简介:Toexaminetheeffectivenessofirondust-zeolitecompositeasanadsorbentfortheremovalofheavymetalionsfromaqueoussolutions,theadsorptionisotherms,thekinetic,thermodynamicandoptimumconditions,suchasinitialconcentration,pH,contacttime,adsorbentdosageandcompetitiveadsorptionconditionsofheavymetalswereinvestigated.ThecharacterizationofthecompositewascharacterizedviaFTIR,SEM,XRFandXRDmethods.Kineticresultsontheremovalofheavymetalionsfromaqueoussolutionshavebeenwelldescribedbythepseudo-second-ordermodel.TheadsorptiondataforCdandNiionswerefittedwellwiththeLangmuirandFretm-dlichisothermmodels,respectively.Themaximumadsorptioncapacitiesofirondust-zeoliteforCdandNiionswereequalto78.125and76.33mg/g,respectively.Thethermodynamicparameterssuchasenthalpy,entropyandfreeenergyofadsorptionofmetalionsweredetermined.Itwasfoundthattheprocessisendothermic,favorableandspontaneous.ThecompetitiveadsorptionabilityofheavymetalionsinthebinarysystemonthecompositeshowedthatCdionshadasynergisticeffectontheadsorotionofNiandNiionshadthenegativeeffectonCdadsorption.