scholarly journals Adsorption, Modeling, Thermodynamic, and Kinetic Studies of Methyl Red Removal from Textile-Polluted Water Using Natural and Purified Organic Matter Rich Clays as Low-Cost Adsorbent

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Dalila Fkih Romdhane ◽  
Yosra Satlaoui ◽  
Rawya Nasraoui ◽  
Abdelkrim Charef ◽  
Rim Azouzi

Clay minerals have large surface areas that contribute to their high adsorption capacity. Pure clays were often used. However, their prices remain expensive. However, the natural clay minerals that are locally available can have economic and environmental benefits for textile wastewater treatment. The tested natural clays had given low removal yields. Therefore, we wanted to test particular rich organic matter clay for adsorbing azo dye, which is a very toxic molecule. In order to make the use of this clay type have a better efficiency for removal of this dye from the polluted waters, the optimal conditions had been specified. The results indicated that advised conditions were as follows: 5 min was the contact time of dye-clay; the better adsorbent masses were 0.25 g and 0.5 g per 100 ml solution for raw (ANb) and purified clays (ANp), respectively; the initial dye concentrations were 1 gL−1 for raw clay and 50 mgL−1 for purified clay; pH solution had any effect on the yield of dye removal only when raw clay was used; however, acid environment was advised when purified clay was the adsorbent and for the two tested clays about 20–30°C was the better solution temperature. X-Ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed that functional groups of clay adsorbed the dye. Langmuir maximum adsorption capacities of ANb and ANp were found to be 397 mgg−1 and 132.3 mgg−1 at pH 7 and 5, respectively. Raw and chemically activated samples gave similar results. Adsorption of ANb and ANp data showed better agreement with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Thermodynamic parameters of the two adsorbents confirmed that the adsorption was endothermic (ΔH > 0) and spontaneous (ΔG0 < 0). Energy level was high when purified clay was used; however, it was significantly lower when the adsorbent was raw clay. Therefore, it was likely that adsorption by carbonates and organic matter involved small energy amounts. Comparing between these and other previous results, Jebel Louka natural clay type is better recommended for MR removal from textile wastewater, since the removal yield was about 98%. Hence, this tested clay type could provide an alternative low-cost material that could be used in treatment of the textile wastewater rich in MR and the obtained adsorption model and desorption tests provided a background for pilot and industrial scale applications.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Tingyu Fan ◽  
Miao Wang ◽  
Xingming Wang ◽  
Yingxiang Chen ◽  
Shun Wang ◽  
...  

Nitrogen and phosphorus are commonly recognized as causing eutrophication in aquatic systems, and their transport in subsurface environments has also aroused great public attention. This research presented four natural clay minerals (NCMs) evaluated for their effectiveness of NH4+ and PO43- adsorption from wastewater. All the NCMs were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET analysis, and adsorption kinetics and isotherms to better understand the adsorption mechanism-property relationship. The results show that the adsorption efficiency of the four NCMs for phosphate was better than that for ammonia nitrogen. The removal rate of phosphate was higher than 65%, generally in the range of 80%-90%, while the removal rate of ammonia nitrogen was less than 50%. The adsorption kinetic behavior followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The ammonia nitrogen adsorption isotherm was in good agreement with the Freundlich isotherm equilibrium model, and the phosphate adsorption isotherm matched the Langmuir model. Among all the NCMs studied, bentonite (7.13 mg/g) and kaolinite (5.37 mg/g) showed higher adsorption capacities for ammonia nitrogen, while zeolite (0.21 mg/g) and attapulgite (0.17 mg/g) showed higher adsorption capacities for phosphate. This study provides crucial baseline knowledge for the adsorption of nitrogen and phosphate by different kinds of NCMs.


Author(s):  
Olugbenga Solomon Bello ◽  
Oluwakemi Christiana Alao ◽  
Temitope Chris Alagbada ◽  
Oluwatobi Samuel Agboola ◽  
Omotoyosi Toheeb Omotoba ◽  
...  

Abstract Adsorption efficiency of acid-modified kola nut husk (KNHA) as a non-conventional adsorbent for the sorption of Ibuprofen from aqueous media was investigated in this study. The raw and modified samples were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy pH, and Boehm titration techniques respectively. Adsorption parameters such as pH effect, adsorbate concentration, contact time, and solution temperature were studied. The amount of Ibuprofen uptake was observed to increase with a corresponding increase in adsorption operational parameters. The kinetic data was found to best fit the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Isotherm adsorption models of Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich were utilized to analyze the adsorption data. The Langmuir isotherm model showed the best fit for experimental data with a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 39.22 mg/g. The values of Gibbs free energy change were negative (−164.48 to −64.045.4 kJ/mol) suggesting that the process of ibuprofen adsorption onto KNHA was spontaneous. The positive value of standard enthalpy change (+34.203 kJ/mol) suggests that the process of ibuprofen adsorption was endothermic. KNHA adsorbent was found to be efficient and viable for the uptake of ibuprofen from aqueous medium. Hence, adsorbent prepared from kola nut husk waste has proved to be effective for the adsorptive uptake of Ibuprofen from aqueous media.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fola Temilade Akinhanmi ◽  
Edwin Andrew Ofudje ◽  
Idowu Abideen Adeogun ◽  
Aina Peter ◽  
Joseph Mayowa Ilo

