Insight into the adsorption of tetracycline onto amino and amino–Fe functionalized mesoporous silica: Effect of functionalized groups

In order to study the influences of functionalized groups onto the adsorption of tetracycline (TC), we prepared a series of amino and amino–Fe^3 + complex mesoporous silica adsorbents with diverse content of amino and Fe^3 + groups (named N,N-SBA15 and Fe-N,N-SBA15). The resulting mesoporous silica adsorbents were fully characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherms. Furthermore, the effects of functionalized groups on the removal of TC were investigated. The results showed that the periodic ordered structure of SBA-15 was maintained after modification of amino/Fe^3 + groups. The functionalized amino groups decreased the adsorption capacity while the coordinated Fe^3 + increased the adsorption capacity. The adsorption kinetics of TC fitted pseudo-second-order model well and the equilibrium was achieved quickly. The adsorption isotherms fitted the Langmuir model well and with the Fe^3 + content increased from 3.93% to 8.26%, the Q_max of the adsorbents increased from 102 to 188 mmol/kg. The solution pH affected the adsorption of TC onto amino complex adsorbents slightly while influenced the adsorption onto Fe-amine complex adsorbents greatly. The adsorption of TC on SBA15 and N,N-SBA15 may be related to the formation of outer-sphere surface complexes, while the adsorption of TC onto Fe-N,N-SBA15 was mainly attributed to the inner-sphere surface complexes. This study could offer potential materials that have excellent adsorption behavior for environmental remediation and suggested useful information for the preparing other adsorbents in environmental applications.     

氧氟沙星在碳纳米管上的吸附机制研究

碳纳米管吸附氧氟沙星(OFL)是控制其在水体中归趋的一种有效方法.本研究讨论了多壁碳纳米管及其共混酸处理产物(MWCNTs和MWCNTs-O)对于氧氟沙星的吸附过程.考察了吸附动力学、吸附等温线、pH的影响和解吸过程.结果表明,吸附动力学曲线符合准二级动力学模型,OFL在MWCNTs-O上的平衡吸附量较大;Langmuir模型和Freundlich模型都能很好拟合吸附过程;pH在6.0~10.0时,平衡吸附量下降很快;解吸过程出现了解吸滞后现象,在MWCNTs-O上更为明显.吸附热力学分析表明OFL在碳纳米管上的吸附作用力为分子间作用力,MWCNTs-O上较多含氧官能团的引入为OFL分子的吸附提供了较多的吸附点,有利于OFL分子和碳纳米管之间形成相对作用力较强的氢键,该作用力主导了OFL在碳纳米管上的吸附,解释了试验现象.