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  • Heavy metal wastewater is highly toxic even at low levels, posing risks to the environment and human health, necessitating the development of effective treatment methods.
  • MnFeO-loaded bamboo pulp carbon-based aerogel (MCA) is created through freeze-drying and carbonization, and its properties are analyzed using various scientific techniques.
  • MCA shows strong adsorption capabilities for heavy metals Pb, Cu, and Cd, with maximum capacities of 74.38, 84.21, and 73.63 mg/g, indicating its potential for use in wastewater purification.

Article Abstract

Heavy metal wastewater is a direct threat to the ecological environment and human health because it is highly toxic at low concentrations. Therefore, it is very important to explore and develop efficient wastewater treatment agents. MnFeO-loaded bamboo pulp carbon-based aerogel (MCA) is prepared by directional freeze-drying and carbonization. SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, BET and FTIR are used to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of MCA. Meanwhile, the adsorption performances of MCA on Pb, Cu and Cd are also studied by adsorption kinetics, isothermal curves and thermodynamics. The results show that the adsorption process involves chemical adsorption and physical adsorption, and the adsorption process is a spontaneous endothermic process. The maximum adsorption capacities of MCA for Pb, Cu and Cd obtained in the adsorption isotherm experiments were 74.38, 84.21 and 73.63 mg g, respectively, showing excellent adsorption performance for Pb, Cu and Cd. Therefore, the MCA has potential application for wastewater purification of heavy metals containing Pb, Cu and Cd, meanwhile, this study provides some guidance for the design and application of microspheres for the separation and removal of Pb, Cu and Cd.

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