Synthesis of molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide composites for effective removal of Pb(Ⅱ) from aqueous solutions

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（13）
• 页码范围: 913-922
• 页数: 10页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

In this work,a facile method was adopted to synthesize molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide (MoS2/rGO) composites through an L-cysteine-assisted hydrothermal technique.The as-prepared MoS2/ rGO composites were firstly applied as adsorbents for efficient elimination of Pb(Ⅱ) ions.Batch adsorption experiments showed that the adsorption of Pb(Ⅱ) on MoS2/rGO followed pseudo-second-order kinetic model well.The adsorption of Pb(Ⅱ) was intensely pH-dependent,ionic strength-dependent at pH ＜ 9.0 and ionic strength-independent at pH ＞ 9.0.The presence of humic acid (HA) enhanced Pb(Ⅱ) adsorption obviously.The MoS2/rGO composites exhibited excellent adsorption capacity of 384.16 mg g-1 at pH 5.0 and T =298.15 K,which was superior to MoS2 (279.93 mg g-1) and many other adsorbents.The thermodynamic parameters suggested that the adsorption process of Pb(Ⅱ) on MoS2/rGO composites was spontaneous (△Gθ ＜ 0) and endothermic (△Hθ ＞ 0).The interaction of Pb(Ⅱ) and MoS2/ rGO was mainly dominated by electrostatic attraction and surface complexation between Pb(Ⅱ) and oxygen-containing functional groups of MoS2/rGO.This work highlighted the application of MoS2/rGO as novel and promising materials in the efficient elimination of Pb(Ⅱ) from contaminated water and industrial effluents in environmental pollution management.