Phosphonium-enhanced chitosan for Cr(VI) adsorption in wastewater treatment
Sebastian Sessarego1, Simone C G Rodrigues2, Ye Xiao1
1Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Abstract:
Adsorption is a commonly used method for industrial wastewater treatment because of its low-cost, easy operation and high efficiency. In this work, chitosan was crosslinked and functionalized with a low-cost phosphonium salt, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS), to enhance its adsorption capacity for Cr(VI). The novel phosphonium-crosslinked chitosan (PCC) was characterized using elemental analysis, XRF, FTIR, NMR and SEM-EDX. At pH 6, PCC had a higher Langmuir equilibrium constant than the unmodified chitosan (0.19 ± 0.02 L mg-1 versus 0.0044 ± 0.0005 L mg-1) and PCC demonstrated higher adsorption capacity than chitosan at equilibrium Cr(VI) concentrations below 120 mg L-1. Additionally, magnesium sulfate or magnesium chloride was shown to desorb Cr(VI) and recycle PCC. When treated with THPS, chitosan is activated for Cr(VI) adsorption at pH 6; therefore, PCC can be used in wastewater treatment over a wider pH range than chitosan.
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