占新民a; 赵璇b; AKANE Miyazakic; YOSHIO Nakanoc
ZHAN Xinmina; ZHAO Xuanb; AKANE Miyazakic; YOSHIO Nakanoc
摘要: Lead has caused serious environmental pollution due to its toxicity, accumulation in food
chains andpersistence in nature. In this paper, removal of lead from aqueous solutions is
investigated using a novel geladsorbent synthesized from natural condensed tannin. The
novel adsorbent performs in aqueous solutions as a weakbase with valid basic groups of 1.2
mmol.g-1 tannin gel particles and therefore results in the elevation of pH valueof aqueous
solutions. Even when initial pH is 3.6, final pH at equilibrium can climb up to 6.5 that is
above the pHvalue for Pb(OH)2 precipitation formation and then lead can be removed from
wastewater by this so-called surfaceprecipitation. The adsorption isotherm can be expressed
by the Langmuir equation and the maximum capacity foradsorption of Pb is up to 92mg.g-1
(based on dry adsorbent) when initial pH value is 3.6. Hence, the adsorbentdoes offer
favorable properties in lead removal with respect to its high adsorption capacity at low
initial pH value,which is advantageous to lead removal from acidic wastewater. A model is
put forward to describe the individualadsorption phenomenon of the tannin gel adsorbent.