record for Haibo Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Ziyang Chu ,
Tianhu Chen ,
Xuehua Zou ,
Dong Chen Open the ORCID record for Dong Chen [Opens in a new window] ,
Xuemei Zhang  and
Jinchao Hu
Xiao Mao
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Haibo Liu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Ziyang Chu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Tianhu Chen
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Xuehua Zou
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Dong Chen
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Xuemei Zhang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Jinchao Hu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nano-Minerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
*
*Email: liuhaibosky116@hfut.edu.cn
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Abstract

This work elucidated the performance and mechanisms of Pb2+ adsorption by kaolinite, montmorillonite, goethite and ferrihydrite using batch experiments. The contributions of various adsorption mechanisms were quantified using a stepwise extraction method. Several characterizations (scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, point of zero charge analysis and X-ray fluorescence) were utilized to analyse the physicochemical properties and the potential adsorption mechanisms. The results indicated that the adsorption processes of montmorillonite and goethite approached equilibrium within 20 min, while 60 min were required for the adsorption processes of kaolinite and ferrihydrite. The adsorption processes of Pb2+ by the four minerals best fit the pseudo-second order model. The adsorption capacities of the four minerals for Pb2+ followed the order: montmorillonite > goethite > ferrihydrite > kaolinite, and the maximum adsorption capacities were 69.20, 46.95, 34.32 and 18.62 mg g–1, respectively. The stepwise extraction test showed that the adsorption mechanism of Pb2+ was dominated by ion exchange for montmorillonite, precipitation and complexation for goethite and complexation for kaolinite and ferrihydrite.

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adsorption mechanismleadquantitativesoil minerals
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Clay Minerals , Volume 57 , Issue 3-4 , September 2022 , pp. 230 - 240
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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Associate Editor: Balwant Singh

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