Abstract
High-surface-area mesoporous carbon microspheres were successfully synthesized by a spraying method with the purpose of removing Cr(VI) from waste water. Various factors influencing the adsorption of Cr(VI), including pH, adsorption temperature, and contact time were studied. As the adsorption process was pH dependent, it showed maximum removal efficiency of Cr(VI) at pH 3.0. Pseudo-second-order model was found to best represent the kinetics of Cr(VI) adsorption. The adsorption parameters were determined using both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, and Qm value was as high as 165.3mg/g. The thermodynamic parameters including standard Gibb’s free energy (ΔG0), standard enthalpy (ΔH0) and standard entropy (ΔS0) were investigated for predicting the nature of adsorption, which suggested the adsorption was an endothermic and a spontaneous thermodynamically process. Furthermore, Fe3O4-loaded MCMs were prepared to rapidly separate the adsorbent from the solution by a simple magnetic process. Fe3O4-loaded MCMs had a high adsorption capacity of 156.3mg/g, and a good regeneration ability with a capacity of 123.9mg/g for the fifth adsorption–desorption cycle.
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