Carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin conjugated magnetic nanoparticles as nano-adsorbents for removal of copper ions: Synthesis and adsorption studies

摘要

A novel nano-adsorbent, carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextnn modified Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles (CMCD-MNPs) is fabricated for removal of copper ions from aqueous solution by grafting CM-P-CD onto the magnetite surface via carbodiimide method. The characteristics results of FTIR, TEM, TGA and XPS show that CM-P-CD is grafted onto Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles. The grafted CM-P-CD on the Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles contributes to an enhancement of the adsorption capacity because of the strong abilities of the multiple hydroxyl and carboxyl groups in CM-P-CD to adsorb metal ions. The adsorption of Cu~(2+) onto CMCD-MNPs is found to be dependent on pH and temperature. Adsorption equilibrium is achieved in 30min and the adsorption kinetics of Cu~(2+) is found to follow a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Equilibrium data for Cu~(2+) adsorption are fitted well by Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity for Cu~(2+) ions is estimated to be 47.2 mg/g at 25℃. Furthermore, thermodynamic parameters reveal the feasibility, spontaneity and exothermic nature of the adsorption process. FTIR and XPS reveal that Cu~(2+) adsorption onto CMCD-MNPs mainly involves the oxygen atoms in CM-P-CD to form surface-complexes. In addition, the copper ions can be desorbed from CMCD-MNPs by citric acid solution with 96.2% desorption efficiency and the CMCD-MNPs exhibit good recyclability.