Abstract The presence of heavy metals in polluted water is known not only to cause stern harm to marine organisms but also to terrestrial plants and animals including human beings. This research applied low-cost and environmental benign adsorbent primed from waste orange peel (OP) for the removal of Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution via batch adsorption process. The surface properties of the orange peel powder were studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray spectroscopy (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). Operational conditions like temperature, contact time, sorbent dosage, solution pH and initial adsorbate concentration were investigated. The utmost uptake of Cd(II) ion was obtained at a contact time of 120 mins, initial metal concentration of 240 mg/L, adsorbent dosage of 0.04 g/L, temperature of 45 °C and solution pH of 5.5. Equilibrium results showed that the orange peel adsorbent has an adsorption capacity of 128.23 mg/g as obtained from the Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption kinetics data followed a pseudo-first-order kinetic model with correlation coefficient (R2) >0.9 and low standard % error values. The adsorption process was found to be endothermic in nature with enthalpy of 0.0046 kJ mol−1 and entropy of-636.865 Jmol-1K-1 respectively. Results from the optimization study indicated that higher adsorbent dosage and lower Cd(II) ion concentration increased the percentage of Cd (II) ion removal. Thus, orange peel could be used in the removal of Cd(II) ion from aqueous solutions.


Author(s):  
Andrea Maria da Silva ◽  
Tainá Natália dos Santos ◽  
Raiane dos Santos ◽  
Thiago Sabino Pessoa ◽  
Luiz Carlos Araújo dos Anjos ◽  
...  

In this work, a flow photoreactor was designed and set up using low-cost and recyclable parts to develop chemical treatments based on advanced oxidation processes (AOP) of highly colored textile wastewater. To evaluate this sustainable system´s efficiency, we investigated and compared the performance of three types of destructive methods (UV/H2O2, Fenton, and photo-Fenton) on the decolorization of aqueous solutions of Reactive Black 5 dye (RB5). We also analyzed the effect of the oxidant and dye concentrations on the rate of color removal in each one of the three methods. The results showed that, regardless of the initial operating conditions, the photo-Fenton process achieved the highest degradation rates, particularly when the highest ratio between the oxidant and dye concentrations was used ([H2O2]: [RB5] = 24.5 mg L-1: 25 mg L-1), leading to complete color removal within only 10 minutes of reaction. With the same initial condition, the Fenton and UV/H2O2 processes were also capable of removing the color entirely, even though they demanded more extended runs of 25 min. and 45 min., respectively. The effect of pH on the decolorization by the photo-Fenton process was also investigated, showing the same high performance at pHs 3 and 4. The degradation profile achieved by the photo-Fenton treatment was appropriately fitted by a pseudo-first-order kinetic. The non-expensive photoreactor proved to be quite useful for the degradation of the RB5, mainly when this azo dye underwent the photo-Fenton process.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chionyedua T. Onwordi ◽  
Cosmas C. Uche ◽  
Alechine E. Ameh ◽  
Leslie F. Petrik

Abstract The present study compared the adsorption capacity of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solution onto biopolymer materials (BPMs): (bean husk (BH) and fish scale (FS)). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were used to characterize the BPMs. The optimal conditions of the variables: pH, adsorbent dosage, initial metal concentration, contact time and temperature were ascertained. Experimental data were applied to the Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin sorption isotherms using the linear equations form. The optimal removal of Pb (II) ions with BH and FS was obtained at pH 7.0 and 6.0, and 0.2 g adsorbent dosage each, respectively. The removal of Pb (II) ions fitted the pseudo-second order kinetic model well for the materials. Equilibrium Langmuir isotherm, which indicated a heterogeneous process, gave a better conformity than the other models used for BH while the Temkin isotherm gave better conformity for FS. The FS reached equilibrium faster (at about 30 min) compared to BH (at about 60 min); however, the processes are both spontaneous and endothermic. The BPMs gave about 90% removal of Pb (II) ions at the optimum dosage when used for textile wastewater. The BPMs, therefore, can be used as effective, low-cost and environmentally friendly adsorbents.


2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Çisem Kırbıyık ◽  
Murat Kılıç ◽  
Özge Çepelioğullar ◽  
Ayşe E. Pütün

In this study an agricultural residue, sesame stalk, was evaluated for the removal of Ni(II) and Zn(II) metal ions from aqueous solutions. Biosorption studies were carried out at different pH, biosorbent dosage, initial metal ion concentrations, contact time, and solution temperature to determine the optimum conditions. The experimental data were modeled by Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) and Temkin isotherm models. Langmuir model resulted in the best fit of the biosorption data. The pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models were used to describe the kinetic data and to evaluate rate constants. The best correlation was provided by the second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° were calculated for predicting the nature of adsorption. The experimental results showed that sesame stalk can be used as an effective and low-cost biosorbent precursor for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions.


