Author(s): Jiajia Huang, Xin Zhang, Lingling Bai, Siguo Yuan College of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Pages: 1433-1438
Year: 2012 Issue:  8
Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences
Keyword:  strong base anion exchanger;  polyphenylene sulfide fiber;  Cr(VI);  adsorption;
Abstract: A fibrous strong base anion exchanger(QAPPS) was prepared for the first time via chloromethylation and quaternary amination reaction of polyphenylene sulfide fiber(PPS),and its physical-chemical structure and adsorption behavior for Cr(VI) were characterized by FTIR,Energy Dispersive Spectrometry,TG-DTG,elemental analysis and batch adsorptive technique,respectively.The novel fibrous adsorbent could effectively adsorb Cr(VI) over the pH range 1-12,the maximum adsorption capacity was 166.39 mg/g at pH 3.5,and the adsorption behavior could be described well by Langmuir isotherm equation model.The adsorption kinetics was studied using pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order models,and the t 1/2 and equilibrium adsorption time were 5 and 20 min respectively when initial Cr(VI) concentration was 100 mg/L.The saturated fibers could be regenerated rapidly by a mixed solution of 0.5 mol/L NaOH and 0.5 mol/L NaCl,and the adsorption capacity was well maintained after six adsorption-desorption cycles.