Ba2+ ions adsorption by titanium silicate

This paper is devoted to the adsorption capacity of titanium silicate toward Ba2+ cations. Titanium silicate can be synthesized from titanium production waste by sol-gel synthesis, which is of additional benefit to environmental protection. The determination of the surface area of the adsorbent was performed by the method of low-temperature N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. The elemental composition of titanium silicate was also investigated by XRF and EDS analysis. The dependence of the adsorption values of Ba2+ on the duration of interaction, the equilibrium concentration of adsorbate, and the acidity of the solution has been investigated. The adsorption theories of Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich were applied to the equilibrium adsorption of barium ions. The experimentally measured maximal adsorption value of Ba2+ ions is 144 mg/g. Barium is adsorbed onto titanium silicate by the mechanism of physical adsorption, this is indicated by the value of the adsorption energy equal to 0.947 kJ per mole, which was calculated using the D-R equation. This may be useful for researching the possibility of adsorbent regeneration.