In this study, chitosan (CS), carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS), and chitosan quaternary ammonium salt (HACC) were successfully loaded with ink melanin (ME) as efficient adsorbents for Cd(II) removal. The results of batch adsorption experiments and structural characterization showed that the modified CS loaded with ME improved the adsorption capacity of the composites for Cd(II). The pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir equations were better suited to describe the batch adsorption experiments. The adsorption of Cd(II) was chemisorption with desirable adsorption effect when the concentration of the three composites was 0.5 mg/mL and the pH value was neutral. Among them, HACC-ME demonstrated remarkable Cd(II) adsorption performance (107.18 mg/g) and sustained an 85 % efficiency in Cd(II) removal over five adsorption-desorption cycles. Ion exchange, complexation, electrostatic attraction, and hydrophobic interaction were the primary mechanisms for Cd(II) removal. Overall, HACC-ME could be employed as a low-cost and highly efficient new natural adsorbent material for the removal of Cd(II) ions from wastewater. These findings illuminate pathways for the development of efficient and novel natural adsorbent materials for environmental cleanup purposes.
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Sci Rep
December 2024
College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
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December 2024
Department of Chemistry, Imam Khomeini International University, P.O. Box 288, Qazvin, Iran.
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January 2025
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an 311300, China.
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December 2024
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China. Electronic address:
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December 2024
Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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