Abstract:
Batch of adsorption experiments were carried out to remove Cu(Ⅱ) from its aqueous solution using chitosan-g-poly(acrylic acid)/vermiculite (CTS-g-PAA/UVMT) as adsorbents. The factors influencing adsorpion capacity of composites such as initial pH value of the Cu(Ⅱ) solution, the vermiculite content, adsorption time and the initial concentration of the Cu(Ⅱ) solution were investigated. The results showed that the adsorption capacity of CTS-g-PAA/UVMT composites decreases with the increase of the vermiculite content, but the adsorption capacity of samples with 30% the vermiculite content exceeds 220 mg/g. The adsorption behaviors of composites showed that the adsorption kinetics and isotherms are in good agreement with pesudo-second–order equation and the Langmuir equation, respectively.