Clay Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bourliva ◽  
A. K. Sikalidis ◽  
L. Papadopoulou ◽  
M. Betsiou ◽  
K. Michailidis ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe efficiency of two low-cost, abundant and natural clay minerals, palygorskite and vermiculite, in terms of reducing the concentation of Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions was evaluated here. Natural clay minerals were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), BET specific surface area and pore-diameter analysis. Batch-type experiments were performed and various parameters, i.e. pH, clay amount, contact time and initial metal concentration, that affect adsorption processes were investigated. The adsorption of Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions is pH-dependent, while minor clay quantities were sufficient to achieve high removal efficiencies. Adsorption equilibrium occurred in 60 min and the adsorption kinetics were better described by pseudo-second-order kinetics. Experimental results were analysed by the Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R), Temkin and Halsey isotherm equations. The release of exchangeable cations (i.e. Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+) was examined to verify an ion-exchange mechanism.


2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Vosoughi Niri ◽  
Amir Hosein Mahvi ◽  
Mahmoud Alimohammadi ◽  
Mohammad Shirmardi ◽  
Hafez Golastanifar ◽  
...  

Zeolitic tuffs are found in different parts of the world. Iranian zeolite is a low-cost material that can be frequently found in nature. Surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ) can be used for the adsorption of natural organic matter (NOM) from aqueous solutions. The adsorption study was conducted to evaluate the adsorption capacity of SMZ; furthermore, the effects of contact time, initial pH, and the initial adsorbent dose on the adsorption process were investigated in a batch system. The kinetic studies showed that the adsorption of NOM on SMZ was a gradual process. The optimum initial pH values for the adsorption of NOM on SMZ were in the acidic ranges. The batch kinetic experiments showed that the adsorption followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model with good correlation coefficients. The equilibrium data were well described by the Langmuir isotherm model. The results show that the natural zeolite being modified with NaCl and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide as a cationic surfactant was an appropriate adsorbent for the removal of NOM.


Separations ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Huda S. Alhasan ◽  
Nadiyah Alahmadi ◽  
Suhad A. Yasin ◽  
Mohammed Y. Khalaf ◽  
Gomaa A. M. Ali

This work describes the hydroxyapatite nanoparticle (HAP) preparation from eggshell waste and their application as an adsorbent for Cephalexin (Ceph) antibiotic removal from aqueous solutions. Chemical precipitation with phosphoric acid was used to evaluate the feasibility of calcium oxide for HAP preparation. The structural properties of HAP were characterized by X-ray diffraction, which revealed the formation of the hydroxyapatite crystalline phase formation. In addition, transmitting electron spectroscopy showed an irregular shape with a variation in size. The impact of various experimental conditions on the removal efficiency such as the solution’s pH, contact time, HAP mass, solution temperature, and Ceph concentration were studied. Experimental data showed that HAP could remove most Ceph species from aqueous solutions within 1 h at pH = 7 with 70.70% adsorption efficiency utilizing 50 mg of the HAP. The removal process of Ceph species by HAP was kinetically investigated using various kinetic models, and the results showed the suitability of the pseudo-second-order kinetic model for the adsorption process description. Moreover, the removal process was thermodynamically investigated; the results showed that the removal was spontaneous endothermic and related to the randomness increase. The data confirmed that HAP had high efficiency in removing Ceph antibiotics from an aqueous solution.


2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
MA Rahman ◽  
T Ahmed ◽  
IN Salehin ◽  
MD Hossain

Powdered Activated carbon (PAC) developed from date seeds was used as an adsorbent for the removal of color from textile wastewater. Batch adsorption experiments were performed in the laboratory with varying process parameters (temperature, pH, agitation, adsorbent dosage, particle size) over a range of contact periods and wastewater pollutant (color) levels. It was found that the removal mechanism could be better characterized by the Freundlich adsorption isotherm model compared to the Langmuir model. Also, The Lagergren's pseudo 2nd order kinetic model fitted relatively well ( = 0.99) over the selected range of contact times (5-60 minutes) and initial color concentrations (800-1200 Pt-Co unit) compared to the pseudo-first order model indicating that chemisorption may be playing a dominant role in the adsorption process. Both external film and intra-particle pore diffusion mechanism were involved in the adsorption process but film diffusion was found to be rate limiting. While analyzing the thermodynamics, the negative value of free energy (-1.83 to -3.4 KJ/mole), positive value of enthalpy (0.26 to 0.28 KJ/mole) and entropy (0.97 to 1.01 J/K/Mole) associated with the color removal mechanism indicated that adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic with increased disorder and randomness at the solid-liquid interface of the date seeds PAC. These experiments suggests that date seeds PAC is a very effective adsorbent, capable of removing a significant amount of color from industrial wastewater if process variables can be optimized and can be explored as a potential low-cost alternative to expensive tertiary treatment options.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 52(1), 31-42, 2017


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