Microporous titanosilicate ETS-10 was synthesized by using TiF4 as the Ti source and characterized
by using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopies, and nitrogen adsorption.
The adsorption properties of heavy metal ion Pb2+ on the ETS-10 sample were studied by measuring the
adsorption kinetics and equilibria using a batch-type method. It has been observed that the adsorption
rate of Pb2+ on ETS-10 is extremely rapid: less than 5 s is required to attain maximum adsorption capacity
in a 10 mmol/L solution with a batch factor of 200 mL/g. The kinetic data can be fitted very well by a
pseudo-second-order model, whereas the equilibrium data are better fitted to the Langmuir isotherm than
to the Freundlich isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb2+ on ETS-10 as predicted by the
Langmuir equation is 1.12 mmol/g. This is the highest adsorption capacity of Pb2+ on zeolites that has
been observed so far.
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