Magnetic multiwall carbon nanotube decorated with novel functionalities: Synthesis and application as adsorbents for lead removal from aqueous medium

Ghadir Hanbali, Shehdeh Jodeh, Othman Hamed, Roland Bol, Bayan Khalaf, Asma Qdemat, Subhi Samhan, Omar Dagdag

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Abstract

Water pollution is one of the major challenges facing modern society because of industrial development and urban growth. This study is directed towards assessing the use of multiwall carbon nanotube, after derivatization and magnetization, as a new and renewable absorbent, to remove toxic metal ions from waste streams. The adsorbents were prepared by, first oxidation of multiwall carbon nanotube, then derivatizing the oxidized product with hydroxyl amine, hydrazine and amino acid. The adsorbents were characterized by various techniques. The adsorption efficiency of the multiwall carbon nanotube adsorbents toward Pb(II) was investigated. The effect of adsorbent's dose, temperature, pH, and time on the adsorption efficiency were studied and the adsorption parameters that gave the highest efficiency were determined. The derivatives have unique coordination sites that included amine, hydroxyl, and carboxyl groups, which are excellent chelating agents for metal ions. The thermodynamic and kinetic results analysis results indicated spontaneous adsorption of Pb(II) by the multiwall carbon nanotube adsorbents at room temperature. The adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorbents were regenerated using 0.1 N HCl.

Original languageEnglish
Article number986
JournalProcesses
Volume8
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2020

Funding

Funding: This study was supported by Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) and Palestinian Water Authority (PWA). Part of research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This study was supported by Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) and PalestinianWater Authority (PWA). Part of research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The authors express their thanks to the MEDRC and PWA for their financial support during this study. Other thanks go to PADUCO 2 for some financial support. Many thanks go to the department of chemistry at An-Najah National University (ANNU) for facilitating the use of their instrumentations. This work was in part supported by the research project "Palestinian German Scientific Bridge (PGSB)" carried out by the Forschungszentrum Jülich and Palestinian Academy for Science and Technology-PALAST and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Isotherm
  • Kinetics
  • Lead
  • Magnetic multiwall carbon nanotube
  • Thermodynamic

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