Adsorption of Congo red from aqueous solutions onto Ca-bentonite

The ability of Ca-bentonite to remove Congo red dye from aqueous solutions has been carried out as a function of contact time, temperature (20-50 degrees C), pH (5-10) and concentration (50-200mgL(-1)). An amount of 0.2g of Ca-bentonite could remove more than 90.0% of the dye from 100mgL(-1) Congo red dye solution for the temperature range studied here. The amount of dye adsorbed per unit weight of Ca-bentonite increased from 23.25 to 85.29mgg(-1) with increasing concentration from 50 to 200mgL(-1), but it had a little change with temperature and decreased slightly with increasing pH. The kinetics of adsorption in view of three kinetic models, i.e., the pseudo-first-order Lagergren model, the pseudo-second-order model and the intraparticle diffusion model, was discussed. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model described the adsorption of Congo red on Ca-bentonite very well. Analysis of adsorption results obtained at 20 degrees C showed that the adsorption pattern on Ca-bentonite followed the Freundlich isotherms. It was indicative of the heterogeneity of the adsorption sites on the clay particles. From thermodynamic studies, it was seen that the adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic.     

Removal of congo red from aqueous solution by adsorption onto acid activated red mud

The objective of this study is to remove the congo red (CR) anionic dye, from water by using the acid activated red mud in batch adsorption experiments. The effects of contact time, pH, adsorbent dosage and initial dye concentration on the adsorption were investigated. The pH of the dye solution strongly affected the chemistry of both the dye molecules and activated red mud in an aqueous solution. The effective pH was 7.0 for adsorption on activated red mud. It was found that the sufficient time to attain equilibrium was 90 min. The adsorption isotherms were analyzed using the Langmuir, the Freundlich, and the three parameter Redlich-Peterson isotherms. The Langmuir isotherm was the best-fit adsorption isotherm model for the experimental data obtained from the non-linear chi-square statistic test.     

Defluoridation of groundwater using brick powder as an adsorbent

Defluoridation of groundwater using brick powder as an adsorbent was studied in batch process. Different parameters of adsorption, viz. effect of pH, effect of dose and contact time were selected and optimized for the study. Feasible optimum conditions were applied to two groundwater samples of high fluoride concentration to study the suitability of adsorbent in field conditions. Comparison of adsorption by brick powder was made with adsorption by commercially available activated charcoal. In the optimum condition of pH and dose of adsorbents, the percentage defluoridation from synthetic sample, increased from 29.8 to 54.4% for brick powder and from 47.6 to 80.4% for commercially available activated charcoal with increasing the contact time starting from 15 to 120 min. Fluoride removal was found to be 48.73 and 56.4% from groundwater samples having 3.14 and 1.21 mg l(-1) fluoride, respectively, under the optimized conditions. Presence of other ions in samples did not significantly affect the deflouridation efficiency of brick powder. The optimum pH range for brick powder was found to be 6.0-8.0 and adsorption equilibrium was found to be 60 min. These conditions make it very suitable for use in drinking water treatment. Deflouridation capacity of brick powder can be explained on the basis of the chemical interaction of fluoride with the metal oxides under suitable pH conditions. The adsorption process was found to follow first order rate mechanism as well as Freundlich isotherm.     

Error Anlaysis Studies of Dye Adsorption onto Activated Carbon from Aqueous Solutions

Adsorption of tartrazine and methylene blue from aqueous solution onto activated carbon has been investigated. Experimental datas obtained from dye adsorption have been studied by five two-parameter (Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Temkin, and Frumkin), five three-parameter (Redlich-Peterson, Sips, Toth, Radke-Prausnitz, Koble-Corrigan) isotherm models. In this study, eight nonlinear error functions (sum squares errors, hybrid fractional error function, Marquardt's percent standard deviation, average relative error, sum of absolute error, the coefficient of determination, nonlinear chi-square test, and standard deviation of relative errors) were examined for isotherm equations. In order to clarify the adsorption kinetics fit of pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order kinetic models were used. The best fitting isotherm model was the Radke-Prausnitz and kinetics model was pseudo-second order for two dyes. Adsorption experiment showed that the maximum capacity of activated carbon's for methylene blue and tartrazine were 28.571 and 18.182 mg.g^?1, respectively.     

Potential of pomegranate husk carbon for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater: kinetic and isotherm studies

Pomegranate husk was converted into activated carbon and tested for its ability to remove hexavalent chromium from wastewater. The new activated carbon was obtained from pomegranate husk by dehydration process using concentrated sulfuric acid. The important parameters for the adsorption process such as pH, metal concentration and sorbent weight were investigated. Batch equilibrium experiments exhibited that a maximum chromium uptake was obtained at pH 1.0. The maximum adsorption capacity for pomegranate husk activated carbon was 35.2mgg(-1) as calculated by Langmuir model. The ability of activated carbon to remove chromium from synthetic sea water, natural sea water and wastewater was investigated as well. Different isotherm models were used to analyze the experimental data and the models parameters were evaluated. This study showed that the removal of toxic chromium by activated carbon developed from pomegranate husk is a promising technique.     

