Coating of mercapto modified silica on iron sand magnetic material for Au(III) adsorption in aqueous solution

The functionalized silica coating mercapto on iron sand magnetic material (MM/SiO2/MBI)has been done through sol-gel process. The successfully synthesized material is used as adsorbent (MM/SiO2/MBI) in the Adsorpi Au (III) process. Material characterization is carried out with an adsorbent stability test against acids. Adsorption is performed in a batch system and the unadsorped Au (III) ion is analyzed with the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Characterization results indicate the synthesis of PB/SiO2-MBI adsorbent has been successfully performed. The coating of iron sand magnetic material enhances stability to acid. ADsorbent (MM/SiO2/MBI) is capable of adjudisorate ion Au (III) with the highest adsorption occurring at pH 1. Kinetics review indicates that the adsorption of the ion (III) is following the second-order pseudo kinetics with a value of k 3.57 10-3 g/mg. Minute and adsorption isotherm follows the isotherm pattern of Langmuir with an adsorption capacity of 125 mg/g. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.