Influence of salinity on the removal of Ni and Zn by phosphate-intercalated nano montmorillonite (PINM)

Jiyeon Choi, Ardie Septian, Won Sik Shin

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Abstract

The salinity influence on the adsorptions of Ni and Zn onto phosphate-intercalated nano montmorillonite (PINM) were investigated. Single adsorption isotherm models fitted the single adsorption data well. The adsorption capacity of Ni was higher than that of Zn onto PINM at different salinities. The single adsorption parameters from Langmuir model (QmL and bL) were compared with the binary adsorption (Q and * mL * bL). The * Q of Zn was lower than that of Ni. mL The simultaneous presence of Ni and Zn decreased the adsorption capacities. The single and binary adsorptions onto PINM were affected by the salinity. The competitive Langmuir model (CLM), P-factor, Murali and Aylmore (M-A) models, and ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) were satisfactory in predicting the binary adsorption data; the CLM showed the best fitting results. Our results showed that the PINM can be used as an active Ni and Zn adsorbent for a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) in the remediation of saline groundwater.

Original languageEnglish
Article number980
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalMinerals
Volume10
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Binary
  • Nickel
  • Salinity
  • Zinc

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