Highly recyclable EDTA-crosslinked chitosan-gelatin biopolymer adsorbent for separation and recovery of rare earth elements from aqueous solution  

作　　者：Monu Verma Deepa Sachan Vinod Kumar Waseem Ahmad Nishesh Sharma Hyunook Kim 

机构地区：[1]Water-Energy Nexus Laboratory,Department of Environmental Engineering,University of Seoul,Seoul 02504,Republic of Korea [2]Department of Food Science&Technology,Graphic Era(Deemed to Be University),Dehradun Uttarakhand 248002,India [3]Department of Chemistry,Uttaranchal University,Dehradun Uttarakhand 248007,India [4]Department of Chemistry,Graphic Era(Deemed to Be University),Dehradun,Uttarakhand 248002,India [5]Peoples’Friendship University of Russia(RUDN University),Moscow 117198,Russian Federation

出　　处：《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》2025年第4期139-153,共15页环境科学与工程前沿(英文)

基　　金：the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)for funding provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT through the Brain Pool Program(RS-2024-00406513);supported by the Green Venture R&D program(S3051540)funded by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups(MSS,Republic of Korea);supported by the Strategic Academic Leadership Program of RUDN University,Russia.

摘　　要：A biopolymer adsorbent was prepared by crosslinking chitosan(CS)and gelatin(GL)with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA)for the separation and recovery of three famous rare earth elements(REEs),i.e.,lanthanum(La(Ⅲ)),cerium(Ce(Ⅲ)),and europium(Eu(Ⅲ)),from water.In this adsorbent,the EDTA moiety acts as a crosslinking agent,in addition to aiding in REE adsorption via coordination sites.Various parameters,including contact time,pH,initial REE concentration,reusability,and selectivity,were investigated during the REE recovery from water.The kinetic results fit better with the pseudo-second-order(PSO)kinetics model,confirming the involvement of chemisorption and external film diffusion in the rate-determining step.The isotherm data fit the Langmuir model,indicating a homogeneous surface for REE adsorption.The rate constant(k_(2))values for PSO kinetics were(9.60±0.05)×10^(-4),(8.67±0.04)×10^(-4),and(10.30±0.04)×10^(-4) g/(mg·min),while the maximum adsorption capacities were 76.70±5.70,79.10±6.80,and 86.20±5.10 mg/g for La(Ⅲ),Ce(Ⅲ),and Eu(Ⅲ),respectively.The CS-EDTA-GL adsorbent provided a good separation factor(β)in 16 REE mixtures;among them,an optimalβwas observed for Eu(Ⅲ)with values of 1.3838,1.322,1.284,1.351,1.4896,and 1.2792 for Eu/Sc,Eu/Yb,Eu/Tm,Eu/Y,Eu/La,and Eu/Er,respectively.Adsorption mechanism confirms the electrostatic interactions and coordination complexation role in the REE adsorption.Finally,the adsorbent was used in pure water,tap water,and two industrial wastewater samples collected at real environmental concentrations to determine its suitability for practical applications.

关 键 词：Adsorption recovery Rare earth elements Separation factor Industrial wastewater Recovery mechanism 

分 类 号：X703[环境科学与工程—环境工程]