A Prospect for Environmental Remediation of Perchlorate via Cost-Effective Pinus Leaves and Dandelion Flower Powder-based Layer Double Hydride (LDH) Sorbents

• Main Authors: Ammara Ahmed, Addison Francis, Na Liu, Ying Ying Liu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
• Series: Arabian Journal of Chemistry
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535220300691

In this study, pine leaves powder (PiP) and dandelion flower powder (DFP) were repurposed to synthesize layered double hydroxides (LDHs) to form a base for sorbents used in perchlorate remediation from wastewater. The effects of the adsorbent dose, pH, thermodynamics, and coexisting ions were evaluated in batch experiments. The results revealed that 0.1 g adsorbent (PiP-LDH and DFP-LDH) removed 97% and 93% of perchlorate contaminants, respectively. In this study, the correlation coefficient of pseudo-second-order was higher than pseudo-first-order for all the LDHs. The kinetic and isotherm studies showed the best uptake of perchlorate in the short time was by PiP-LDH, followed by DFP-LDH (20 min and 40 min, respectively). The calculated and experimental values of adsorption at the equilibrium state also concurred with the pseudo-second-order model. The prepared LDHs were mesoporous. The surface area of PiP-LDH provided more adsorption sites, rendering it more suitable for perchlorate adsorption compared with the other two LDHs. The model suggests Physico-chemical interactions behind the sorption of perchlorate by LDHs. The adsorption was more influenced by anions i.e, PO43− > SO42− > NO3 than monovalent anions due to the increase in the charge radius values. The prepared LDHs could be of great benefit to the environmental remediation of wastewater bodies. Keywords: LDHs, PiP-LDH, DFP-LDH, Adsorptive removal