氯化十六烷基吡啶改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附作用

采用阳离子表面活性剂氯化十六烷基吡啶(CPC)对活性炭进行了改性,并通过实验考察了CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附作用.结果表明,CPC改性活性炭对水中的硝酸盐具备较好的吸附能力.CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附能力明显高于未改性的活性炭.CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附能力随着CPC负载量的增加而增加.CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附动力学满足准二级动力学模型.CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附平衡数据可以较好地采用Langmuir等温吸附模型加以描述.根据Langmuir等温吸附方程,CPC负载量(以活性炭计)为444 mmol·kg-1的改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的最大单位吸附量为16.1 mg·g-1.CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附能力随着pH的增加而降低.水中共存的氯离子、硫酸根离子和碳酸氢根离子会抑制CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附.升高反应温度略微降低了CPC改性活性炭对水中硝酸盐的吸附能力.采用1 mol·L-1的NaCl溶液可以使95%左右吸附到CPC改性活性炭上的硝酸盐解吸下来.CPC改性活性炭吸附水中硝酸盐的主要机制是阴离子交换和静电吸引作用.上述实验结果说明,CPC改性活性炭适合作为一种吸附剂用于去除水中的硝酸盐.

Removal of Nitrate from Aqueous Solution Using Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC)-Modified Activated Carbon as the Adsorbent

Surfactant-modified activated carbon (SMAC) was prepared by loading cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) onto activated carbon and used as adsorbents to remove nitrate from aqueous solution. The SMAC was effective for removing nitrate from aqueous solution. The SMAC exhibited much higher nitrate adsorption capacity than that of the unmodified activated carbon. The nitrate adsorption capacity for SMAC increased with increasing the CPC loading. The adsorption kinetics of nitrate on SMAC followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The equilibrium adsorption data of nitrate on SMAC could be described by the Langmuir isotherm model. Based on the Langmuir isotherm model, the maximum nitrate adsorption capacity for SMAC with CPC loading amount of 444 mmol per 1 kg activated carbon was determined to be 16.1 mg·g^-1. The nitrate adsorption capacity for SMAC decreased with the increasing solution pH. The presence of competing anions such as chloride, sulfate and bicarbonate reduced the nitrate adsorption capacity. The nitrate adsorption capacity for SMAC slightly decreased with the increasing reaction temperature. Almost 95% of nitrate molecules adsorbed on SMAC could be desorbed in 1 mol·L^-1 NaCl solution. The main mechanisms for the adsorption of nitrate on SMAC are anionic exchange and electrostatic attraction. The results of this work indicate that SMAC is a promising adsorbent for removing nitrate from aqueous solution.