The effective removal of Pb<sup>2+</sup> by activated carbon fibers modified by <scp>l</scp>-cysteine: exploration of kinetics, thermodynamics and mechanism
Lingkai Zhu, Yuyuan Yao, Dingzhou Chen, Ping Lan
Abstract
A low-cost fabrication route has been developed to prepare a chemically grafted activated carbon fiber, which effectively removed Pb 2+ from solution. Multiple characterisation results indicated that l -cyst-ACF had abundant N-containing and S-containing functional groups.
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AdsorptionLangmuir adsorption modelEndothermic processChemistryMonolayerChemisorptionActivated carbonKineticsSulfurChemical engineeringPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryEngineeringAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsGraphene research and applications