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:Red mud as a waste material is produced in large quantities by the aluminum industry. Heat activation has been used to enhance sorption capacity of red mud for its beneficial reuse as an effective sorbent. In this study, heat-activated red mud (HARM) was investigated for its Cd(II) sorption capacity under various process conditions (Cd concentration, pH and contact time) using response surface methodology (RSM). Analysis with RSM identified pH as the most important process parameter. The positive correlation between higher pH and greater Cd(II) sorption was likely due to: (i) decreased proton competition with Cd(II) for sorption sites at higher pH; (ii) enhanced sorption via ion exchange by monovalent Cd species from hydrolysis at higher pH; and (iii) improved thermodynamics of sorption at higher pH as protons are being released as products. Further analysis indicated the sorption process was thermodynamically favorable with a negative change in Gibbs free energy. Additionally, the sorption process exhibited a positive change in enthalpy, indicative of endothermic nature of sorption; this is consistent with sorption increase at higher temperature. These findings provide needed insight into the mechanisms underlying Cd(II) sorption by HARM for more effective applications of heat-activated red mud as sorbents for Cd(II) removal.
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Yang T,Sheng L,Wang Y,Wyckoff KN,He C,He Qdoi
10.1038/s41598-018-31967-5subject
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2018-09-10 00:00:00pages
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