Modified Mesoporous Silica (SBA–15) with Trithiane as a new effective adsorbent for mercury ions removal from aqueous environment

Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering

Hamid Rashedi²  Nasser Mehrdadi¹  Gholam Reza Nabi Bidhendi¹  Mehdi Esmaeili Bidhendi¹ 

[1] Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

关键词: Trithiane;    SBA–15;    Wastewater;    Modified;    Adsorbent;    Mesoporous Silica;    Mercury;   

Others  :  1164619
DOI  :  10.1186/2052-336X-12-100

 received in 2014-02-08, accepted in 2014-06-17,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Removal of mercury from aqueous environment has been highly regarded in recent years and different methods have been tested for this purpose. One of the most effective ways for mercury ions (Hg⁺²) removal is the use of modified nano porous compounds. Hence, in this work a new physical modification of mesoporous silica (SBA-15) with 1, 3, 5 (Trithiane) as modifier ligand and its application for the removal of Hg⁺² from aqueous environment has been investigated. SBA-15 and Trithiane were synthesized and the presence of ligand in the silica framework was demonstrated by FTIR spectrum. The amounts of Hg⁺² in the samples were determined by cold vapor generation high resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectroscopy. Also, the effects of pH, stirring time and weight of modified SBA-15 as three major parameters for effective adsorption of Hg⁺² were studied.

Results

The important parameter for the modification of the adsorbent was Modification ratio between ligand and adsorbent in solution which was 1.5. The results showed that the best Hg⁺² removal condition was achieved at pH = 5.0, stirring time 15 min and 15.0 mg of modified adsorbent. Moreover, the maximum percentage removal of Hg⁺² and the capacity of adsorbent were 85% and 10.6 mg of Hg⁺²/g modified SBA-15, respectively.

Conclusions

To sum up, the present investigation introduced a new modified nano porous compound as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Hg⁺² from aqueous environment.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Esmaeili Bidhendi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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