AccScience Publishing / AJWEP / Volume 20 / Issue 6 / DOI: 10.3233/AJW230081
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Kinetic, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Modeling of  Pb(II) Heavy Metals Removal from Aqueous Solutions  Using Hydrogel-MWCNTs Nanocomposites

Zainab R. Maktof1 Nadher D. Radia2*
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1 Thi-Qar General Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education, Thi-Qar, Iraq
2 Department of Chemistry, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
AJWEP 2023, 20(6), 67–75; https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW230081
Submitted: 11 July 2023 | Revised: 18 October 2023 | Accepted: 18 November 2023 | Published: 27 November 2023
© 2023 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Abstract

This study investigated the ability of nanocomposite hydrogels (NaCMC-g-AAc/COOH-MWCNTs) to adsorb Pb(II) ions, an environmental pollutant. The characterisation of the hydrogel and nanocomposite was achieved using FTIR, FESEM, XRD and TGA techniques, XRD techniques. Adsorption studies showed that equilibrium was reached after 120 minutes with a removal efficiency of 82%. Many factors were also studied, as the results indicated that the adsorption equality was of the (S4) type according to Giles’ classification, and the adsorption parallels for Pb (II) ions matched the Freundlich adsorption model. The absorption process was found to be endothermic, with absorption increasing with increasing temperature. Positive content and entropy are noted, as well as negative free energy, indicating the physical and spontaneous nature of the process.

Keywords
Adsorption
lead (II)
oxidised multi-wall carbon nanotubes
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
Conflict of interest
The authors declare they have no competing interests.
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