Adsorption of Cupric Ions on Chitosan

키토산을 이용한 중금속(Cu²⁺) 흡착

The chitosan solution was prepared by dissolving chitosan into 2 wt % aqueous acetic acid solution and then chitosan beads were made by sol-gel method. The average molecular weight and the degree of deacetylation of the chitosan used here were determined to be $8.2{\times}10^5$ and 85%, respectively. chitosan beads were highly porous which was confirmed by SEM photography and BET. Adsorption equilibrium of $Cu^{2+}$ on porous chitosan beads could be represented by Sips equation. The diffusion of cupric ions in the chitosan beads could be explained by pore and surface diffusion mechanisms. Adsorption dynamics of $Cu^{2+}$ in fixed-bed could be simulated by linear driving force approximation (LDFA). It was proven that porous chitosan beads manufactured in this work are good adsorbents for the removal of $Cu^{2+}$.

평균분자량이 $8.2{\times}10^5$, 탈아세틸화도가 85%인 키토산을 2 wt % 초산 수용액에 용해시킨 후 졸-겔법에 의해 키토산 비드를 제조하였다. 졸-겔법에 의해 제조된 키토산 비드는 SEM 사진과, BET 측정으로 다공성임을 확인할 수 있었다. 다공성 키토산 비드에 의한 $Cu^{2+}$의 흡착평형은 Sips식으로 잘 묘사할 수 있었으며, 키토산 비드 내부에서의 확산과정은 세공 및 표면확산 기구로 설명할 수 있었다. 고정층에서 $Cu^{2+}$의 흡착거동은 linear driving force approximation (LDFA)으로 잘 묘사할 수 있었으며, 본 연구에 사용된 다공성 키토산 비드는 $Cu^{2+}$을 회수하는데 우수한 흡착제임을 확인할 수 있었다.