Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites

In the present investigation, bio-inorganic composites composed of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) with chitin and chitosan have been prepared and used for the removal of chromium(VI) ions from aqueous solution. Such composites exhibited a higher Cr(VI) ion sorption capacity than the individual componen...

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Main Authors: G.N. Kousalya, M. Rajiv Gandhi, S. Meenakshi
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.28.1.49
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description In the present investigation, bio-inorganic composites composed of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) with chitin and chitosan have been prepared and used for the removal of chromium(VI) ions from aqueous solution. Such composites exhibited a higher Cr(VI) ion sorption capacity than the individual components. The sorption capacities of n-HAp, n-HAp/chitin (n-HApC) composite and n-HAp/chitosan (n-HApCs) composite were found to be 2720, 2845 and 3450 mg/kg, respectively. Batch adsorption studies were conducted to optimize various equilibrating conditions such as the contact time, pH and co-ions. The sorbents were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, BET and EDXA analysis. The sorption process could be fitted by both the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. Standard thermodynamic parameters such as the Gibbs' free energy change, ΔG 0 , the standard enthalpy change, ΔH 0 , and the standard entropy change, ΔS 0 , were calculated in order to obtain an understanding of the nature of the sorption process. The kinetics of the reaction could be fitted by the pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion models. The mechanism for Cr(VI) ion sorption onto the composites was established.
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spelling doaj-art-9e380dffffea48a8afd333aeb352b3752025-01-02T22:37:33ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382010-01-012810.1260/0263-6174.28.1.49Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid CompositesG.N. Kousalya0M. Rajiv Gandhi1S. Meenakshi2 Department of Chemistry, GTN Arts College, Dindigul-624 005, Tamilnadu, India Department of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram-624 302, Tamilnadu, India Department of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram-624 302, Tamilnadu, IndiaIn the present investigation, bio-inorganic composites composed of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) with chitin and chitosan have been prepared and used for the removal of chromium(VI) ions from aqueous solution. Such composites exhibited a higher Cr(VI) ion sorption capacity than the individual components. The sorption capacities of n-HAp, n-HAp/chitin (n-HApC) composite and n-HAp/chitosan (n-HApCs) composite were found to be 2720, 2845 and 3450 mg/kg, respectively. Batch adsorption studies were conducted to optimize various equilibrating conditions such as the contact time, pH and co-ions. The sorbents were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, BET and EDXA analysis. The sorption process could be fitted by both the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. Standard thermodynamic parameters such as the Gibbs' free energy change, ΔG 0 , the standard enthalpy change, ΔH 0 , and the standard entropy change, ΔS 0 , were calculated in order to obtain an understanding of the nature of the sorption process. The kinetics of the reaction could be fitted by the pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion models. The mechanism for Cr(VI) ion sorption onto the composites was established.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.28.1.49
spellingShingle G.N. Kousalya
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Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
title_full Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
title_fullStr Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
title_full_unstemmed Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
title_short Removal of Toxic Cr(VI) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite-Based Chitin and Chitosan Hybrid Composites
title_sort removal of toxic cr vi ions from aqueous solution using nano hydroxyapatite based chitin and chitosan hybrid composites
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