Utilization of Electroplating Industry Waste-Derived Layered Double Hydroxides for the Removal of Environmental Contaminants: Ni and Zn Recovery and Adsorption of Pesticides
摘要
Removal and recovery of nickel and zinc ions from electroplating wastewater was performed through the synthesis of waste derived layered double hydroxides (LDHs). E-NiFe-LDH and E-ZnFe-LDH (E: derived from spent electroplating bath) adsorbents were utilized for the removal of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) based herbicide. XRD patterns indicated the presence of typical LDH crystalline phases for both E-NiFe-LDH and E-ZnFe-LDH adsorbents. FTIR spectra exhibited characteristic bands related to hydroxyl groups, interlayer carbonate anions, and metal–oxygen vibrations. BET surface areas of E-NiFe-LDH and E-ZnFe-LDH were found to be 133.2 and 86.87 m2/g, respectively. The adsorbent selection experiments showed that the adsorption performance of E-NiFe-LDH was superior to E-ZnFe-LDH. Under the optimum conditions (5 g/L adsorbent dosage, pH 6, and 320 rpm shaking rate), 47.18% 2,4-D dimethylamine salt removal was achieved in 3 h whereas 37.6% nickel recovery was obtained by the synthesized E-NiFe-LDH adsorbent. The equilibrium adsorption behavior was analyzed by using Langmuir, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm models. The Langmuir model provided the best fit to the experimental data, with a correlation coefficient of 0.9838. The Langmuir constant (KL) was calculated as 1.877 L/mg and the maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 38.314 mg/g in the presence of E-NiFe-LDH adsorbent.
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