High-performance electrode modification materials play a crucial role in improving the sensitivity of sensor detection in electrochemical determination of heavy metals.
Lead ion (Pb2+) has high toxicity and brings great harm to human body. It is very important to find an effective method to address lead ion pollution. In this work, amino functionalized CoFe2O4/SBA–15 nanocomposite (NH2–CoFe2O4/SBA–15) was prepared for the effective removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solution. The prepared NH2–CoFe2O4/SBA–15 adsorbent was manifested by using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. In the meantime, the adsorption conditions, including pH, adsorbent dosage, and adsorption time, were studied. The investigation of adsorption kinetics revealed that the adsorption results conform to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The adsorption isotherms research displayed that the adsorption was consistent with the Freundlich model, demonstrating that the adsorption for Pb2+ with the prepared adsorbent was a multimolecular layer adsorption process. In addition, the thermodynamic investigations (ΔG < 0, ΔH > 0, ΔS > 0) demonstrated that the adsorption for Pb2+ with the prepared adsorbent was endothermic and spontaneous. Moreover, the prepared adsorbent showed superior anti-interference performance and reusability, implying the potential application of the adsorbent in actual water treatment. Furthermore, this research may provide a reference and basis for the study of other heavy metal ions.
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