Enhanced Cd(II) Removal by Nano-Fe3O4/Alginate-Immobilized Shewanella-Serratia Consortium: Adsorption Performance, Reusability, and Preliminary Mechanistic Interpretation
摘要
This study presents a composite biosorbent, Nano-Fe—SA—XB, synthesized by immobilizing a consortium of Shewanella putrefaciens and Serratia sp. B16 (XB) within a sodium alginate (SA) matrix reinforced with Nano-Fe3O4 (Nano-Fe). A preliminary orthogonal formulation screening identified 4% Nano-Fe, 4% SA, 30 g/L XB biomass, and 4 h crosslinking as the selected preparation condition. At pH 7, using a wet dosage of 0.6 g (equivalent to a calculated dry mass of ~ 0.03 g), Nano-Fe—SA—XB achieved an 80.51% removal efficiency at a 20 mg/L initial Cd(II) concentration. Normalized to dry weight, the experimental maximum adsorption capacity was 72.5 mg/g at 150 mg/L, while the Langmuir-estimated capacity reached 87.8 mg/g. Kinetic and isotherm fitting suggested that Cd(II) uptake was consistent with pseudo-second-order kinetics and Sips/Langmuir-type adsorption behavior. SEM–EDS and FTIR analyses suggested that Cd(II) removal was associated with surface complexation and ion-exchange interactions involving hydroxyl, amide/carboxyl, phosphate, and calcium-containing sites. XRD showed no detectable new crystalline Cd-containing precipitates after adsorption. The material also showed NaCl-regeneration potential and 30-day Cd(II) retention/release stability. Overall, Nano-Fe—SA—XB shows potential as a reusable biosorbent for Cd(II)-contaminated water, while further mechanical, thermodynamic, surface-charge, pore-structure, magnetic, and chemical-state characterization is still needed.
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