Polymer Bulletin, Vol.74, No.4, 1157-1174, 2017
Removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions using polypyrrole-based magnetic composites
PPy/Fe3O4/AgCl composites were prepared via in situ polymerization for the removal of highly toxic Cr(VI). The structure and morphology of the prepared composites were characterized by the XRD, SEM, TEM, and VSM examinations. Up to 100 % removal was found with 1000 mg/L Cr(VI) aqueous solution at pH 2.0. The process of Cr(VI) ions' adsorption was easy to reach equilibrium at higher temperatures. Adsorption results showed that Cr(VI) removal efficiency by the composites decreased with an increase in pH. Adsorption kinetics was described by the pseudo-second-order rate model. Isotherm data fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm model. Desorption experiment showed that the regenerated adsorption of PPy/Fe3O4/AgCl can be reused successfully for three times successive adsorption-desorption cycles without appreciable loss of its original capacity.