Activated carbon obtained from Astragalus residue was chemically activated by KOH and modified with KMnO4.The samples were characterized by N2 adsorption,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray diffractometry,sc...Activated carbon obtained from Astragalus residue was chemically activated by KOH and modified with KMnO4.The samples were characterized by N2 adsorption,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy,and Boehm titration.Accordingly,the original and modified carbon materials were used for the removal of Cd2+from aqueous solution by batch adsorption experiments.Results showed that the contents of oxygen-containing functional groups increased,and MnO2 was nearly uniformly deposited on the surface of activated carbon after modification by KMnO4.The adsorption kinetics was described by pseudo-second order model.Langmuir model fitted the adsorption-isotherm experimental data of Cd2+better than the Freundlich model.The maximum adsorption capacities of the activated carbon before and after modification for Cd2+were 116.96 and 217.00 mg/g,respectively.KMnO4 considerably changed the physicochemical properties and surface texture of activated carbon and enhanced the adsorption capacity of activated carbon for Cd2+.展开更多
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文摘Activated carbon obtained from Astragalus residue was chemically activated by KOH and modified with KMnO4.The samples were characterized by N2 adsorption,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy,and Boehm titration.Accordingly,the original and modified carbon materials were used for the removal of Cd2+from aqueous solution by batch adsorption experiments.Results showed that the contents of oxygen-containing functional groups increased,and MnO2 was nearly uniformly deposited on the surface of activated carbon after modification by KMnO4.The adsorption kinetics was described by pseudo-second order model.Langmuir model fitted the adsorption-isotherm experimental data of Cd2+better than the Freundlich model.The maximum adsorption capacities of the activated carbon before and after modification for Cd2+were 116.96 and 217.00 mg/g,respectively.KMnO4 considerably changed the physicochemical properties and surface texture of activated carbon and enhanced the adsorption capacity of activated carbon for Cd2+.