Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies

Clay minerals as adsorbents are widely available, have large specific surface area, ability for cation exchange, which makes applicable in wastewater treatment from heavy metal ions. This study investigated the effect of acid modification on the porous structure and adsorption properties of montmori...

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Main Authors: Yrii Budash, Viktoriia Plavan, Nataliia Tarasenko, Olena Ishchenko, Maksym Koliada
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Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2023-05-01
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author Yrii Budash
Viktoriia Plavan
Nataliia Tarasenko
Olena Ishchenko
Maksym Koliada
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description Clay minerals as adsorbents are widely available, have large specific surface area, ability for cation exchange, which makes applicable in wastewater treatment from heavy metal ions. This study investigated the effect of acid modification on the porous structure and adsorption properties of montmorillonite (MMT) and palygorskite (PAL) clays of the Cherkasy deposit (Ukraine). Acid modification of clay samples was carried out with chloride acid after preliminary refining. Clay particles were analyzed using optical polarization microscopy with recording of digital images of the study. Determined the area and perimeter of individual particles of clay samples. Calculated the equivalent diameter and shape factor. Determined porosity characteristics of the samples. Pore surface area was calculated by the Brunauer-Emmette-Teller method. Total volume, mean diameters, and pore size distribution were obtained using the Density Functional Theory method. Acid modification improved the porous structure of clay samples. BET surface area of the pores of the initial sample of palygorskite clay is significantly higher compared to the montmorillonite type clay (140.66 and 83.61 m2/g, respectively). Acid modification of the PAL sample contributes to an increase in the BET surface area by approximately 1.7 times. Acid modification increases the surface area and total pore volume by approximately 2.3 times for MMT samples and 1.76 times for PAL samples. Dimensional characteristics of the pores of the MMT sample were to shift after activation, while for the PAL sample, their average size increases sharply by approximately 3.2 times. This suggested the additional formation of pores in the interfibrillar regions of the PAL sample during its acid activation. The effect of acid modification on the sorption capacity was investigated by means of methylene blue exhaustion. Sorption efficiency increases by 6-14% compared to unmodified samples and is determined by the contact time and the type of clay. Increasing the contact time from 24 to 72 hours leads to an increase in the sorption efficiency of activated MMT and PAL samples by 36 and 30%, respectively. Acid-activated clay minerals, in particular montmorillonite, can be used as part of sorption elements to increase the efficiency of wastewater treatment technologies from heavy metal ions.
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spelling doaj.art-c75d2add1c4947e899f53723f88cd1fb2023-03-29T19:59:05ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Journal of Ecological Engineering2299-89932023-05-0124521022110.12911/22998993/161691161691Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification TechnologiesYrii Budash0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-1577Viktoriia Plavan1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9559-8962Nataliia Tarasenko2Olena Ishchenko3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9510-6005Maksym Koliada4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-9556Department of Chemical Technologies and Resource Saving, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, 2, Nemirovich-Danchenko str., Kyiv 01011, UkraineDepartment of Chemical Technologies and Resource Saving, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, 2, Nemirovich-Danchenko str., Kyiv 01011, UkraineDepartment of General and Inorganic Chemistry, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 37, Peremohy av., Kyiv, 03056, UkraineDepartment of Chemical Technologies and Resource Saving, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, 2, Nemirovich-Danchenko str., Kyiv 01011, UkraineDepartment of Chemical Technologies and Resource Saving, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, 2, Nemirovich-Danchenko str., Kyiv 01011, UkraineClay minerals as adsorbents are widely available, have large specific surface area, ability for cation exchange, which makes applicable in wastewater treatment from heavy metal ions. This study investigated the effect of acid modification on the porous structure and adsorption properties of montmorillonite (MMT) and palygorskite (PAL) clays of the Cherkasy deposit (Ukraine). Acid modification of clay samples was carried out with chloride acid after preliminary refining. Clay particles were analyzed using optical polarization microscopy with recording of digital images of the study. Determined the area and perimeter of individual particles of clay samples. Calculated the equivalent diameter and shape factor. Determined porosity characteristics of the samples. Pore surface area was calculated by the Brunauer-Emmette-Teller method. Total volume, mean diameters, and pore size distribution were obtained using the Density Functional Theory method. Acid modification improved the porous structure of clay samples. BET surface area of the pores of the initial sample of palygorskite clay is significantly higher compared to the montmorillonite type clay (140.66 and 83.61 m2/g, respectively). Acid modification of the PAL sample contributes to an increase in the BET surface area by approximately 1.7 times. Acid modification increases the surface area and total pore volume by approximately 2.3 times for MMT samples and 1.76 times for PAL samples. Dimensional characteristics of the pores of the MMT sample were to shift after activation, while for the PAL sample, their average size increases sharply by approximately 3.2 times. This suggested the additional formation of pores in the interfibrillar regions of the PAL sample during its acid activation. The effect of acid modification on the sorption capacity was investigated by means of methylene blue exhaustion. Sorption efficiency increases by 6-14% compared to unmodified samples and is determined by the contact time and the type of clay. Increasing the contact time from 24 to 72 hours leads to an increase in the sorption efficiency of activated MMT and PAL samples by 36 and 30%, respectively. Acid-activated clay minerals, in particular montmorillonite, can be used as part of sorption elements to increase the efficiency of wastewater treatment technologies from heavy metal ions.http://www.jeeng.net/Effect-of-Acid-Modification-on-Porous-Structure-and-Adsorption-Properties-of-Different,161691,0,2.htmlmontmorillonitesorption capacitypalygorskiteacid modificationacid-activated clayswater purification technologiesbrunauer-emmette-teller (bet) methoddensity functional theory (dft) method
spellingShingle Yrii Budash
Viktoriia Plavan
Nataliia Tarasenko
Olena Ishchenko
Maksym Koliada
Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
Journal of Ecological Engineering
montmorillonite
sorption capacity
palygorskite
acid modification
acid-activated clays
water purification technologies
brunauer-emmette-teller (bet) method
density functional theory (dft) method
title Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
title_full Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
title_fullStr Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
title_short Effect of Acid Modification on Porous Structure and Adsorption Properties of Different Type Ukrainian Clays for Water Purification Technologies
title_sort effect of acid modification on porous structure and adsorption properties of different type ukrainian clays for water purification technologies
topic montmorillonite
sorption capacity
palygorskite
acid modification
acid-activated clays
water purification technologies
brunauer-emmette-teller (bet) method
density functional theory (dft) method
url http://www.jeeng.net/Effect-of-Acid-Modification-on-Porous-Structure-and-Adsorption-Properties-of-Different,161691,0,2.html
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