Effects of Ionic strength and Anion species on Heavy Metal Adsorption by Zeolite

Ionic Strength 및 공존(共存) 음(陰)Ion이 Zeolite에 의(依)한 중금속(重金屬)의 흡착(吸着)에 미치는 영향(影響)

It is important to assess the effects of ionic strength and type of anions when studying the adsorption of heavy metals on zeolite because the background salt may complex with heavy metals and compete for adsorption sites. This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of ionic strength and anion species($Cl^-$, $SO^{2-}\;_4$, and $ClO^-\;_4$) on heavy metal adsorption. Heavy metal adsorption by zeolite from solutions in the range of 10 to 50ppm was studied in the presence of NaCl, $Na_2SO_4$ and $NaClO_4$, with different concentrations. The ionic strength ranged from 0.01 to 1.00. Adsorption of heavy metal cations could be described by the Freundlich isotherm equation. Increasing the ionic strength of equilibrium solutions, the amounts of heavy metal adsorbed on the zeolite surfaces decreased in all three of the anion systems. This fact could be attributed to the competition of background salt cation and the decrease in initial activity of heavy metal cations. In the presence of Cl anion, less adsorption resulted than in the presence of $SO_4$ or $ClO_4$ anions of the same ionic strength, indicating the presence of uncharged and negatively charged complexes of heavy metal with Cl ligands.

Ionic strength 및 공존(共存) 음(陰)Ion($Cl^-$, $SO^{2-}\;_4$, $ClO^-\;_4$)이 Zeolite에 의(依)한 중금속(重金屬)의 흡착(吸着)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. Ionic strength별(別) Zeolite에 의(依)한 Cd, Cu 및 Zn의 흡착등온선(吸着等溫線)은 Freundlich 식(式)에 잘 부합(符合)되었다. Ionic strength가 증가(增加)할수록 중금속(重金屬)의 흡착량(吸着量)은 3종(種)의 서로 다른 음(陰)Ion이 공존(共存)하여도 모두 감소(減少)하는 경향(傾向)이었다. Background salt의 음(陰)Ion 종류별(種類別) 중금속(重金屬) 흡착량(吸着量)은 $ClO^-\;_4>SO^{2-}\;_4>Cl^-$의 순(順)이었으며 흡착평형용액내(吸着平衡溶液內)에서 음(陰)Ion은 Ligand로 작용(作用)하여 중금속(重金屬) Ion들과 Complex를 형성(形成)하는 능력(能力)에 차이(差異)가 있음이 인정(認定)되었다.