Flower-, wire-, and sheet-like MnO2-deposited diatomites: Highly efficient absorbents for the removal of Cr(VI)
Yucheng Du
,
Liping Wang
,
Jinshu Wang
,
Guangwei Zheng
,
Junshu Wu
,
Hongxing Dai
DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2014.06.047
Received April 03, 2014,Revised June 13, 2014, Accepted , Available online March 13, 2015
Volume 27,2015,Pages 71-81
Flower-, wire-, and sheet-like MnO2-deposited diatomites have been prepared using a hydrothermal method with Mn(Ac)2, KMnO4 and/or MnSO4 as Mn source and diatomite as support. Physical properties of the materials were characterized by means of numerous analytical techniques, and their behaviors in the adsorption of chromium(VI) were evaluated. It is shown that the MnO2-deposited diatomite samples with different morphologies possessed high surface areas and abundant surface hydroxyl groups (especially the wire-like MnO2/diatomite sample). Thewire-like MnO2/diatomite sample showed the best performance in the removal of Cr(VI), giving the maximum Cr(VI) adsorption capacity of 101 mg/g.
