Use of Modified Colloids and Membranes to Remove Metal Ions from Contaminated Solutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Membranes and Filtration Setup
2.3. Preparation of the SiO2-CMCS Hybrid Materials
2.4. Preparation of the SiO2-Cyclam Hybrid Materials
2.5. Adsorption Experiments
2.6. Analytic Methods
3. Results
3.1. Adsorption of the Metal Ions by SiO2-CMCS and SiO2-Cyclam Adsorbents
3.2. Filtration–Adsorption Combined Process
3.2.1. Single Component Solutions
3.2.2. Multicomponent Solutions
4. Discussion
4.1. Comparison with Other Works
4.2. Interaction Mechanism of Metal Ions with the Adsorbents
4.3. Interaction Mechanism of Metal Ions with the Membranes
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal Ion | SiO2-Cyclam Hybrid Material | SiO2-CMCS Hybrid Material |
---|---|---|
Cu(II) | qm = 61 mg g−1 | qm = 68 mg g−1 |
Ni(II) | qm = 50 mg g−1 | qm = 61 mg g−1 |
Zn(II) | qm = 26 mg g−1 | qm = 45 mg g−1 |
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Mokhter, M.A.; Magnenet, C.; Lakard, S.; Euvrard, M.; Aden, M.; Clément, S.; Mehdi, A.; Lakard, B. Use of Modified Colloids and Membranes to Remove Metal Ions from Contaminated Solutions. Colloids Interfaces 2018, 2, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids2020019
Mokhter MA, Magnenet C, Lakard S, Euvrard M, Aden M, Clément S, Mehdi A, Lakard B. Use of Modified Colloids and Membranes to Remove Metal Ions from Contaminated Solutions. Colloids and Interfaces. 2018; 2(2):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids2020019
Chicago/Turabian StyleMokhter, Mohd Akmali, Claire Magnenet, Sophie Lakard, Myriam Euvrard, Moumin Aden, Sébastien Clément, Ahmad Mehdi, and Boris Lakard. 2018. "Use of Modified Colloids and Membranes to Remove Metal Ions from Contaminated Solutions" Colloids and Interfaces 2, no. 2: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids2020019