International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

Among the methods for the contaminated water treatment for removing heavy metal ions, including those of T1, the most widely used are the adsorption methods, and among the sorbents used, the different types of carbon materials. The analysis of the metal ion sorption mechanisms from aqueous solutions of carbon materials shows the essential role of surface oxygen groups present in all carbon materials (commercial products) for the sorption process. In the presented publication, the possibility was investigated through liquid phase oxidation with nitric acid to prepare oxidized carbon materials which differ both in the parameters of the adsorption texture and the content of surface oxygen groups on the carbon surface. The efficiency of the modified samples prepared by liquid phase oxidation for Tl ions sorption from aqueous medium was investigated by adsorption process. Increased sorption possibilities were observed towards Tl ions as compared to initial carbon materials.

Removal of large monovalent cations, as highly toxic thallium (Tl), from the waters is a subject of significant interest due to the hazards its pose. Active materials on the basis of activated carbons intended for removal of Tl ions from drinking water was synthesized and characterized in two stages. During the first, deposition and stabilization of the Fe (3+) phase in the internal surface of activated carbon samples (AC/Fe (3+)) was carry out. During the second, deposition on the AC/Fe (3+) of K4[Fe(CN)6] phase and subsequent chemical reaction were realized. The removal performance of the samples prepared for Tl ions in aqueous solution was investigated by adsorption process. Increased sorption possibilities were observed toward Tl ions as compare to initial carbons.