Effective removal of Cd<sup>2+</sup> and Pb<sup>2+</sup> pollutants from wastewater by dielectrophoresis-assisted adsorption

doi:10.1007/s11783-019-1092-9

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2019, Vol. 13

Issue (2) : 16 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-019-1092-9

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effective removal of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ pollutants from wastewater by dielectrophoresis-assisted adsorption

Qinghao Jin^1,², Chenyang Cui^1,², Huiying Chen^1,²(

), Jing Wu^1,², Jing Hu^1,², Xuan Xing^1,², Junfeng Geng³, Yanhong Wu^1,²(

)

¹. College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
². Beijing Engineering Research Center of Food Environment and Public Health, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
³. Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, Institute for Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies, University of Bolton, BL3 5AB Bolton, UK

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Abstract

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) process could enhance the removal the Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ with less absorbent.

The removal rates of both Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ increased with the increase of voltage.

The overall removal rate of Cd²⁺and Pb²⁺ in the binary system is higher than that of Cd²⁺ or Pb²⁺ in the single system.

DEP could cause considerable changes of the bentonite particles in both surface morphology and microstructure.

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) was combined with adsorption (ADS) to simultaneously and effectively remove Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ species from aqueous solution. To implement the process, bentonite particles of submicro-meter size were used to first adsorb the heavy metal ions. These particles were subsequently trapped and removed by DEP. The effects of the adsorbent dosage, DEP cell voltage and the capture pool numbers on the removal rate were investigated in batch processes, which allowed us to determine the optimal experimental conditions. The high removal efficiency, 97.3% and 99.9% for Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺, respectively, were achieved when the ions are coexisting in the system. The microstructure of bentonite particles before and after ADS/DEP was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Our results suggest that the dielectrophoresis-assisted adsorption method has a high capability to remove the heavy metals from wastewater.

Keywords Adsorption Dielectrophoresis Heavy metals Cadmium Lead Wastewater

Corresponding Author(s): Huiying Chen,Yanhong Wu

Issue Date: 14 January 2019

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Qinghao Jin,Chenyang Cui,Huiying Chen, et al. Effective removal of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ pollutants from wastewater by dielectrophoresis-assisted adsorption[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(2): 16.

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Fig.1 A schematic diagram shows that two different metal ions, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺, can be first adsorbed and then removed by a DEP-assisted adsorption process.

Fig.2 The device layout used in the experiments and the electrodes arrangement.

Fig.3 Change of the removal efficiency of Cd²⁺ (a), and Pb²⁺ (b), with the absorbent dosage in either ADS only or the combined DEP/ADS processes.

Fig.4 Effect of voltage on the removal efficiency of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺. [Cd²⁺] = 200 mg/L, absorbent dosage 0.8 g/L; [Pb²⁺] = 200 mg/L, absorbent dosage 0.5g /L.

Fig.5 Effect of the DEP pool numbers on the removal efficiency of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ in single and binary systems. (a) [Cd²⁺] = 200 mg/L, 1.2 g/L adsorbent, 20 V; [Pb²⁺]=200 mg/L, 0.5 g/L adsorbent, 18 V. (b) [Cd²⁺ ] = 200 mg/L, 1.0 g/L adsorbent, 20 V; [Pb²⁺ ] = 200 mg/L, 1.0 g/L adsorbent, 18 V; [Pb²⁺ ] = 200 mg/L, 1.0 g/L adsorbent, 20 V.

Fig.6 SEM images of the bentonite particles before and after adsorption of Cd²⁺ or Pb²⁺ and the ADS/DEP treatment.

Tab.1 Weight percentage of heavy metal elements on the surface of bentonite particles

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