. Linear regression with pseudo-first-order (PFO) (a) and pseudo-second-order (PSO) (b) kinetic models
. Effect of Ni/Si molar ratio on the phase composition of the products hydrothermally synthesized at 210 ℃ for 12 h with different Ni/Si molar ratios
. SEM and TEM images of the Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 microspheres hydrothermally synthesized at 210 ℃ for 12 h with Ni/Si molar ratio of 1 : 1
. Adsorption isotherms of BF on the Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 microspheres fitted with the Langmuir (a) and Freundlich (b) isotherm models
. N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms of the products hydrothermally synthesized at 210 ℃ for 12 h with different Ni/Si molar ratios
. Pore size distribution derived from desorption (a) and adsorption (b) branch of the isotherm of the products hydrothermally synthesized with different Ni/Si molar ratios
. Effect of alkali source on composition and morphology of the products
. Schematic illustration for the formation of Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 microspheres
. Molecular structure of BF (a), Zeta potential of Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 microspheres (Ni/Si molar ratio of 1 : 1) (b), variation of the adsorption rate and capacity with adsorption time at different pH (Ni/Si molar ratio of 1 : 1) (c), and effect of Ni/Si molar ratio on the adsorption performance (d)
Adsorbents | Initial concentration of BF solution/(mg·L-1)
| Adsorption equilibrium time/min | Maximum adsorption capacity
/(mg·g-1)
| Ref. |
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Alkali-activated diatomite | 15 | 30 | 4.85 | [1] | (Acrylamide-co-sodium methacrylate )-graft-chitosan gel
| 125 | 180 | 6.1 | [2] | β-cyclodextrin-carboxymethyl cellulose-graphene oxide composite
| 100 | 150 | 6.5 | [3] | Hydroxy-aluminum pillared bentonite | 100 | 10-15 | 6.6 | [4] | Iron-manganese oxide coated kaolinite | 40 | 50 | 8.16 | [5] | Copper vinylphosphonate | 30 | 150 | 19.29 | [6] | Fe-ZSM-5 | 20 | 240 | 25.8 | [7] | β-cyclodextrin-styrene-based polymer
| 50 | 180 | 29.6 | [8] | CoFe2O4-HA-ECH
| 33.8 | 30 | 31.3 | [9] | Magnetic chitosan/graphene oxide | 50 | 70 | 32.8 | [10] | Activated carbon/ferrospinel composite | 100 | 60 | 49.9 | [11] | Al-MCM-41 | 60 | 240 | 54 | [12] | Ba(B2Si2O8) microspheres
| 30 | 240 | 58.0 | [13] | NiFe2O4/polythiophene nanocomposite
| 50 | 30 | 76 | [14] | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 | 50 | 180 | 120.7 | This work |
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Table 0. Comparison of the adsorption capacities for BF on various adsorbents
Ni/Si molar ratio | SBET/(m2·g-1)
| Pore volume
/(cm3·g-1)
| Average pore diameter/nm |
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0.5 : 1 | 139.4 | 0.884 | 6.00 | 0.75 : 1 | 128.2 | 0.511 | 5.58 | 1 : 1 | 119.6 | 0.673 | 5.90 | 1.25 : 1 | 101.1 | 0.426 | 5.86 | 1.5 : 1 | 95.5 | 0.564 | 8.68 |
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Table 0. Textural properties of the products
Langmuir isotherm model | Freundlich isotherm model |
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qm/(mg·g-1)
| b/(L·mg-1)
| R2 | kf | 1/n | R2 | 176.7 | 4.7474 | 0.7920 | 104.9 | 0.1678 | 0.9919 |
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Table 0. Corresponding fitting parameters originated from the non-linear regression by using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models
qe,exp
/(mg·g-1)
| Pseudo-first-order kinetic model | Pseudo-second-order kinetic model |
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qe,calc1/(mg·g-1)
| k1/min-1 | R2 | qe,calc2/(mg·g-1)
| k2/(mg·g-1·min-1)
| R2 |
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120.7 | 55.2 | 0.0483 | 0.8526 | 118.5 | 0.0051 | 0.9979 |
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Table 0. Adsorption kinetic model parameters for the adsorption of BF on the Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 microspheres