• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 35, Issue 3, 301 (2020)
Hai WANG, Ningcan YANG, and Muqing QIU*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20190350 Cite this Article
    Hai WANG, Ningcan YANG, Muqing QIU. Adsorption of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution by Biochar-clay Derived from Clay and Peanut Shell[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(3): 301 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Heavy metal chromium pollution seriously threatens the environmental safety of soil and water body. The Cr(VI) compound has strong migration ability, enrichment and strong oxidizing ability. These properties make Cr(VI) ions more dangerous and difficult to handle. Adsorption technology is a simple and effective method for treatment of heavy metal pollution. The two clay-biochars are made by mixing biochar derived from peanut shell and two kinds of clays (Kaolin and bentonite) under magnetic stirring conditions. A variety of characterizations suggest that clays uniformly deposit on the surface of biochar. Adsorption experiments indicate that the sorption of Cr(VI) ions from wastewater on Kaolin-biochar is significantly higher than that of bentonite-biochar. Adsorption kinetic of Cr (VI) on two clay-biochars follows satisfactorily the pseudo-second order model due to high correlation coefficient (R2>0.999). Adsorption isotherms of Cr(VI) on Biochar@Bentonite are fitted by Langmuir model, whereas the Freundlich model fits better the Cr(VI) sorption on Biochar@Kaolin. These findings are crucial for the potential application of clay-biochar composites for the treatment of the immobilization of heavy metals in environmental remediation.
    $q_{t}=\frac{(C_{0}-C_{t})\times V}{m}$

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    $\frac{dq_{t}}{dt}=k_{1}(q_{e}-q_{t})$

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    $\frac{dq_{t}}{dt}=k_{2}(q_{e}-q_{t})^{2}$

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    $q_{e}=\frac{Q_{max}K_{L}C_{e}}{1+K_{L}C_{e}}$

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    $Q_{e}=K_{F}C^{1/n}_{e}$

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    Hai WANG, Ningcan YANG, Muqing QIU. Adsorption of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution by Biochar-clay Derived from Clay and Peanut Shell[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(3): 301
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