Xian Lu,Yisheng Shao,Naiyun Gao,Juxiang Chen,Yansen Zhang,Qiongfang Wang,Yuqi Lu
This study demonstrates the use of MIEX resin as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of clofibric acid (CA) and diclofenac (DCF). The adsorption performance of CA and DCF are investigated by a batch mode in single-component or bi-component adsorption system. Various factors influencing the adsorption of CA and DCF, including initial concentration, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial solution pH, agitation speed, natural organic matter and coexistent anions are studied. The Langmuir model can well describe CA adsorption in single-component system, while the Freundlich model gives better fitting in bi-component system. The DCF adsorption can be well fitted by the Freundlich model in both systems. Thermodynamic analyses show that the adsorption of CA and DCF is an endothermic (ΔH o > 0), entropy driven (ΔS o > 0) process and more randomness exists in the DCF adsorption process. The values of Gibbs free energy (ΔG o < 0) indicate the adsorption of DCF is spontaneous but nonspontaneous (ΔG o > 0) for CA adsorption. The kinetic data suggest the adsorption of CA and DCF follow the pseudo-first-order model in both systems and the intra-particle is not the unique rate-limiting step. The adsorption process is controlled simultaneously by external mass transfer and surface diffusion according to the surface diffusion modified Biot number (Bi s ) ranging from 1.06 to 26.15. Moreover, the possible removal mechanism for CA and DCF is respectively proposed based on the ion exchange stoichiometry .
The study investigated the performance of 2,4-D adsorption on MIEX resin. The different temperatures affecting the adsorption performance were specifically evaluated. Equilibrium data followed the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm model for all investigated temperatures (283 K to 333 K). The Langmuir model was slightly better than the Freundlich model at a lower temperature (283 K); however, with the increase of temperature the Freundlich model could well describe the isotherm data. The solute coefficient of distribution (Kd) could be better used to estimate the thermodynamic parameters compared with the Langmuir equilibrium constant (KL). The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH0, ΔS0, and ΔG0) showed that the adsorption of 2,4-D was feasible, endothermic, and spontaneous at 283 K to 313 K. The activation energy (Ea, 47.70 kJ·mol–1) determined by using the rate constant k2 of pseudo-second order model (the suitable kinetic model) and the mean free energy value (Efe, 6.0348 kJ·mol–1) evaluated by using the Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) model indicated that chemical ion-exchange was the predominant mechanism of 2,4-D adsorption. The calculated film diffusion coefficient value (Df) suggested film diffusion was the kinetic rate-limiting step. The adsorbent displayed excellent reusability with 0.1 mol·kg–1 NaCl as the regeneration agent.