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Recent Research Progress of Novel Ion Adsorbents

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1470

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Dr. Elżbieta Grządka

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Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Skłodowskiej—Curie 3 Sq., 20-031 Lublin, Poland
Interests: macromolecules; polysaccharides; adsorption; colloidal stability; polymer-surfactant interactions; clay minerals; nano-oxides; suspensions; electric double layer; radioecology
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Dr. Katarzyna Szymczyk

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Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Interests: surfactants; adsorption; aggregation; contact angle; wettability; adhesion; polymer surfaces; surface and interfacial tension
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to submit your recent studies to a Special Issue of Molecules titled “Recent Research Progress of Novel Ion Adsorbents”.

The constant progress of civilization has resulted in the development of many different industries. However, the rapid growth of the human population, industrialization, and excessive use of chemicals have contributed to environmental pollution and a decline in clean water resources. Scientists are still looking for effective, efficient, and economical ways to purify water.

One of these is the adsorption process. Adsorption is a surface phenomenon that, due to attractive forces, enables the accumulation of atoms, molecules, or ions of the adsorbate on the surface of the solid adsorbent. Due to its simplicity, effectiveness, and selectivity, this process is used to remove all unwanted substances from water, such as toxic metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and others. Moreover, adsorption processes are usually carried out at low temperatures, which makes them energy-efficient and therefore inexpensive. The key to using adsorption processes for effective substance removal is the proper selection and design of adsorption materials. Currently, the most popular adsorbents are activated carbons, clay minerals, zeolite, oxides, as well as organometallic structures, polymeric materials, and composite and functional materials. An ideal sorbent should be highly selective, with high sorption capacity, and good mechanical and thermal stability. On the other hand, the adsorbent must also enable easy adsorbate desorption, regenerate quickly, and must be easily disposable and affordable. These factors also determine the usefulness of the sorbent in practice. Many such factors have a direct impact on adsorption processes. The most important of them include factors related to the adsorbent (specific surface area, functional groups, and purity) and adsorbate (chemical character, charge, and types of functional groups), as well as related to other system properties (pH, type and ionic strength of the electrolyte, temperature, and presence of other substances).

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the latest literature on the mechanisms of adsorption processes of ionic substances, and the synthesis and characterization of adsorbents used for this purpose. Original research articles, review articles, and short communications describing current research trends and future prospects in the areas of adsorption processes of ionic substances are welcome.

Dr. Elżbieta Grządka
Dr. Katarzyna Szymczyk
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • synthesis of adsorbents
  • adsorbents regeneration
  • ionic adsorbates
  • purification of water
  • removal of impurities
  • adsorption mechanisms
  • desorption
  • equilibrium data
  • adsorption isotherms
  • kinetic models

