High adsorption of Cd (II) by modification of synthetic zeolites Y, A and mordenite with thiourea

• Published in: Chinese journal of chemical engineering Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 3117 - 3125
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shaoqing, Lv, Tianming, Mu, Yang, Zheng, Jiqi, Meng, Changgong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020; Department of materials science and engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98125, USA%School of chemical engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu 239000, China%School of chemical engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China%School of chemical engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
• Subjects: Adsorption; Cd (II) removal; Diatomite; Thiourea; Zeolite; Thiourea; Diatomite; Zeolite; Adsorption; Cd (II) removal; Cd(Ⅱ)removal
• ISSN: 1004-9541; 2210-321X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.07.046

Zeolites Y, A and mordenite (ZY, ZA and ZM) were obtained from diatomite in a template-free system, and the products were modified by thiourea (TU). Characterization studies results indicated that the TU molecules were loaded onto the exterior surfaces of the synthetic zeolites as well as the channels. Elemental analysis and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer proved that the TU molecules loaded on to ZA were more than ZY and ZM. Removal of Cd(II) was investigated, and it was found that the modified zeolites have higher removal capacity, modified ZA is especially noticeable. In the adsorption experiments, the effects of various parameters such as sorbent content, contact time, concentration of cadmium solution, pH, selectivity and regeneration were discussed. At the best removal efficiency by modified zeolites, the maximum adsorption capacity is 94.3 mg·g−1, 103.2 mg·g−1 and 89.7 mg·g−1 at 25 °C, respectively. The sorbents show good efficiency for the removal of Cd(II) in the presence of different multivalent cations and have good regeneration effect. For the modified samples, removal experiments take place via ion exchange and complexation processes. [Display omitted]