Recovery of Cobalt from Dilute Aqueous Solutions Using Activated Carbon-alginate Composite Spheres Impregnated with Cyanex 272

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 6

PMID 35516852

Authors

Stijn Van Roosendael

Bieke Onghena

Joris Roosen

Bart Michielsen

Kenny Wyns

Steven Mullens

Koen Binnemans

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Abstract

A novel adsorbent was designed for selective recovery of cobalt(ii) from synthetic binary cobalt(ii)-nickel(ii) and cobalt(ii)-manganese(ii) solutions, a synthetic multi-element solution and a real aqueous waste stream from the petrochemical sector. The adsorbent consisted of shaped activated carbon-alginate spheres impregnated with Cyanex 272. The synthesis was followed by characterisation using SEM, infrared spectroscopy, BET analysis and elemental analysis. Good selectivity for cobalt(ii) over nickel(ii) could be achieved during adsorption, while this was not the case for cobalt(ii) over manganese(ii). Cobalt(ii) and manganese(ii) were therefore fully adsorbed and stripped using a dilute sulphuric acid solution. The adsorbent was shown to be reusable in a column setup. Finally, the adsorbent material was used for the purification of a real aqueous waste stream from the petrochemical sector.

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