In:
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2018-01-10)
Abstract:
Adsorption of rare earth metals, Eu (III) and Nd (III) was investigated on a new environmental friendly material, thiourea functionalized cellulose. Before usage, the synthesized material was characterized by Fourrier Transform Infrared spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The influence of adsorption parameters (adsorbent dosage, time, temperature and initial metal concentration) on adsorption capacity was investigated. Experimental data were fitted by using the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. Simultaneously thermodynamic and equilibrium studies have been carried out using Langmuir, Freundlich and Sips isotherm. Maximum adsorption capacities were reached in 30 minutes at 298 K having the value of 27 mg/g for Eu (III) and 73 mg/g for Nd (III).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2045-2322
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-18623-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2018
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2615211-3