New nanoporous resin (NPR), based on organic xerogel compounds, was prepared at 150 °C by sol–gel method from pyrogallol and formaldehyde mixtures in water using perchloric acid as catalyst. NPR was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and nitrogen porosimetry. The metal uptake characteristics were explored using well-established and effective parameters including pH, contact time, initial metal ion concentration and temperature. Optimum adsorptions of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) were observed at pH 3 and 4, respectively. Langmuir model gave the better fit for Cd(II) whereas for Cr(VI), Freundlich model was better than the other models to fit the experimental data. Kinetic studies revealed that the adsorption of Cd(II) was very fast compared to Cr(VI), and its data are well fitted by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic properties, i.e. ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°, showed that adsorption of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) onto NPR was endothermic, spontaneous and feasible in the temperature range of 27–55 °C.
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Preparation and characterization of nanoporous resin for heavy metal removal from aqueous solution Available to Purchase
Imed Ghiloufi;
1College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences, Gabes University, Gabes, Tunisia
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Lotfi Khezami;
Lotfi Khezami
1College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Lassaad El Mir
Lassaad El Mir
1College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences, Gabes University, Gabes, Tunisia
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2015) 64 (3): 316–325.
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June 29 2014
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October 12 2014
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Imed Ghiloufi, Lotfi Khezami, Lassaad El Mir; Preparation and characterization of nanoporous resin for heavy metal removal from aqueous solution. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 May 2015; 64 (3): 316–325. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2014.086
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