Structure-Controlled Synthesis of Sodium Trititanate and Hexatitanate Nanorods and their Adsorption Properties for Ni2+and Pb2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions
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Phase pure sodium trititanate (Na2Ti3O7) and hexatitanate (Na2Ti6O13) nanorods were controllably synthesized using sodium carbonate and titanic acid as sodium and titanium precursors by calcination at 850 °C for 12 h. The adsorption properties of trititanate and hexatitanate nanorods for the removal of heavy metal ions, Ni2+ and Pb2+ from simulated wastewaters at pH of 3‒7 and 20‒65 °C were investigated. The adsorption of Ni2+ and Pb2+ ions on sodium trititanate and hexatitanate nanorods are through ion exchange and electrostatic adsorption. The adsorption of Ni2+ and Pb2+ ions could be well fitted by the pseudo-second order adsorption kinetics and Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Based on the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, the adsorption capacities of naked sodium trititanate nanorods for Ni2+ and Pb2+ from simulated wastewaters at 20 °C and pH 7 are 104.17 and 89.85 mg∙g‒1 while the adsorption capacities of naked sodium hexatitanate nanorods are 95.69 and 76.69 mg∙g‒1, respectively. Sodium trititanate nanorods exhibit higher adsorption capacities for heavy metal ions from wastewaters than sodium hexatitanate nanorods because the former has richer Na+ ions for ion exchange with heavy metal ions than the latter. The adsorption processes of Ni2+ and Pb2+ on sodium trititanate and hexatitanate nanorods are spontaneous. The phase pure sodium titanate nanorods may have practical application for the removal and enrichment of metal ions from wastewaters.
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