Application of nonlinear regression analysis for ammonium exchange by natural (Bigadiç) clinoptilolite

The experimental data of ammonium exchange by natural Bigadiç clinoptilolite was evaluated using nonlinear regression analysis. Three two-parameters isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin) and three three-parameters isotherm models (Redlich–Peterson, Sips and Khan) were used to analyse the equilibrium data. Fitting of isotherm models was determined using values of standard normalization error procedure (SNE) and coefficient of determination (R²). HYBRID error function provided lowest sum of normalized error and Khan model had better performance for modeling the equilibrium data. Thermodynamic investigation indicated that ammonium removal by clinoptilolite was favorable at lower temperatures and exothermic in nature.     

Abatement of fluoride from water using manganese dioxide-coated activated alumina

Batch adsorption of fluoride onto manganese dioxide-coated activated alumina (MCAA) has been studied. Adsorption experiments were carried out at various pH (3-9), time interval (0-6 h), adsorbent dose (1-16 g/l), initial fluoride concentration (1-25 mg/l) and in the presence of different anions. Adsorption isotherms have been modeled using Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin-Raduskevich isotherms and adsorption followed Langmuir isotherm model. Kinetic studies revealed that the adsorption followed second-order rate kinetics. MCAA could remove fluoride effectively (up to 0.2 mg/l) at pH 7 in 3h with 8 g/l adsorbent dose when 10mg/l of fluoride was present in 50 ml of water. In the presence of other anions, the adsorption of fluoride was retared. The mechanism of fluoride uptake by MCAA is due to physical adsorption as well as through intraparticle diffusion which was confirmed by kinetics, Dubinin-Raduskevich isotherm, zeta-potential measurements and mapping studies of energy-dispersive analysis of X-ray.     

Removal of fluoride from water by using granular red mud: Batch and column studies

This paper describes the removal of fluoride from water using granular red mud (GRM) according to batch and column adsorption techniques. For the batch technique, the experiments demonstrated that maximum fluoride removal was obtained at a pH of 4.7 and it took 6h to attain equilibrium and equilibrium time did not depend upon the initial fluoride concentration. Kinetics data were fitted with pseudo-second-order model. The Redlich-Peterson and Freundlich isotherm models better represented the adsorption data in comparison to the Langmuir model. Column experiments were carried out under a constant influent concentration and bed depth, and different flow rates. The capacities of the breakthrough and exhaustion points decreased with increase of the flow rate. Thomas model was applied to the experimental results. The modelled breakthrough curves were obtained, and they were in agreement with the corresponding experimental data. The column adsorption was reversal and the regeneration operation was accomplished by pumping 0.2M of NaOH through the loaded GRM-column.     

Defluoridation chemistry of synthetic hydroxyapatite at nano scale: equilibrium and kinetic studies

This study describes the advantages of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp), a cost effective sorbent for fluoride removal. n-HAp possesses a maximum defluoridation capacity [DC] of 1845 mg F⁻/kg which is comparable with that of activated alumina, a defluoridation agent commonly used in the indigenous defluoridation technology. A new mechanism of fluoride removal by n-HAp was proposed in which it is established that this material removes fluoride by both ion-exchange and adsorption process. The n-HAp and fluoride-sorbed n-HAp were characterized using XRD, FTIR and TEM studies. The fluoride sorption was reasonably explained with Langmuir, Freundlich and Redlich–Peterson isotherms. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG°, ΔH°, ΔS° and E_a were calculated in order to understand the nature of sorption process. The sorption process was found to be controlled by pseudo-second-order and pore diffusion models. Field studies were carried out with the fluoride containing water sample collected from a nearby fluoride endemic area in order to test the suitability of n-HAp material as a defluoridating agent at field condition.     

Adsorption of chromium (VI) by ethylenediamine-modified cross-linked magnetic chitosan resin: isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics

The adsorption of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solution by ethylenediamine-modified cross-linked magnetic chitosan resin (EMCMCR) was studied in a batch adsorption system. Chromium (VI) removal is pH dependent and the optimum adsorption was observed at pH 2.0. The adsorption rate was extremely fast and the equilibrium was established within 6-10min. The adsorption data could be well interpreted by the Langmuir and Temkin model. The maximum adsorption capacities obtained from the Langmuir model are 51.813mgg(-1), 48.780mgg(-1) and 45.872mgg(-1) at 293, 303 and 313K, respectively. The adsorption process could be described by pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The intraparticle diffusion study revealed that film diffusion might be involved in the present case. Thermodynamic parameters revealed the feasibility, spontaneity and exothermic nature of adsorption. The sorbents were successfully regenerated using 0.1N NaOH solutions.     

