Predicting Adsorption Isotherms for Aqueous Organic Micropollutants from Activated Carbon and Pollutant Properties

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 3393-3400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Patricia A. Quinlivan ◽  
Detlef R. U. Knappe
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Organic Micropollutants

Resorcinarene Cavitand Polymers for the Remediation of Halomethanes and 1,4-Dioxane

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Skala ◽  
Anna Yang ◽  
Max Justin Klemes ◽  
Leilei Xiao ◽  
William Dichtel
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Disinfection Byproducts ◽  
Porous Polymer ◽  
Organic Micropollutants ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Regulatory Limits

<p>Executive summary: Porous resorcinarene-containing polymers are used to remove halomethane disinfection byproducts and 1,4-dioxane from water.<br></p><p><br></p><p>Disinfection byproducts such as trihalomethanes are some of the most common micropollutants found in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are formed upon chlorination of natural organic matter (NOM) found in many drinking water sources. Municipalities that produce drinking water from surface water sources struggle to remain below regulatory limits for CHCl<sub>3</sub> and other trihalomethanes (80 mg L<sup>–1</sup> in the United States). Inspired by molecular CHCl<sub>3</sub>⊂cavitand host-guest complexes, we designed a porous polymer comprised of resorcinarene receptors. These materials show higher affinity for halomethanes than a specialty activated carbon used for trihalomethane removal. The cavitand polymers show similar removal kinetics as activated carbon and have high capacity (49 mg g<sup>–1</sup> of CHCl<sub>3</sub>). Furthermore, these materials maintain their performance in real drinking water and can be thermally regenerated under mild conditions. Cavitand polymers also outperform activated carbon in their adsorption of 1,4-dioxane, which is difficult to remove and contaminates many public water sources. These materials show promise for removing toxic organic micropollutants and further demonstrate the value of using supramolecular chemistry to design novel absorbents for water purification.<br></p>

Adsorption isotherms ofm-xylene on activated carbon: measurements and correlation with different models

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal Benkhedda ◽  
Jean-Noël Jaubert ◽  
Danielle Barth ◽  
Laurent Perrin ◽  
Michel Bailly
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms

Adsorption Isotherms of CH4on Activated Carbon from Indonesian Low Grade Coal

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awaludin Martin ◽  
Wai Soong Loh ◽  
Kazi Afzalur Rahman ◽  
Kyaw Thu ◽  
Bambang Surayawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Low Grade

scholarly journals Adsorption of Textile Dye by Activated Carbon Made from Rice Straw and Oil Palm Midrib

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mochamad Lutfi Firdaus ◽  
Noli Krisnanto ◽  
Wiwit Alwi ◽  
Ronald Muhammad ◽  
Muhamad Allan Serunting
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Rice Straw ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Textile Dye ◽  
Synthetic Dyes ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Synthetic Dye ◽  
Langmuir And Freundlich Models

Synthetic dye wastewater from textile industries is characterized by strong color, high temperature, variable pH and high chemical oxygen demand (COD). The strong color of wastewater affects aesthetic and water transparency of water bodies. The metabolites could be toxic to aquatic biota and posing a potential hazard to human health. Eventually, it will cause severe environmental problems. One of method that has advantages in term of simplicity to remove synthetic dyes is adsorption. Environmentally benign and low-cost materials to make adsorbent are biomass-based materials. Two different biomaterial wastes of rice straw and oil palm midrib were used in this study to develop activated carbon adsorbents. These adsorbents were applied for the removal of Naphtol AS-G dye in aqueous solution. The effects of solution pH, adsorbents masses and contact time on dye adsorption were evaluated based on batch experiments. Removal of dye can be achieved within 60 minutes at a wide pH range starting from 4 to 8. At lower pH, synthetic dye removal was decreasing probably due to protonation of adsorbent’s active sites. The adsorption isotherms based on Langmuir and Freundlich models were analyzed. The isotherms analysis indicated that the adsorption by rice straw and oil palm can be represented by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm model, respectively. Adsorption isotherms of Naphtol AS-G onto activated carbon are favorable with high adsorption capacity for both biomaterials. The mechanisms of color removal by activated carbon involved chemical and physical adsorption, in accordance with both the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The calculated maximum dye adsorption capacities onto rice straw and oil palm midrib activated carbon were 55.86 and 69.44 mg/g, respectively. Adsorption using biomass-based activated carbon offers a good technique for textile wastewater treatment as it could remove up to 95% of the color intensity besides reducing other pollutants such as COD, nitrate and phosphate. 

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