Evaluation of adsorption capacities of humic acids extracted from Algerian soilon polyaniline for application to remove pollutants such as Cd(II), Zn(II) andNi(II) and characterization with cavity microelectrode
Achour Terbouche , Chafia Ait Ramdane-Terbouche , Didier Hauchard , Safia Djebbar
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Received August 19, 2010,Revised February 18, 2011, Accepted , Available online
Volume 23,2011,Pages 1095-1103
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The adsorption capacities of new humic acids isolated from Yakouren forest (YHA) and Sahara (Tamenrasset: THA) soils (Algeria)
and commercial humic acid (PFHA) on polyaniline emeraldine base (PEB) were studied at pH 6.6. Also the adsorption of heavy
metals such as Cd2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+ on humic acid-polyaniline systems (HA-PEB) was investigated at the same conditions. HA-PEB
compounds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectrometry and cavity microelectrode. In addition,
batch adsorption and cavity microelectrode were used in the adsorption study of Cd2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+ on HA-PEB. To develop biocaptors
of polluting metals using a cavity microelectrode modified by HA-PEB systems, the adsorption kinetic and adsorption capacity were
investigated. The SEM analysis showed that the presence of humic acid affected the PEB surface and caused the formation of a
granular morphology. The maximum adsorption capacities (qmax) of PFHA, THA and YHA determined by adsorption isotherms were
91.31, 132.1 and 151.0 mg/g, respectively. Batch adsorption results showed that qmax of Cd2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+ on HA-PEB followed
the order: THA-PEB > YHA-PEB > PFHA-PEB. The voltammograms obtained with HA-PEB modified cavity microelectrode showed
the appearance of new redox couples reflecting the adsorption of HA on PEB. Metal-humic acid-polyaniline voltammograms were
characterized by appearance of oxidation-reduction couples or reduction wave corresponding to metal. Finally, the result may be
exploited to develop a biocaptor based on the cavity microelectrode amended by THA-PEB and YHA-PEB.
