Facile Fabrication of Biochar/Al2O3 Adsorbent and Its Application for Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiancai Jiang ◽  
Xiaotong Xiang ◽  
Haifeng Hu ◽  
Xiangchao Meng ◽  
Linxi Hou
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1457-1480 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bhaumik ◽  
N. K. Mondal ◽  
B. Das ◽  
P. Roy ◽  
K. C. Pal ◽  
...  

A new medium, eggshell powder has been developed for fluoride removal from aqueous solution. Fluoride adsorption was studied in a batch system where adsorption was found to be pH dependent with maximum removal efficiency at 6.0. The experimental data was more satisfactorily fitted with Langmuir isotherm model. The kinetics and the factor controlling adsorption process fully accepted by pseudo-second-order model were also discussed. Eawas found to be 45.98 kJmol-1by using Arrhenius equation, indicating chemisorption nature of fluoride onto eggshell powder. Thermodynamic study showed spontaneous nature and feasibility of the adsorption process with negative enthalpy (∆H0) value also supported the exothermic nature. Batch experiments were performed to study the applicability of the adsorbent by using fluoride contaminated water collected from affected areas. These results indicate that eggshell powder can be used as an effective, low-cost adsorbent to remove fluoride from aqueous solution as well as groundwater.


Desalination ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 255 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Biswas ◽  
Kaushik Gupta ◽  
Arijit Goswami ◽  
Uday Chand Ghosh

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Hue ◽  
Nguyen Hoang Tung

Lanthanum has been doped onto the surface of the natural Pyrolusite for simultaneous removal of phosphate and fluoride in aqueous solution. The adsorbent characterization of the materials was observed by the SEM, BET, and XRD techniques. The dynamics and isotherms models of fluoride and phosphate adsorption, with respect to pH, pHPZC, adsorbent dose, and effect of coexisting ions, were studied. The results showed that lanthanum doped Pyrolusite ore (LDPO) relatively highly adsorbed amount of phosphate and fluoride from aqueous solution. Phosphate and fluoride removal efficiencies of LDPO are approximately 97% and 95%, respectively. Pseudo-first order for kinetic studies of phosphate and fluoride removal of the LDPO was observed with high correlations for fluoride but weak correlations for phosphate. However, pseudo-second order for kinetic studies was high correlation for both phosphate and fluoride. The phosphate and fluoride adsorption capacities of the LDPO significantly decreased with the existence of coions (sulfate, chloride, and nitrate) in the aqueous solution.


2015 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongfang Wang ◽  
Yingchang Ke ◽  
Di Guo ◽  
Hongxu Guo ◽  
Jianhua Chen ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (22-24) ◽  
pp. 4369-4375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jafar Nouri ◽  
Ramin Nabizadeh ◽  
Mahsa Jahangiri-rad ◽  
Masoud Yunesian ◽  
Faramarz Moattar

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Miretzky ◽  
Carolina Muñoz ◽  
Alejandro Carrillo-Chávez

Environmental context. Fluoride concentrations in drinking water above 1.5 mg L–1 may be detrimental to human health. Many methods have been developed for removing excessive fluoride from drinking water. The use of an aquatic macrophyte biomass (Eleocharis acicularis) pretreated with Ca2+, a low-cost natural material, could be a technique for rural populations in developing countries that cannot afford treated or bottled water for daily consumption. Abstract. The use of an aquatic macrophyte biomass (Eleocharis acicularis) pretreated with Ca2+ as a low-cost natural material for the removal of fluoride from aqueous solution was studied. Batch experiments were carried out to determine fluoride sorption capacity and the efficiency of the sorption process under different pH, initial F– and macrophyte biomass doses. The experimental data showed good fitting to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The maximum F adsorption capacity was 0.110 mmol g–1 with an efficiency of 64.5% (pH 6.0; 5.0 g L–1 Ca-pretreated biomass). The binding of Ca2+ to the biomass increased the removal efficiency over 100%. The F– removal kinetics were rapid, less than 30 min, and best described by the pseudo-second order rate model. The rate constant, the initial sorption rate and the equilibrium sorption capacity were determined. These results may be useful for deprived rural population water supply schemes in Mexico and in other developing countries.


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