The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution

The removal mechanism of a microbial flocculant produced using a novel Paenibacillus sp. strain A9 (MBFA9) for two heavy metal ions, lead and zinc, from an aqueous solution is studied and compared. The removal rate of Pb(II) or Zn(II) by MBFA9 increased with an increase in the pH when the pH was les...

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Main Authors: Jiaqi Zhang, Binhui Jiang, Bo Zhang, Yu Li, Ping Fang and, Xiaomin Hu
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617419845477
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Binhui Jiang
Bo Zhang
Yu Li
Ping Fang and
Xiaomin Hu
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Yu Li
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Xiaomin Hu
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description The removal mechanism of a microbial flocculant produced using a novel Paenibacillus sp. strain A9 (MBFA9) for two heavy metal ions, lead and zinc, from an aqueous solution is studied and compared. The removal rate of Pb(II) or Zn(II) by MBFA9 increased with an increase in the pH when the pH was less than 6.0. The removal rates were 91.26% for Pb(II) and 76.28% for Zn(II). The optimum condition was found at a pH of 5.5 and dosage of MBFA9 of 5% (v/v, 150 mg/L). When the initial concentration of metal ions was 100 mg/L, the removal capacity was 453.70 mg/g for Pb(II) and 398.48 mg/g for Zn(II). The capture process of a single metal ion of Pb(II) or Zn(II) by MBFA9 agreed with the Langmuir adsorption model with fitting coefficients of 0.9907 and 0.9408, respectively. Both the adsorption kinetics and adsorption equilibrium, usually described as adsorption isotherms, showed that this process of Pb(II) or Zn(II) capture by MBFA9 involved simple adsorption of a single molecular layer. The maximum reaction rate constant, K 2 , of MBFA9 in the captured Pb(II) decreased from 0.0497 to 0.0095, with an increase in the Zn(II) concentration under different Zn(II) concentrations (0, 20, and 40 mg/L). This indicated that the presence of Zn(II) competed with PB(II) for the binding sites of MBFA9 and led to a decrease in the removal rate. The process was controlled by chemical adsorption.
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spelling doaj-art-2901a48b0e1b43c589857d51c4e278212025-08-20T02:43:16ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382019-07-013710.1177/0263617419845477The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solutionJiaqi ZhangBinhui JiangBo ZhangYu LiPing Fang andXiaomin HuThe removal mechanism of a microbial flocculant produced using a novel Paenibacillus sp. strain A9 (MBFA9) for two heavy metal ions, lead and zinc, from an aqueous solution is studied and compared. The removal rate of Pb(II) or Zn(II) by MBFA9 increased with an increase in the pH when the pH was less than 6.0. The removal rates were 91.26% for Pb(II) and 76.28% for Zn(II). The optimum condition was found at a pH of 5.5 and dosage of MBFA9 of 5% (v/v, 150 mg/L). When the initial concentration of metal ions was 100 mg/L, the removal capacity was 453.70 mg/g for Pb(II) and 398.48 mg/g for Zn(II). The capture process of a single metal ion of Pb(II) or Zn(II) by MBFA9 agreed with the Langmuir adsorption model with fitting coefficients of 0.9907 and 0.9408, respectively. Both the adsorption kinetics and adsorption equilibrium, usually described as adsorption isotherms, showed that this process of Pb(II) or Zn(II) capture by MBFA9 involved simple adsorption of a single molecular layer. The maximum reaction rate constant, K 2 , of MBFA9 in the captured Pb(II) decreased from 0.0497 to 0.0095, with an increase in the Zn(II) concentration under different Zn(II) concentrations (0, 20, and 40 mg/L). This indicated that the presence of Zn(II) competed with PB(II) for the binding sites of MBFA9 and led to a decrease in the removal rate. The process was controlled by chemical adsorption.https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617419845477
spellingShingle Jiaqi Zhang
Binhui Jiang
Bo Zhang
Yu Li
Ping Fang and
Xiaomin Hu
The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
Adsorption Science & Technology
title The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
title_full The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
title_fullStr The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
title_full_unstemmed The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
title_short The effect of microflocculant MBFA9 and the mechanism of Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from an aqueous solution
title_sort effect of microflocculant mbfa9 and the mechanism of pb ii and zn ii removal from an aqueous solution
url https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617419845477
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