Abstract
A adsorbent for cadmium has been prepared by loading an anion-exchange resin with a novel supramolecular compound named thiacalix[4]arenetetrasulfonate (TCAS). The adsorption properties of Pb2+ on TCAS-loaded resin had been studied and the effects of varying temperature, pH value, adsorption time and initial concentration. Batch extraction studies had revealed a high adsorption ability of the TCAS-loaded resin toward this heavy metal ion with high selectivity. The maximum adsorption capacity of the TCAS-loaded resin toward Pb2+ was 26.32 mg•g-1. The removal rate of Pb2+ in water was up to 99% after 40min at 20°C when a 50mL aqueous solution of Pb2+ (10 mg•L-1) was adsorbed by 0.5g TCAS-loaded resin. The removal percentage steadily retained above 99% when the pH values were in the range of 4 to 7. The adsorption isotherm of the TCAS-loaded resin to Pb2+ ions fits well to linear form of Langmuir sorption equation.
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