Abstract
The objective of this study is to develop a low cost bio-based sorbent for the removal of nickel ions from aqueous solutions. Chitosan/Polyethylene oxide (Cs/PEO) nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning technique and characterized. Batch adsorption experiments were then carried out to investigate the effect of contact time and Cs/PEO mass ratio on adsorption efficiency of nickel ions. Results indicate that a maximum nickel adsorption (qm) of 227.27mg/g was achieved at 75°C. Pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intraparticle diffusion kinetic models were used to fit kinetic adsorption data. Batch adsorption equilibrium tests were also carried out at different temperatures. Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson and Dubinin-Radushkevich models were fitted to experimental data. It was found that the pseudo-second order and the Langmuir models provided a high degree of correlation (R2>0.99) with experimental data. Adsorption was then assumed to be a spontaneous endothermic chemical process.
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