Cerium tetraboride synthesized by a molten salt method and its Congo red adsorption performance

Widely used synthetic dyes are one of the main pollutants that contaminate water environments seriously. From the environmental perspective, efficient adsorption of these wastes such as Congo red (CR) is of great importance, and numbers of adsorbents including inorganic materials have been developed. Herein, a lanthanide tetraboride nanocrystal powder CeB₄ with an average particle size of 50 nm synthesized for the first time via inorganic molten salt synthesis route using cerium fluoride (CeF₃) and sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) as the cerium and boron precursors in argon atmosphere exhibits good performance for the adsorption of CR. Essential effluence factors, such as initial pH value, contacting time, and initial concentration, were experimentally evaluated. The adsorption was pH dependent, and the kinetic data follow the pseudo–second–order kinetic model. It was also found that the equilibrium adsorption data could be represented by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, with a maximum capacity of 491.8 mg/g. On the basis of the adsorption–desorption experiments, CeB₄ exhibits good reusability.     

Characteristics of equilibrium, kinetics studies for adsorption of fluoride on magnetic-chitosan particle

The magnetic-chitosan particle was prepared and characterized by the SEM, XRD, FT-IR and employed as an adsorbent for removal fluoride from the water solution in the batch system. The Langmuir isotherms, Bradley's isotherm, Freundlich isotherm and Dubinin-Kaganer-Radushkevich (DKR) isotherm were used to describe adsorption equilibrium. The kinetic process was investigated using the pseudo-first-order model, pseudo-second-order model and intra-particle diffusion model, respectively. The results show that the magnetic-chitosan particle is amorphous of irregular clumps in the surface with groups of RNH(2), RNH(3), Fe-O, etc. Bradley's equation and two-sites Langmuir isotherms were fitted well with the adsorption equilibrium data; the maximal amount of adsorption of 20.96-23.98 mg/l and free energy of 2.48 kJ/mol were obtained from the Bradley's equation, two-sites Langmuir isotherm and DKR modeling, respectively. The pseudo-second-order with the initial adsorption rate 2.08 mg/g min was suitable to describe the kinetic process of fluoride adsorption onto the adsorbent. In overall, the major mechanism of fluoride adsorption onto the heterogeneous surface of magnetic-chitosan particle was proposed in the study.     

Adsorption of 4-chlorophenol from aqueous solutions by xad-4 resin: isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamic analysis

Removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) from synthetic aqueous solutions through adsorption on Amberlite XAD-4 resin, a non-ionic macroreticular resins, under batch equilibrium experimental conditions at 298, 308 and 318K was investigated. It is necessary to propose a suitable model to a better understanding on the mechanism of 4-CP adsorption. For this purpose, Langmiur, Freundlich, Toth, and Redlich-Peterson (RP) isotherm models were compared. The two and three parameters in the adopted adsorption isotherm models were determined by the help of MATLAB package program. It was determined that best fitted adsorption isotherm models were obtained to be in the order: Redlich-Peterson>Langmuir>Toth>Freundlich isotherms. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided the best correlation to the experimental results. Results of the intra-particle diffusion model show that the pore diffusion is not the only rate limiting step. The lower correlation of the data to the Bangham's equation also represents that the diffusion of the adsorbate into pores of the sorbent is not the only rate-controlling step. The thermodynamic constants of adsorption phenomena; DeltaG degrees, DeltaH degrees, and DeltaS degrees were found as -4.17 (at 298K) kJ/mol, -42.01 kJ/mol, and -0.127 kJ/(mol K), respectively. The results showed that adsorption of 4-CP on Amberlite XAD-4, a nonionic polymeric resin was exothermic and spontaneous.     

Adsorption of lead(II) ions onto 8-hydroxy quinoline-immobilized bentonite

In this study, the immobilization of 8-hydroxy quinoline onto bentonite was carried out and it was then used to investigate the adsorption behavior of lead(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The changes of the parameters of pH, contact time, initial lead(II) ions concentration and temperature were tested in the adsorption experiments. The XRD, FTIR, elemental and thermal analyses were done to observe the immobilization of 8-hydroxy quinoline onto natural bentonite. The adsorption was well described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model at all studied temperatures. The maximum adsorption capacity was 142.94mgg(-1) from the Langmuir isotherm model at 50 degrees C. The thermodynamic parameters implied that the adsorption process is spontaneous and endothermic. The kinetic data indicate that the adsorption fits well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. 8-Hydroxy quinoline-immobilized bentonite can be used as well respective adsorbent for the removal of the heavy metal pollutants according to the results.     

