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Mesoporous Ag-functionalized magnetic activated carbon-based agro-waste for efficient removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), and microorganisms from wastewater
Summary
Researchers developed silver nanoparticle-functionalized magnetic activated carbon nanosorbents derived from agricultural waste that efficiently remove lead and cadmium ions from wastewater while also exhibiting strong antibacterial activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The material could be regenerated and reused up to five cycles.
Herein, eco-friendly mesoporous magnetic activated carbon-based agro-waste nanosorbents incorporating antimicrobial silver nanoparticles (Mag@AC1-Ag and Mag@AC1-Ag) have been prepared. Various techniques (XRD, SEM/EDX, TEM, FTIR, and BET analysis) were employed to characterize the prepared nanosorbents before being utilized as novel nanosorbents to remove Pb+2 and Cd+2 ions. Mag@AC1-Ag and Mag@AC1-Ag exhibited rapid and excellent uptake of Pb+2 and Cd+2. The pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm are more suitable for the explanation of the experimental results. The thermodynamic parameters showed that the Pb+2 and Cd+2 sorption by the nanosorbents was a spontaneous and endothermic reaction. The prepared nanosorbents can be effectively regenerated using HCl and recycled up to the fifth cycle. These nanosorbents' potential uses for eliminating Pb+2 and Cd+2 from real water samples were evaluated. Moreover, the results revealed that both Mag@AC1-Ag and Mag@AC2-Ag exhibited high antimicrobial activity against fecal coliform (gram-negative) and Bacillus subtilis (gram-positive).
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