کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
149357 456431 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Methods of using carbon nanotubes as filter media to remove aqueous heavy metals
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی مهندسی شیمی (عمومی)
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Methods of using carbon nanotubes as filter media to remove aqueous heavy metals
چکیده انگلیسی

Although carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are well known to have a strong affinity to various heavy metals in aqueous solution, little research has been dedicated to exploit their use in fixed-bed water treatment systems (e.g., trickling filters). In this work, batch sorption and fixed-bed experiments were conducted to examine the ability of functionalized multi-walled CNTs as filter media to remove two heavy metal ions (Pb2+ and Cu2+) from infiltrating water. Batch sorption experiments confirmed the strong sorption affinity of the CNTs for Pb2+ and Cu2+ in both single and dual metal solution systems. In addition, sonication-promoted dispersion of the CNT particles enhanced their heavy metal sorption capacity by 23.9–32.2%. For column experiments, laboratory-scale fixed-bed columns were packed with CNTs and natural quartz sand by three different packing: layered, mixed, and deposited. While all the three packing methods enhanced the fixed-bed filtering efficiency of Pb2+ and Cu2+ from single and dual metal systems, the CNT-deposited packing method was superior. Although the amount of the CNTs added into the fixed-bed columns was only 0.006% (w/w) of the sand, they significantly improved the fixed-bed’s filtering efficiency of Pb2+ and Cu2+ by 55–75% and 31–57%, respectively. Findings from this study demonstrate that functionalized multi-walled CNTs, together with natural sand, can be used to effectively and safely remove heavy metals from water.


► CNTs significantly improved the fixed-bed’s filtering efficiency of Pb2+ and Cu2+.
► Layered, mixed, and deposited CNT packing methods were all effective.
► Sonication-promoted dispersion enhanced CNTs’ heavy metal sorption capacity.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 210, 1 November 2012, Pages 557–563
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