Biosorption of Pb<sup>2+</sup> and Cu<sup>2+</sup> in aqueous solutions using agricultural wastes

Lignite’s large abundance, physicochemical properties and low cost are attractive for industrial wastewater remediation. However, directly applying lignite for wastewater treatment suffers low efficiency. Here, we synthesize highly efficient zero-valent iron (ZVI)-decorated lignite carbon through the in-situ carbonization of a lignite and FeCl2 mixture for heavy metal removal. The effect of carbonization temperature on the morphology, structure and crystallite phases of ZVI-decorated lignite carbons (ZVI-LXs) was investigated. At an optimized temperature (i.e., 1000 °C), ZVI particles were found evenly distributed on the lignite matrix with the particles between 20 to 190 nm. Moreover, ZVI particles were protected by a graphene shell that was formed in situ during the carbonization. The synthesized ZVI-L1000 exhibited higher Cu2+, Pb2+ and Cd2+ stripping capacities than pristine lignite in a wide pH range of 2.2–6.3 due to the surface-deposited ZVI particles. The maximum Langmuir adsorption capacities of ZVI-L1000 for Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ were 38.3, 55.2 and 42.5 mg/g at 25 °C, respectively, which were 7.8, 4.5 and 10.6 times greater than that of pristine lignite, respectively. ZVI-L1000 also exhibited a fast metal removal speed (~15 min), which is ideal for industrial wastewater treatment. The pseudo-second-order model fits well with all three adsorptions, indicating that chemical forces control their rate-limiting adsorption steps. The reduction mechanisms of ZVI-L1000 for heavy metals include reduction, precipitation and complexation.

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