Functional ligand anchored nanomaterial based facial adsorbent for cobalt(II) detection and removal from water samples

Shahat, A.*; Awual, M. R.; Naushad, M.*

Ligand anchored functional nanomaterials are increasingly gaining interest as efficient materials for various types of toxic pollutants. In this study, the organic ligand was densely anchored onto the mesoporous silica by the building-block approach as facial adsorbent, characterized and then examined for the cobalt (Co(II)) ion detection and removal from aqueous solutions. This study also examined the possibility of using facial adsorbent to remove low concentrations of Co(II) ions from water solution. The sorption isotherms fit the Langmuir sorption model well and the maximum Co(II) ion sorption capacity was 157.73 mg/g. The effective eluent of 0.20M HCl was used to elute the Co(II) from the facial adsorbent, and the adsorbent was simultaneously regenerated into the initial form after rinsing with water.