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Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on Adsorption of Neutral and Ionic Species of Organic Adsorbates from Aqueous Solutions on Activated Carbon
by Małgorzata Wasilewska, Anna Derylo-Marczewska and Adam W. Marczewski
Molecules 2024, 29(13), 3032; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133032 - 26 Jun 2024
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This work presents comprehensive studies of the adsorption of neutral and ionic forms of organic adsorbates from aqueous solutions on activated carbon. The influence of pH on the equilibrium and kinetics of the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and organic acids, benzoic (BA), [...] Read more.
This work presents comprehensive studies of the adsorption of neutral and ionic forms of organic adsorbates from aqueous solutions on activated carbon. The influence of pH on the equilibrium and kinetics of the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and organic acids, benzoic (BA), 2-nitrobenzoic (2-NBA), 3-nitrobenzoic (3-NBA), and 4-nitrobenzoic (4-NBA) acid, was investigated. Experimental adsorption isotherms were analyzed using the generalized Langmuir isotherm equation (R2 = 0.932–0.995). Adsorption rate data were studied using multiple adsorption kinetics equations, of which the multi-exponential equation gave the best fit quality (R2 − 1 = (6.3 × 10−6)–(2.1 × 10−3)). The half-time was also used to represent the effect of pH on adsorption kinetics. Strong dependences of the adsorption efficiency on the solution pH were demonstrated. In the case of organic acid adsorption, the amount and rate of this process increased with a decrease in pH. Moreover, larger adsorbed amounts of methylene blue were recorded in an alkaline environment in a relatively short time. The maximum absorbed amounts were 11.59 mmol/g, 6.57 mmol/g, 9.38 mmol/g, 2.70 mmol/g, and 0.24 mmol/g for BA, 2NBA, 3-NBA, 4-NBA, and MB. The pure activated carbon and the selected samples after adsorption were investigated using thermal analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Full article
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Renewing Interest in Zeolites as Adsorbents for Capture of Cationic Dyes from Aqueous and Ethanolic Solutions: A Simulation-Based Insight into the Efficiency of Dye Adsorption in View of Wastewater Treatment and Valorization of Post-Sorption Materials
by Lotfi Boudjema, Marwa Assaf, Fabrice Salles, Pierre-Marie Gassin, Gaelle Martin-Gassin and Jerzy Zajac
Molecules 2024, 29(13), 2952; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29132952 - 21 Jun 2024
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The impact of solvents on the efficiency of cationic dye adsorption from a solution onto protonated Faujasite-type zeolite (FAU-Y) was investigated in the prospect of supporting potential applications in wastewater treatment or in the preparation of building blocks for optical devices. The adsorption [...] Read more.
The impact of solvents on the efficiency of cationic dye adsorption from a solution onto protonated Faujasite-type zeolite (FAU-Y) was investigated in the prospect of supporting potential applications in wastewater treatment or in the preparation of building blocks for optical devices. The adsorption isotherms were experimentally determined for methylene blue (MB) and auramine O (AO) from single-component solutions in water and in ethanol. The limiting dye uptake (saturation capacity) was evaluated for each adsorption system, and it decreased in the order of MB–water > AO–water > AO–ethanol > MB–ethanol. The mutual distances and orientations of the adsorbed dye species, and their interactions with the oxygen sites of the FAU-Y framework, with the solvent molecules, and among themselves were inferred from Monte Carlo simulations and subsequently utilized to rationalize the observed differences in the saturation capacity. The dye–solvent competition and the propensity of the dyes to form compact pi-stacked dimers were shown to play an important role in establishing a non-uniform distribution of the adsorbed species throughout the porous space. The two effects appeared particularly strong in the case of the MB–water system. The necessity of including solvent effects in modeling studies is emphasized. Full article
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The Use of Chitin for the Removal of Nitrates and Orthophosphates from Greenhouse Wastewater
by Tomasz Jóźwiak, Artur Mielcarek and Urszula Filipkowska
Molecules 2024, 29(6), 1289; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29061289 - 14 Mar 2024
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The study investigated the possibility of using chitin flakes as an unconventional sorbent for the removal of orthophosphates and nitrates from greenhouse wastewater (GW). The effluent parameters were as follows: 66.2 mg P-PO4/L, 566.0 mg N-NO3/L, 456.0 mg S-SO [...] Read more.
The study investigated the possibility of using chitin flakes as an unconventional sorbent for the removal of orthophosphates and nitrates from greenhouse wastewater (GW). The effluent parameters were as follows: 66.2 mg P-PO4/L, 566.0 mg N-NO3/L, 456.0 mg S-SO4/L, 13.7 mg Cl−/L, 721 mg Ca2+/L, 230 mg Mg2+/L, hardness 11.3 °dH, and pH 5.4. The scope of the research included determinations of the influence of pH on GW composition and the efficiency of nutrient sorption, the kinetics of nutrient sorption, the influence of the dose of chitin flakes on the effectiveness of nutrient binding and the maximum sorption capacity of the sorbent. The sorption of P-PO4 on the tested sorbent was most effective at pH 4, and the sorption of N-NO3 at pH 2. The equilibrium time of sorption of both nutrients from GW to chitin depended on the sorbent dose and ranged from 150 to 180 min. The sorbent dose of 40 g/L enabled removing 90% of orthophosphates and 5.7% of nitrates from the wastewater. The maximum sorption capacity of CH towards P-PO4 and N-NO3 contained in the GW was 3.20 mg/g and 3.04 mg/g, respectively. In turn, the sorption of calcium and magnesium ions on chitin flakes was completely ineffective. Full article
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