Treatment of wastewater containing toxic chromium using new activated carbon developed from date palm seed

The use of a new activated carbon developed from date palm seed wastes, generated in the jam industry, for removing toxic chromium from aqueous solution has been investigated. The activated carbon has been achieved from date palm seed by dehydrating methods using concentrated sulfuric acid. The batch experiments were conducted to determine the adsorption capacity of the biomass. The effect of initial metal concentration (25-125mgl(-1)), pH, contact time, and concentration of date palm seed carbon have been studied at room temperature. A strong dependence of the adsorption capacity on pH was observed, the capacity increase as pH value decrease and the optimum pH value is pH 1.0. Kinetics and adsorption equilibrium were studied at different sorbent doses. The adsorption process was fast and the equilibrium was reached within 180min. The maximum removal was 100% for 75mgl(-1) of Cr(+ concentration on 4gl(-1) carbon concentration and the maximum adsorption capacity was 120.48mgg(-1). The kinetic data were analyzed using various kinetic models - pseudo-first order equation, pseudo-second order equation, Elovich equation and intraparticle diffusion equation - and the equilibrium data were tested using several isotherm models, Langmuir, Freundlich, Koble-Corrigan, Redlich-Peterson, Tempkin, Dubinin-Radushkevich and Generalized isotherm equations. The Elovich equation and pseudo-second order equation provide the greatest accuracy for the kinetic data and Koble-Corrigan and Langmuir models the closest fit for the equilibrium data. Activation energy of sorption has also been evaluated as 0.115 and 0.229kJmol(-1).     

Fluoride sorption by nano-hydroxyapatite/chitin composite

In this study the fluoride adsorption potential of novel nano-hydroxyapatite/chitin (n-HApCh) composite was explored. The sorbent was characterized using FTIR studies. The effects of pH, interfering anions and contact time were studied. The sorption data obtained under optimized conditions were subjected to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. Kinetic studies indicate that the rate of sorption of fluoride on n-HApCh composite follows pseudo-second-order and pore diffusion patterns. n-HApCh composite possesses higher defluoridation capacity (DC) of 2840 mgF⁻ kg⁻¹ than nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) which showed a DC of 1296 mgF⁻ kg⁻¹. Field trials were conducted with the sample collected from a nearby fluoride endemic area.     

The use of sulphuric acid-carbonization products of sugar beet pulp in Cr(VI) removal

A carbon rich adsorbent prepared from the reaction of sugar beet pulp with sulphuric acid and gas formed during carbonization process have been studied for Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions. The SO(2) rich gas was shown to be an excellent Cr(VI) reductant. The equilibrium and kinetic studies were conducted by using the carbonaceous adsorbent derived from sugar beet pulp. The lower pH favoured Cr(VI) adsorption but substantial Cr(VI) reduction was observed. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were applied and the Langmuir model best fit the equilibrium isotherm data. The maximum adsorption capacity of chromium calculated from Langmuir isotherm is about 24 mgg(-1) for 25 degrees C. The adsorption of Cr(VI) is an endothermic process and follows the pseudo-second-order rate kinetics. The sulphuric acid-carbonization is an economical method for particularly chromium removal because the gas generated during carbonization exhibits good Cr(VI) reduction properties and carbonaceous material obtained is an efficient Cr(VI) adsorbent.     

Defluoridation of water via doping of polyanilines

The potentiality of polyaniline and poly (m-methyl aniline) to remove fluoride from water via doping was investigated. The influence of pH, dosage of polyanilines, initial fluoride concentration and temperature on the amount of fluoride removed by the polyanilines were studied. The amount of fluoride removed at pH 7.0 by 50mg/50 ml dose was found to be 0.78 mg/g. The data of fluoride removal fitted well with Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. Thermodynamic parameters computed show that the adsorption process is endothermic in nature. FT-IR, X-ray and EDAX patterns of the polyanilines before and after exposure to fluoride ions suggest that the defluoridation occurs via doping of fluoride ions onto these polymers.     

Studies on efficiency of guava (Psidium guajava) bark as bioadsorbent for removal of Hg (II) from aqueous solutions

Biosorption of Hg (II) was investigated in this study by using guava bark powder (GBP). In the batch system, effects of various parameters like contact time, initial concentration, pH and temperature were investigated. Removal of Hg (II) was pH dependent and was found maximum at pH 9.0. Based on this study, the thermodynamic parameters like change in standard Gibb's free energy (DeltaG(0)), standard enthalpy (DeltaH(0)) and standard entropy (DeltaS(0)) were evaluated. The rate kinetic study was found to follow second-order. The applicability of Freundlich adsorption isotherm model was tested. The value of regression coefficient was greater than 0.99. This indicated that the isotherm model adequately described the experimental data of the biosorption of Hg (II). Maximum adsorption of 3.364 mgg(-1) was reached at 80 min. The results of the study showed that guava bark powder can be efficiently used as a low-cost alternative for the removal of divalent mercury from aqueous solutions.