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<journal-id>1665-6423</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Journal of applied research and technology]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[J. appl. res. technol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-6423</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-64232019000200078</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/icat.16656423.2019.17.2.798</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Amine modified kaolinite clay from Nigeria: A resource for removing Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions from aqueous solution]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Adewuyi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adewale]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabiano]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Anuoluwapo Adewuyi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omotayo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Redeemer&#8217;s University Faculty of Natural Sciences Department of Chemical Sciences]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mowe Ogun state]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Federal University of Minas Gerais Department of Chemistry ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belo Horizonte MG]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Enviro Africa Limited  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Victoria Island Lagos]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>78</fpage>
<lpage>91</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-64232019000200078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-64232019000200078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-64232019000200078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Kaolinite clay (KC) obtained from redemption camp; Nigeria was modified by surface grafting and investigated for the removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions from aqueous solution by adsorption. KC and the modified kaolinite clay (MKC) were characterized using X-ray Diffraction analysis (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analyzer, Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer (FTIR), Particle Size Distribution (PSD), zeta potential, elemental analysis (CHNS/O analyzer) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetic studies were conducted by considering the effects of pH, initial metal ion concentration, contact time, adsorbent weight and temperature. Modification of KC increased its equilibrium adsorption capacity from 8.01 mg/g to 24.41 mg/g for Cd2+ and from 24.75 mg/g to 36.41 mg/g for Pb2+ ions. The adsorption process obeys Freundlich and Temkin isotherms. The adsorption was second-order-kinetic and controlled by both intra-particle and liquid film diffusion. Values of &#916;Go, &#916;Ho and &#916;So for KC and MKC showed a stable adsorbent-adsorbate configuration.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Adsorption]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Heavy metal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Surface grafting]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Wastewater treatment]]></kwd>
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