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• TITLE: Hexavalent Chromium Removal and Reduction to Cr (III) by Polystyrene Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine

  AUTHORS: Lina Odeh, Imad Odeh, Mustafa Khamis, Mahmoud Khatib, Mohannad Qurie, Ziad Shakhsher, Mutaz Qutob

  KEYWORDS: Adsorption of Cr (VI), Polystyrene Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, ICP-MS, SEM, EDS

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol.6 No.1, January 9, 2015

  ABSTRACT: A commercially available chelating polymer, polystyrene tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, was used for the removal of chromium from aqueous solution. The influence of pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage and initial Cr (VI) concentration on adsorption was studied. The optimum pH for the removal of Cr (VI) was at pH 5, while optimum contact time and adsorbent dosage were 120 minutes and 10 g/L, respectively. Total chromium and Cr (VI) concentrations were analyzed by ICP-MS and UV-Visible. Adsorption isotherms using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models revealed that the data fitted Langmuir isotherm model better than Freundlich with a maximum adsorption capacity of 312.27 mg/g. FTIR spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) analyses were performed on the adsorbent before and after binding Cr (VI). All analyses confirmed the complexation of Cr (VI) to the adsorbent. Desorption experiments using KCl solution indicated 89.3% release of chromium, rendering this method of high potential for adsorbent regeneration.