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Adsorption of Ag+ ions on hydrolyzed lignocellulosic materials based on willow, paulownia, wheat straw and maize stalks

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In the present work, the adsorption of Ag+ ions on hydrolyzed plant biomass (willow, paulownia, wheat straw and maize stalks) was investigated. Chemical analyses were performed to establish the composition of the obtained materials. Adsorption mechanism, adsorption sites and specific surface areas of these materials were examined by BET analysis, IR spectroscopy, XPS and EPR. The effects of contact time, acidity of initial solutions and Ag+ ion concentrations were followed. Pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion models were used to analyze kinetic data. In all cases, the adsorption was significantly affected by the pH value. Different types of adsorption isotherms of Ag+ ions (either Langmuir or Freundlich) were registered depending on the adsorbing material. The adsorption mechanism is complex, and the process passes through different stages as clustering of Ag+ ions and formation of elemental Ag. The maximal adsorption capacities varied from 2.05 to 6.07 mg g−1. The obtained results revealed that the examined waste lignocellulosic materials are promising adsorbents for Ag+ ions.

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The authors wish to thank the National Centre for New Materials UNION (Contract No. DCVP-02/2/2009) for the financial support.

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  1. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Bl. 11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    P. S. Vassileva, A. K. Detcheva, I. A. Avramova & D. R. Mehandjiev

  2. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Kl. Ohridski blvd, 1756, Sofia, Bulgaria

    T. Hr. Radoykova, S. K. Nenkova & I. V. Valchev

  3. Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Bl. 11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    K. I. Aleksieva

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Vassileva, P.S., Radoykova, T.H., Detcheva, A.K. et al. Adsorption of Ag+ ions on hydrolyzed lignocellulosic materials based on willow, paulownia, wheat straw and maize stalks. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, 1319–1328 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-0970-y

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