The rational design of strong affinity adsorbents for heavy metal ions removal remains a critical challenge for water treatment.In this study,amorphous molybdenum sulfide composites(EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3))were fabricated vi...The rational design of strong affinity adsorbents for heavy metal ions removal remains a critical challenge for water treatment.In this study,amorphous molybdenum sulfide composites(EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3))were fabricated via a facile hydrothermal method mediated by EDTA,which was applied to heavy metal ions(Cu^(2+),Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+),Zn^(2+)and Ni^(2+))removal from aqueous solutions.A case study for Cu^(2+)ions showed that the adsorption capacity of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3)was superior to crystalline phase MoS2 at pH 6.0 with an initial concentration of 200 mg/L.Adsorption mechanisms of different sulfide groups and—COOH of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3)were verified systematically via a series of experiments,characterizations,and density functional theory(DFT)calculations.Both bridging S_(2)^(2-)and—COOH covalently bonded with Cu^(2+)ions were ascribed to the critical factors for this enhanced removal efficiency on the surface of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3).This work offers a new method to enhance the adsorption performance of molybdenum sulfide-based materials by controlling crystallinity mediated with an organic complex small molecule.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.18JCYBJC17700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21406164,21466035 and 22066022)the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China(973 Program,No.2014CB239300)。
文摘The rational design of strong affinity adsorbents for heavy metal ions removal remains a critical challenge for water treatment.In this study,amorphous molybdenum sulfide composites(EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3))were fabricated via a facile hydrothermal method mediated by EDTA,which was applied to heavy metal ions(Cu^(2+),Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+),Zn^(2+)and Ni^(2+))removal from aqueous solutions.A case study for Cu^(2+)ions showed that the adsorption capacity of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3)was superior to crystalline phase MoS2 at pH 6.0 with an initial concentration of 200 mg/L.Adsorption mechanisms of different sulfide groups and—COOH of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3)were verified systematically via a series of experiments,characterizations,and density functional theory(DFT)calculations.Both bridging S_(2)^(2-)and—COOH covalently bonded with Cu^(2+)ions were ascribed to the critical factors for this enhanced removal efficiency on the surface of EDTA-MoSx(x=2,3).This work offers a new method to enhance the adsorption performance of molybdenum sulfide-based materials by controlling crystallinity mediated with an organic complex small molecule.
