Evaluation of the Hybrid Membrane of ZnO Particles Supported in Cellulose Acetate for the Removal of Lead
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Preparation of Particles of ZnO
2.2.2. Preparation of Hybrid Membrane
2.2.3. Sorption Procedure
2.2.4. Simulated Wastewater
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Characterization of the Hybrid Membrane
3.1.1. Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM)
3.1.2. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
3.1.3. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
3.1.4. Porosity and Hydrophobicity
3.2. Amount of ZnO Nanoparticles
3.3. Evaluation pH in Aqueous Solution
3.4. Adsorption Isotherms
3.5. Thermodynamic Study
3.6. Simulated Wastewater
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Amount of ZnO Particles (% W/v) | Percentage of Adsorption ) * |
---|---|
0.0 | 27.47 (17.41) |
0.1 | 45.18 (9.70) |
0.5 | 65.05 (8.83) |
1.0 | 81.02 (1.13) |
1.5 | 82.83 (5.34) |
3.0 | 84.81 (1.32) |
pH | Percentage of Adsorption ) * |
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1 | 27.47 (17.41) |
2 | 45.18 (9.70) |
3 | 65.05 (8.83) |
4 | 81.02 (1.13) |
5 | 84.81 (1.32) |
6 | 82.83 (5.34) |
Langmuir | Freundlich | |||||||
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Qo (mg/g) | KL (L/ mg) | RL | R2 | χ2 | KF (mg/g) | no | R2 | χ2 |
15.55 | 0.035 | 0.06–0.97 | 0.992 | 4.304 | 1.77 | 2.76 | 0.980 | 0.819 |
Thermodynamic parameters | ||||||||
Temperature (K) | ∆G0 (KJ mol−1) | ∆H0 (KJ mol−1) | ∆S0 (KJ mol−1K−1) | |||||
291 | −21.52 | 119.41 | 0.48 | |||||
298 | −24.66 | |||||||
308 | −29.73 |
Adsorbent | Qmax (mg·g−1) | Reference |
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Iron oxide nanoparticles immobilized in sand | 2.087 | [43] |
Ultrafiltration membrane of polysulfone with hydrous ferric oxide | 13.20 | [44] |
Hybrid membrane of cellulose acetate with zinc oxide | 15.55 | This work |
Aluminum oxide | 17.50 | [45] |
Iron-oxide-coated bentonite | 22.20 | [46] |
Polyacrylonitrile with metal–organic framework (MOF-808) membrane | 23.98 | [47] |
Magnesium-oxide-coated bentonite | 31.86 | [46] |
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Pérez-Silva, I.; Páez-Hernández, M.E.; Ibarra, I.S.; Camacho-Mendoza, R.L. Evaluation of the Hybrid Membrane of ZnO Particles Supported in Cellulose Acetate for the Removal of Lead. Membranes 2023, 13, 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020123
Pérez-Silva I, Páez-Hernández ME, Ibarra IS, Camacho-Mendoza RL. Evaluation of the Hybrid Membrane of ZnO Particles Supported in Cellulose Acetate for the Removal of Lead. Membranes. 2023; 13(2):123. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020123
Chicago/Turabian StylePérez-Silva, Irma, Ma. Elena Páez-Hernández, Israel S. Ibarra, and Rosa Luz Camacho-Mendoza. 2023. "Evaluation of the Hybrid Membrane of ZnO Particles Supported in Cellulose Acetate for the Removal of Lead" Membranes 13, no. 2: 123. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020123