Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia
In this study, the removal of nickel (Ni(II)) by adsorption from synthetically prepared solutions using natural bentonites (Lieskovec (L), Hliník nad Hronom (S), Jelšový Potok (JP), and Stará Kremnička (SK)) was investigated. All experiments were carried out under batch processing conditions, with t...
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doaj-908c260d41714d97a19a95b54a8de68f2021-01-08T00:04:50ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-01-011428228210.3390/ma14020282Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from SlovakiaMatej Šuránek0Zuzana Melichová1Valéria Kureková2Ljiljana Kljajević3Snežana Nenadović4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovskeho 40, 97401 Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovskeho 40, 97401 Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaDepartment of Hydrosilicates, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84536 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Materials, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Materials, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaIn this study, the removal of nickel (Ni(II)) by adsorption from synthetically prepared solutions using natural bentonites (Lieskovec (L), Hliník nad Hronom (S), Jelšový Potok (JP), and Stará Kremnička (SK)) was investigated. All experiments were carried out under batch processing conditions, with the concentration of Ni(II), temperature, and time as the variables. The adsorption process was fast, approaching equilibrium within 30 min. The Langmuir maximum adsorption capacities of the four bentonite samples used were found to be 8.41, 12.24, 21.79, and 21.93 mg g<sup>–1</sup>, respectively. The results best fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, with constant rates in a range of 0.0948–0.3153 g mg<sup>–1</sup> min. The effect of temperature was investigated at temperatures of 20, 30, and 40 °C. Thermodynamic parameters, including standard enthalpy (Δ<i>H<sup>0</sup></i>), Gibbs energy (Δ<i>G<sup>0</sup></i>), and standard entropy (Δ<i>S<sup>0</sup></i>), were calculated. The adsorption of Ni(II) by bentonite samples was an endothermic and spontaneous process. These results indicated that, of the bentonite samples used, the natural bentonites from JP and SK were most suitable for the removal of nickel from synthetically prepared solutions.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/2/282nickelbentoniteadsorptionLangmuir isothermthermodynamic parameters |
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Matej Šuránek Zuzana Melichová Valéria Kureková Ljiljana Kljajević Snežana Nenadović Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia Materials nickel bentonite adsorption Langmuir isotherm thermodynamic parameters |
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Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia |
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Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia |
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Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia |
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Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia |
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Removal of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Natural Bentonites from Slovakia |
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removal of nickel from aqueous solutions by natural bentonites from slovakia |
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In this study, the removal of nickel (Ni(II)) by adsorption from synthetically prepared solutions using natural bentonites (Lieskovec (L), Hliník nad Hronom (S), Jelšový Potok (JP), and Stará Kremnička (SK)) was investigated. All experiments were carried out under batch processing conditions, with the concentration of Ni(II), temperature, and time as the variables. The adsorption process was fast, approaching equilibrium within 30 min. The Langmuir maximum adsorption capacities of the four bentonite samples used were found to be 8.41, 12.24, 21.79, and 21.93 mg g<sup>–1</sup>, respectively. The results best fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, with constant rates in a range of 0.0948–0.3153 g mg<sup>–1</sup> min. The effect of temperature was investigated at temperatures of 20, 30, and 40 °C. Thermodynamic parameters, including standard enthalpy (Δ<i>H<sup>0</sup></i>), Gibbs energy (Δ<i>G<sup>0</sup></i>), and standard entropy (Δ<i>S<sup>0</sup></i>), were calculated. The adsorption of Ni(II) by bentonite samples was an endothermic and spontaneous process. These results indicated that, of the bentonite samples used, the natural bentonites from JP and SK were most suitable for the removal of nickel from synthetically prepared solutions. |
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