Author(s)

Mohamed A. Shreadah¹, Omnia Gamal Abdel Hamid¹, Amr A. Yakout^2,3, Ramadan H. El-Sokkary³

¹National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt.
²ChemistryDepartment, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, KSA.
³Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

The present study is aimed to examine the adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) by using the novel cellulose acetate composite and to apply it for the removal of Cu(II) from real wastewater samples. In order to achieve this objective, ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine and te-traethylenepentanene were used for immobilization of grafted cellulose acetate-nanoscale manganese dioxide. Cellulose was extracted from mangrove species Avicennia marina and converted to cellulose acetate then it was formed composite with nano-manganese dioxide via precipitation of nano-manganese dioxide on it. The composite was grafted with acrylamide monomer before immobilization. The synthesized compounds were used for adsorption of Cu(II) and characterized by FT-IR, TGA and SEM. The adsorption characteristics of synthesized sorbents were optimized. Langmuir and Freundlich models were used to establish sorption equilibria. The analytical applications of these modified materials were applied successfully for the removal of Cu(II).

Manganese Oxide Coated Zeolite, Removal of Copper(II) Ions, Seawater

Shreadah, M. , Hamid, O. , Yakout, A. and El-Sokkary, R. (2019) Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Manganese Oxide Coated Zeolite as Adsorbent for Removal of Copper(II) Ions from Seawater. Journal of Environmental Protection, 10, 1262-1277. doi: 10.4236/jep.2019.1010075.