Abstract:
The adsorption of Cs
+ by prussian blue analogue KNiFC in room-temperature ionic liquid (RTILs) was investigated in this paper, including adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherm, adsorption mechanism, the effects of ligands (TMMA, DMF and TIPMBP) and coexisting ions U(Ⅵ), Th(Ⅳ). The results indicate that the saturated adsorption capacities of Cs
+ are 40.3 mg/g at 298 K and 49.2 mg/g at 338 K respectively. The adsorption equilibrium time is about 18 h. The adsorption kinetic is found to follow the pseudo second order kinetic model. The adsorption reaction is endothermic reaction. The KNiFC is characterized by XPS and it is proved that the adsorption mechanism is cation exchange. Adsorption competition occurres when Cs
+, U(Ⅵ) or Th(Ⅳ) coexist. When TMMA, DMF and TIPMBP are added to the mixture solution of Cs
+, Th(Ⅳ) or U(Ⅵ) respectively, Th(Ⅳ) is hardly adsorbed and the adsorption capacity of Cs
+ remains unchanged; and the adsorption capacity of U(Ⅵ) is very small, the adsorption capacity of Cs
+ do not change significantly. When Cs
+, Th(Ⅳ) or U(Ⅵ) coexist in ionic liquid, the selective adsorption of Cs
+ on prussian blue analogue KNiFC inorganic adsorbent can be achieved by adding ligands.