TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanistic Study of Lead Adsorption on Activated Carbon
AU - Shi, Qiantao
AU - Sterbinsky, George E.
AU - Prigiobbe, Valentina
AU - Meng, Xiaoguang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2018/11/13
Y1 - 2018/11/13
N2 - Activated carbon (AC) is a carbonaceous material broadly applied in filters to remove lead (Pb(II)) from drinking water through adsorption. However, the chemical interactions between Pb(II) and the reactive sites on AC or other carbonaceous materials are not well understood, yet. The understanding of the mechanism of Pb(II) adsorption onto AC would allow to optimally design AC-based materials even in the presence of a complex liquid phase. Here, the interaction between Pb(II) and functional groups on AC was investigated at the molecular scale to help identifying the chemical reactions at the solid-liquid interface. Spectroscopic analyses and chemical quantum calculations were performed and indicated the formation of monodentate mononuclear Pb(II)-phenol and bidentate mononuclear Pb(II)-carboxyl complexes on AC. Competitive adsorption behavior was observed between Pb(II) and calcium (Ca(II)) because of their similar adsorption configurations on AC. In contrast, anions, including sulfate and phosphate, were observed to enhance Pb(II) adsorption on AC by forming ternary complexes. On the basis of these observations, a new surface complexation model of Pb(II) adsorption onto AC was formulated and validated with batch tests. Overall, this work presents a new set of chemical reactions at the solid-liquid interface between Pb(II) and AC under various conditions of interest for the application of AC or other carbonaceous materials in water treatment.
AB - Activated carbon (AC) is a carbonaceous material broadly applied in filters to remove lead (Pb(II)) from drinking water through adsorption. However, the chemical interactions between Pb(II) and the reactive sites on AC or other carbonaceous materials are not well understood, yet. The understanding of the mechanism of Pb(II) adsorption onto AC would allow to optimally design AC-based materials even in the presence of a complex liquid phase. Here, the interaction between Pb(II) and functional groups on AC was investigated at the molecular scale to help identifying the chemical reactions at the solid-liquid interface. Spectroscopic analyses and chemical quantum calculations were performed and indicated the formation of monodentate mononuclear Pb(II)-phenol and bidentate mononuclear Pb(II)-carboxyl complexes on AC. Competitive adsorption behavior was observed between Pb(II) and calcium (Ca(II)) because of their similar adsorption configurations on AC. In contrast, anions, including sulfate and phosphate, were observed to enhance Pb(II) adsorption on AC by forming ternary complexes. On the basis of these observations, a new surface complexation model of Pb(II) adsorption onto AC was formulated and validated with batch tests. Overall, this work presents a new set of chemical reactions at the solid-liquid interface between Pb(II) and AC under various conditions of interest for the application of AC or other carbonaceous materials in water treatment.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03096
DO - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03096
M3 - Article
C2 - 30350696
AN - SCOPUS:85056357365
SN - 0743-7463
VL - 34
SP - 13565
EP - 13573
JO - Langmuir
JF - Langmuir
IS - 45
ER -