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. 2023 Apr 28;13(1):6930.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34140-9.

Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption through Amberlite XAD-7 resin impregnated via CYANEX-272 extractant

Azadeh Yarahmadi  1 , Mohammad Hassan Khani  2 , Masoud Nasiri Zarandi  1 , Younes Amini  3
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Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption through Amberlite XAD-7 resin impregnated via CYANEX-272 extractant

Azadeh Yarahmadi et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to investigate the ability of Amberlite XAD-7 (AXAD-7) resin impregnated with CYANEX-272 (di-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl phosphonic acid) to remove cerium (Ce(ΙΙΙ)) and lanthanum (La(ΙΙΙ)) ions from aqueous solutions in the batch scheme. The prepared adsorbent material was determined utilizing FTIR, SEM-EDX, and BET methods. The impact of three individual process variable factors involving feed solution pH (2-6), adsorbent dose (0.05-0.65), and process temperature (15-55 °C) on the simultaneous removal of Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions was evaluated via response surface methodology (RSM) according to the central composite design (CCD). The modeling of Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption was performed using the quadratic model and was evaluated using a coefficient of determination for both ions. The optimization data revealed that the adsorption amount of Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions removal under optimal conditions were 99.75% and 69.98%, respectively. Equilibrium and kinetic investigations were also conducted to define the removal performance of the calculated adsorbent for Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions removal. Various isotherms models such as Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Sips were examined at 25 °C to analyze the equilibrium isotherm data. The data revealed that the Sips approach is compatible with the experimental data. The highest adsorption capacity of the resin for Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions were 11.873 mg g-1 and 7.324 mg g-1, correspondingly. The kinetic study of the Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) adsorption process was conducted via pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion models(IDMs). Based on the data obtained, kinetic data were fitted well to a pseudo-second-order rate correlation. According to the obtained results, the (AXAD-7) resin impregnated with CYANEX-272 performed well in removing both Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions from aqueous solutions with well stability during several adsorption-desorption cycles and well regeneration and excellent metallic ions recovery.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
FTIR spectra of the working polymeric resin: (a) A XAD-7; (b) Amberlite XAD-7 resin impregnated with CYANEX-272; (c) AXAD-7 resin impregnated with CYANEX-272 after Ce(III) and La(III) adsorption.
Figure 2
Figure 2
SEM image of A XAD-7 resin surface before (a) and after (b) impregnation with CYANEX-272.
Figure 3
Figure 3
SEM pictures of the loaded SIR (a) and corresponding p (b), La (c) and Ce (d) elemental mappings.
Figure 4
Figure 4
EDX image of SIR after Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption.
Figure 5
Figure 5
The sketch of calculated data versus experimental amounts of Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption.
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Figure 6
Perturbation plot for Ce(ΙΙΙ) and La(ΙΙΙ) ions adsorption models.
Figure 7
Figure 7
3D sketches of the combined impact of temperature and SIR dose on the percentage adsorption of (a) Ce(III) and (b) La(III) (primary metal ions concentration 200 mg L−1, pH = 4 and time 180 min).
Figure 8
Figure 8
3D figures of the combined impact of pH and temperature on the percentage adsorption of (a) Ce(III) and (b) La(III) (primary metal ions concentration 200 mg L−1, SIR dose = 0.35 g and time 180 min).
Figure 9
Figure 9
3D curves of the combined effect of pH and SIR dose on the percentage adsorption of (a) Ce(III) and (b) La(III) (primary metal ions concentration 200 mg L−1, temperature = 35 °C and time 180 min).
Figure 10
Figure 10
Nonlinear fit of the pseudo-second order kinetic model of Ce(III) and La(III) ions adsorption onto SIR ([Ce-La] = 200 mg/L, pH = 5, SIR dose = 0.4 g, Stirring velocity = 200 rpm, and temperature = 25 ± 2 °C).
Figure 11
Figure 11
Adsorption–Desorption efficiency of SIR in 3 consecutive cycles using HCL 0.1 mol L−1.
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