Synthesis and Characterization of Na-Zeolites from Textile Waste Ash and Its Application for Removal of Lead (Pb) from Wastewater

Tabassum Hussain, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Adnan Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Parvaiz Ahamd, Leonard Wijaya and Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
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Tabassum Hussain: Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Abdullah Ijaz Hussain: Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha: Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Adnan Ali: Department of Physics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Rizwan: Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Shafaqat Ali: Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Parvaiz Ahamd: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Leonard Wijaya: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: Massive production of carcinogenic fly ash waste poses severe threats to water bodies due to its disposal into drains and landfills. Fly ash can be a source of raw materials for the synthesis of adsorbents. Rag fly ash as a new class of raw materials could be a cheap source of Al and Si for the synthesis of Na-zeolites. In this work, NaOH activation, via a prefusion- and postfusion-based hydrothermal strategy, was practiced for the modification of rag fly ash into Na-zeolite. Morphology, surface porosity, chemical composition, functionality, mineral phases, and crystallinity, in conjunction with ion exchangeability of the tailored materials, were evaluated by SEM, ICP-OES, XRF, FTIR, XRD, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) techniques. Rag fly ash and the synthesized Na-zeolites were applied for the removal of Pb (II) from synthetic wastewater by varying the reaction conditions, such as initial metal ion concentration, mass of adsorbent, sorption time, and pH of the reaction medium. It was observed that Na-zeolite materials (1 g/100 mL) effectively removed up to 90–98% of Pb (II) ions from 100 mg/L synthetic solution within 30 min at pH ? 8. Freundlich adsorption isotherm favors the multilayer heterogeneous adsorption mechanism for the removal of Pb (II). It is reasonable to conclude that recycling of textile rag fly ash waste into value-added Na-zeolites for the treatment of industrial wastewater could be an emergent move toward achieving sustainable and green remediation.

Keywords: fly ash; Na-zeolite synthesis; adsorbent materials; Pb (II) removal; water treatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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