TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of ultrasounds and microwaves on the morphology and adsorption capacity of calcium alginate
AU - Simonescu, Claudia-Maria
AU - Chipurici, Petre
AU - Călinescu, Ioan
AU - Vînătoru, Mircea
AU - Toma, Elişoara Narcissa
AU - Culiţă, Daniela Cristina
AU - Ene, Vladimir-Lucian
AU - Mason, Timothy J.
N1 - © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/2/5
Y1 - 2024/2/5
N2 - Three non-conventional strategies have been used to prepare calcium alginate (CaAlg) from sodium alginate (NaAlg) by a batch process: ultrasound (US); microwave (MW) and combined US-MW. The calcium alginates obtained were used to remove Pb(II) and Cd(II) from single and binary aqueous solutions. The resulting adsorption capacities were compared to those obtained by conventional synthesis of calcium alginate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the use of microwave and ultrasound produced CaAlg beads with roughened surfaces and consequently with increased specific surface area. The optimum parameters for the removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions from single and binary solutions were determined in terms of pH, contact time, adsorbent dose and initial heavy metal concentration. A significant increase of the maximum adsorption capacity of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions determined from Langmuir isotherm model was recorded in the case of CaAlg particles prepared in the combined microwave and ultrasound system. These values are 1.7389 ± 0.0585mmol/g for Cd(II) and 1.5872 ± 0.0657mmol/g for Pb(II) compared to 0.9305 ± 0.0926mmol/g and 0.9735 ± 0.0572mmol/g, respectively recorded for CaAlg particles prepared and matured using the conventional method. The differences between the values of the adsorption capacity of CaAlg-C-C for Pb(II) compared to Cd(II) ions is due to the Pb(II) ions characteristics (ion radius, hydrated ion radius, electronegativity). Thus, it can be stated that use of a combination of microwave and ultrasound improved the adsorption capacity of CaAlg for the removal of heavy metal ions from polluted effluents.
AB - Three non-conventional strategies have been used to prepare calcium alginate (CaAlg) from sodium alginate (NaAlg) by a batch process: ultrasound (US); microwave (MW) and combined US-MW. The calcium alginates obtained were used to remove Pb(II) and Cd(II) from single and binary aqueous solutions. The resulting adsorption capacities were compared to those obtained by conventional synthesis of calcium alginate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the use of microwave and ultrasound produced CaAlg beads with roughened surfaces and consequently with increased specific surface area. The optimum parameters for the removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions from single and binary solutions were determined in terms of pH, contact time, adsorbent dose and initial heavy metal concentration. A significant increase of the maximum adsorption capacity of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions determined from Langmuir isotherm model was recorded in the case of CaAlg particles prepared in the combined microwave and ultrasound system. These values are 1.7389 ± 0.0585mmol/g for Cd(II) and 1.5872 ± 0.0657mmol/g for Pb(II) compared to 0.9305 ± 0.0926mmol/g and 0.9735 ± 0.0572mmol/g, respectively recorded for CaAlg particles prepared and matured using the conventional method. The differences between the values of the adsorption capacity of CaAlg-C-C for Pb(II) compared to Cd(II) ions is due to the Pb(II) ions characteristics (ion radius, hydrated ion radius, electronegativity). Thus, it can be stated that use of a combination of microwave and ultrasound improved the adsorption capacity of CaAlg for the removal of heavy metal ions from polluted effluents.
KW - Ultrasound and microwave-assisted synthesis
KW - Heavy metal ions removal
KW - Calcium alginate beads
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85179764847
U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132906
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132906
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-7757
VL - 682
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
M1 - 132906
ER -