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Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Published in: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 1/2020

04-07-2019 | Research Article - Chemistry

A New Highly Efficient Algerian Clay for the Removal of Heavy Metals of Cu(II) and Pb(II) from Aqueous Solutions: Characterization, Fractal, Kinetics, and Isotherm Analysis

Authors: Salah Bahah, Saci Nacef, Derradji Chebli, Abdallah Bouguettoucha, Brahim Djellouli

Published in: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

A physicochemical characterization, the irregularity of the surface quantified by the fractal dimension (DS), and the adsorption of copper (Cu(II)) and lead (Pb(II)) of a kaolin clay from aqueous solutions were studied. In addition, the effects of temperature, contact time, pH of solution, and clay mass on copper Cu(II) and Pb(II) adsorption were investigated. In this work, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were applied to study the composition and structure of the clay studied. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller theory and the t-plot method were used to calculate the specific surface and porosity, respectively. The fractal analysis showed that the material has an irregular surface, with a very complex pore structure. This material has a very high adsorption capacity, which exceeds 97.5% and 99.95% for Cu(II) an Pb(II), respectively, for all concentrations under normal conditions of pH and temperature (pH7, T = 25 °C). The maximum adsorption capacity calculated by the Langmuir model was 52.63 mg g−1 for copper (Cu). For lead (Pb) ions, the maximum capacity was 57.30 mg g−1. The adsorption process was rapid, as equilibrium was achieved within 10 min for copper at 25 and 50 mg L−1 and within 30 min at 100 mg L−1. For lead (Pb) ions, equilibrium was achieved within the first minute at all concentrations. The kaolin clay has a better affinity for Pb(II) than Cu(II). The Temkin model showed better correlation with the experimental data for this material. The kinetic study demonstrated that Pb(II) and Cu(II) adsorption on kaolin was in a good accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.
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Metadata
Title
A New Highly Efficient Algerian Clay for the Removal of Heavy Metals of Cu(II) and Pb(II) from Aqueous Solutions: Characterization, Fractal, Kinetics, and Isotherm Analysis
Authors
Salah Bahah
Saci Nacef
Derradji Chebli
Abdallah Bouguettoucha
Brahim Djellouli
Publication date
04-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 2193-567X
Electronic ISSN: 2191-4281
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03985-6

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