Adsorption of lead from wastewater by blast-furnace slag
- Received Date: 20/03/2010
- Accepted Date: 28/11/2009
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Key words:
- blast-furnace slag /
- Pb(Ⅱ) /
- adsorption thermodynamics /
- infrared spectroscopy /
- X-ray diffraction
Abstract: The adsorption mechanism of lead by blastfurnace slag (BFS) was studied, both the infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to analyse the changes of the patterns before and after adsorption, the thermodynamic characteristic was investigated using the adsorption isotherm experiment. The results showed that the time for equilibrium in the adsorption was 120 min and the Freundlich equation was optimal to simulate the adsorption of lead. The adsorption capacity at equilibrium decreased with the increased temperature and the Gibbs free angey changes (ΔG0) were negative,which indicated that the adsorption of lead by BFS was an exothermic and spontaneous process. Two adsorption bands appeared at 980~1 100 cm-1 and around 515 cm-1, some new diffraction peaks appeared at around 25° and 35° 2θ,which suggested that the adsorption of lead is mainly due to the site of Si—O—Si in the blastfurnace slag.