Chen, Quanyuan, Hills, Colin D., Yuan, Menghong, Liu, Huanhuan and Tyrer, Mark (2007) Characterization of carbonated tricalcium silicate and its sorption capacity for heavy metals: A micron-scale composite adsorbent of active silicate gel and calcite. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 153 (1-2). pp. 775-783. ISSN 0304-3894 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.09.023)

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Abstract

Adsorption-based processes are widely used in the treatment of dilute metal-bearing wastewaters. The development of versatile, low-cost adsorbents is the subject of continuing interest. This paper examines the preparation, characterization and performance of a micro-scale composite adsorbent composed of silica gel (15.9 w/w%), calcium silicate hydrate gel (8.2 w/w%) and calcite (75.9 w/w%), produced by the accelerated carbonation of tricalcium silicate (C(3)S, Ca(3)SiO(5)). The Ca/Si ratio of calcium silicate hydrate gel (C-S-H) was determined at 0.12 (DTA/TG), 0.17 ((29)Si solid-state MAS/NMR) and 0.18 (SEM/EDS). The metals-retention capacity for selected Cu(II), Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cr(III) was determined by batch and column sorption experiments utilizing nitrate solutions. The effects of metal ion concentration, pH and contact time on binding ability was investigated by kinetic and equilibrium adsorption isotherm studies. The adsorption capacity for Pb(II), Cr(III), Zn(II) and Cu(II) was found to be 94.4 mg/g, 83.0 mg/g, 52.1 mg/g and 31.4 mg/g, respectively. It is concluded that the composite adsorbent has considerable potential for the treatment of industrial wastewater containing heavy metals.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] First available online: 8 September 2007. [2] First published in print: 1 May 2008. [3] Published in Journal of Hazardous Materials, (2008), Volume 153, Issues 1–2, pp. 775–783.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tricalcium silicate (C3S), adsorbent, adsorption capacity, heavy metal, wastewater
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2020 09:29
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/2185

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