Chromium adsorption by aligned carbon nanotubes supported ceria nanoparticles.

Ceria nanoparticles supported on aligned carbon nanotubes (CeO(2)/ACNTs), a novel adsorbent for Cr(VI) from drinking water, were prepared by chemical reaction of CeCl(3) with NaOH in aligned carbon nanotube solution and subsequent heat treatment. The best Cr(VI) adsorption effect of CeO(2)/ACNTs occurs at a pH range of 3.0-7.

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by carbon nanotubes: adsorption equilibrium and kinetics.

Carbon nanotubes prepared by catalytic chemical vapor deposition of hydrocarbon at 650 degrees C show good adsorption capability of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Cd2+ ions from aqueous solution after oxidized with concentrated nitric acid at 140 degrees C for 1 h. The specific surface area and particle size distribution of the as-grown and oxidized CNTs were studied by BET method and laser particle analyzer. Three kinetic models, that is, first-, pseudo second- and second-order, were used to investigate the adsorption data and the pseudo second-order model can represent the experimental data better than two others.