In the present work, cysteine-modified orange peel (COP) for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions has been developed and comparatively studied with diethylenetriamine-modified orange peel (DOP). Both COP and DOP were systematically evaluated via their capabilities for adsorbing Cu(II), including the key influential parameters such as initial pH, contact time and initial Cu(II) concentration. Further studies suggest that the sorption of Cu(II) onto both COP and DOP fits well with the pseudo-second-order equation, and the corresponding sorption isotherm can be classified to a Langmuir isotherm model. COP appears more advantageous over DOP and far better than that of unmodified OP in removal of Cu(II) from aqueous system. The maximum capacities of COP and DOP for adsorbing Cu(II) are 95.23 and 83.68 mg/g, respectively, about three times higher than that of unmodified OP. The sorption efficiency of COP drops by merely about 3% after five cycles, implying a promising usage in the removal of Cu(II) from wastewater in practice.
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June 01 2013
Cysteine-modified orange peel for removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions
Mingdeng Liu;
Mingdeng Liu
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
2The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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Qunhui Yuan;
Qunhui Yuan
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Hanzhong Jia;
Hanzhong Jia
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Shouzhu Li;
Shouzhu Li
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Xiaohuan Wang;
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
E-mail: cywang@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Chuanyi Wang
Chuanyi Wang
1Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Sustainable Technology (LEMST), Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China E-mail: yuanqh@ms.xjb.ac.cn
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Water Sci Technol (2013) 67 (11): 2444–2450.
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October 23 2012
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January 31 2013
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Mingdeng Liu, Qunhui Yuan, Hanzhong Jia, Shouzhu Li, Xiaohuan Wang, Chuanyi Wang; Cysteine-modified orange peel for removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions. Water Sci Technol 1 June 2013; 67 (11): 2444–2450. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.136
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