Zacharenia Kypritidou, M. Gatou, A. Argyraki, Vasilios Zotiadis
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Abstract
Abstract Clays have been used widely as sorbents of potentially toxic elements, especially Pb. However, their adsorption efficiency has been studied mostly under static experimental conditions, which are labour-intensive. In this study, dynamic adsorption experiments were established using micro-columns to assess the adsorption behaviour of natural Fe-Mg-rich clays for Pb ions by varying the inlet solution pH, Pb concentration and flow rate. The clays, consisting of varying amounts of palygorskite and Fe-smectite, were diluted with quartz (Qz) sand to enhance their permeability. Greater adsorption capacity was observed for the mixed palygorskite/Fe-smectite-rich clay beds (45.2 ± 0.01 mg g–1) followed by the Fe-smectite-rich (35.7 ± 0.07 mg g–1) and palygorskite-rich (20.0 ± 0.03 mg g–1) clay beds. The results indicated that the greater adsorption efficiency of palygorskite/Fe-smectite-rich clays could be attributed to synergistic effects due to the coexistence of palygorskite and Fe-smectite clay phases, which have distinct physicochemical characteristics. Moreover, the results obtained showed good agreement with the static experiments, implying that the use of micro-columns could describe adsorption adequately over shorter experimental times.
期刊介绍:
Clay Minerals is an international journal of mineral sciences, published four times a year, including research papers about clays, clay minerals and related materials, natural or synthetic. The journal includes papers on Earth processes soil science, geology/mineralogy, chemistry/material science, colloid/surface science, applied science and technology and health/ environment topics. The journal has an international editorial board with members from fifteen countries.