Abstract

Eco-friendly and renewable composite beads were constructed for efficient adsorptive removal of Cr (VI) ions. Attapulgite (ATP) clay decorated with cetylpyridinium bromide (CPBr) was impregnated into cellulose acetate (CA) beads, which were formulated through a simple and cost-effective solvent-exchange approach. FTIR, XRD, SEM, Zeta potential, and XPS characterization tools verified the successful formation of ATP–CPBr@CA beads. The composite beads displayed a spherical and porous shape with a positively charged surface (26.6 mV) at pH 2. In addition, higher adsorption performance was accomplished by ATP–CPBr@CA composite beads with ease of separation compared to their components. Meanwhile, equilibrium isotherms pointed out that the Langmuir model was optimal for describing the adsorption process of Cr (VI) with a maximal adsorption capacity of 302 mg/g. Moreover, the D–R isotherm model verified the physical adsorption process, while adsorption data obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Further, XPS results hypothesized that the removal mechanism involves adsorption via electrostatic interactions, redox reaction, and co-precipitation. Interestingly, the ATP–CPBr@CA composite beads reserved tolerable adsorption characteristics with a maximum removal present exceeding 70% after reuse for seven successive cycles, proposing its feasible applicability as a reusable and easy-separable candidate for removing heavy metals from aquatic bodies.

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Title
Construction of attapulgite decorated cetylpyridinium bromide/cellulose acetate composite beads for removal of Cr (VI) ions with emphasis on mechanistic insights
Author
Abd El-Monaem, Eman M. 1 ; Omer, Ahmed M. 2 ; Hamad, Hesham A. 3 ; Eltaweil, Abdelazeem S. 4 

 Alexandria University, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria, Egypt (GRID:grid.7155.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2260 6941) 
 City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Polymeric Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), New Borg El-Arab City, Egypt (GRID:grid.420020.4) (ISNI:0000 0004 0483 2576) 
 City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), New Borg El-Arab City, Egypt (GRID:grid.420020.4) (ISNI:0000 0004 0483 2576) 
 Alexandria University, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria, Egypt (GRID:grid.7155.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2260 6941); University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Department of Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Ibra, 400, Sultanate of Oman (GRID:grid.7155.6) 
Pages
12164
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3060940510
Copyright
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