Preparation of Two Novel Stable Silica-Based Adsorbents for Selective Separation of Sr from Concentrated Nitric Acid Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Batch Experiments
2.5. Column Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Materials
3.2. Batch Adsorption Experiments
3.2.1. Adsorption Selectivity
3.2.2. Kinetics
3.2.3. Isotherms
3.3. Reusability and Stability
3.4. Column Experiments
3.5. Mechanism Study
3.6. Comparison of (DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-g-ABSA and (DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-g-3-ABSA with Other Materials
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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T (K) | Adsorbents | Pseudo-Second-Order Model | ||
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K2 (g·h/mg) | Qe (mg/g) | R2 | ||
298 | (DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/ SiAaC-g-ABSA | 0.13 | 36.6 | 0.99 |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/ SiAaC-g-3-ABSA | 0.14 | 37.4 | 0.99 |
Adsorbents | Langmuir Model | Freundlich Model | ||||
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KL (L/mg) | qm (mg/g) | R2 | n | KF (mg1−n·Ln/g) | R2 | |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-3-ABSA | 0.50 | 47.4 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 16.6 | 0.94 |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-g-3-ABSA | 0.51 | 48.2 | 0.99 | 0.4 | 17.1 | 0.93 |
Adsorbents | Other Species | C(HNO3) | Kd (cm3/g) | Reusability | Ref. |
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(DtBuCH18C6 + [C2mim] [NTf2])/SiO2-P | Sr, Ba, Na, Ca, La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Ru, Pd, Zr, Mo | 3 M | 30 | – | [42] |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Oct)/SiO2-P | Ru, Pd, Ba, Mo, La, Y, Cs, Na, K | 2 M | <200 | – | [43] |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiO2-P | Cs, Ru, Pd, La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Zr, Mo | 3 M | 182.0 | – | [11] |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec + DBS)/SiO2-P | – | 3 M | 260.3 | – | [17] |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-g-ABSA | Gd, Eu, Sm, Nd, Pr, Ce, La, Ba, Pd, Ru, Mo, Y | 2 M | 389.68 | 4 | This study |
(DtBuCH18C6 + Dodec)/SiAaC-g-3-ABSA | 2 M | 416.68 | ≥5 |
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Liu, C.; Zhang, S.; Wang, X.; Chen, L.; Yin, X.; Hamza, M.F.; Wei, Y.; Ning, S. Preparation of Two Novel Stable Silica-Based Adsorbents for Selective Separation of Sr from Concentrated Nitric Acid Solution. Metals 2024, 14, 627. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14060627
Liu C, Zhang S, Wang X, Chen L, Yin X, Hamza MF, Wei Y, Ning S. Preparation of Two Novel Stable Silica-Based Adsorbents for Selective Separation of Sr from Concentrated Nitric Acid Solution. Metals. 2024; 14(6):627. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14060627
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Chang, Shichang Zhang, Xinpeng Wang, Lifeng Chen, Xiangbiao Yin, Mohammed F. Hamza, Yuezhou Wei, and Shunyan Ning. 2024. "Preparation of Two Novel Stable Silica-Based Adsorbents for Selective Separation of Sr from Concentrated Nitric Acid Solution" Metals 14, no. 6: 627. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14060627