Kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, surface modelling, and atomic absorption analysis of selective Cu(ii) removal from aqueous solutions and rivers water using silica-2-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-ol hybrid material

Tighadouini, Said;Radi, Smaail;Roby, Othmane;Hammoudan, Imad;Mabkhot, Yahia N.;et.al.
(2022) RSC Advances — Vol. 12, n° 1, p. 611-625 (2022)

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  • Tighadouini, SaidHassan II University
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  • Radi, SmaailMohammed Ist University
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  • Roby, OthmaneHassan II University
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  • Hammoudan, ImadHassan II University
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  • Garcia, Yannorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Mabkhot, Yahia N.orcid-logoKing Khalid University
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Abstract
The removal of heavy metals is attracting considerable attention due to their undesirable effects on the environment. In this investigation, a new adsorbent based on silica functionalized with pyridin-2-ylmethanol (SiPy) was successfully synthesized to yield to a hybrid material. FTIR, SEM, TGA, and specific surface area analysis were used to characterize the structure and morphology of the SiPy hybrid material. Various heavy metal ions such as Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II) were selected to examine the adsorption efficiency of the newly prepared adsorbent, optimized at varying solution pH, contact time, concentration, and temperature. The adsorbent SiPy displayed good adsorption capacity of 90.25, 75.38, 55.23, and 35.12 mg g−1 for Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II), respectively, at 25 min and pH = 6. The adsorption behaviors of metal ions onto the SiPy adsorbent fitted well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic mode and the isotherm was better described by the Langmuir isotherm. The thermodynamic studies disclose spontaneous and endothermic adsorption process. Furthermore, the SiPy adsorbent retained good selectivity and regeneration properties after five adsorption–desorption cycles of Cu(II). A computational investigation of the adsorption mechanism indicates that the N-pyridine, O-hydroxyl, and ether O-atoms play a predominant role during the capture of Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II). This study proposes the SiPy adsorbent as an attractive material for the selective removal of Cu(II) from real river water and real industrial wastewater.
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Tighadouini, S., Radi, S., Roby, O., Hammoudan, I., Saddik, R., Garcia, Y., Almarhoon, Z. M., & Mabkhot, Y. N. (2022). Kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, surface modelling, and atomic absorption analysis of selective Cu(ii) removal from aqueous solutions and rivers water using silica-2-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-ol hybrid material. RSC Advances, 12(1), 611-625. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra06640d (Original work published 2022)