EVALUATION OF HEAVY METAL REMOVAL BY OXIDISED LIGNINS IN ACID MEDIA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

• Main Authors: Germán C. Quintana, George J. M. Rocha, Adilson R. Gonçalves, Jorge A. Velásquez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2008-11-01
• Series: BioResources
• Subjects: Adsorption Isotherms; Lignin oxidation; Bagasse lignin; Kraft lignin; Lignin characterization
• Online Access: http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_03_4_1092_Quintana_RGV_Eval_Heavy_Metal_Oxidized_Lignin/261

The capacity for removal of heavy metals from liquid streams by formation of complexes with lignins oxidized by acid treatment was studied. Lignins were obtained from different sources: sulfuric acid pretreated cane bagasse, soda pulping bagasse, eucalypt Kraft lignin, and commercial Kraft lignin. These lignins were characterized using different techniques to determine Klason lignin, carbohydrates, total acids, ashes, and their main functional groups: phenolic-OH, carbonyls, etc. The studied lignins were determined spectroscopically using FTIR. In order to increase the metal adsorption capacity, lignins were oxidized at 100°C during 2 h, using aqueous solutions of H2O2 in distilled water solvent and HCl catalyst. Some lignin adsorption isotherms were constructed before and after the oxidation process to define Cd(II) ion removal capacity.