scholarly journals Application of Biochar to the Remediation of Pb-Contaminated Solutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Boni ◽  
Agostina Chiavola ◽  
Simone Marzeddu
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Equilibrium Conditions ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Physical And Chemical

BIOTON® biochar, produced by a wood biomass pyrolysis process, which is usually applied as soil amendment, was investigated for a novel application, i.e., the adsorption of lead from contaminated solutions. The experimental activity included physical and chemical characterization of BIOTON®; and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images to highlight its internal structure. The adsorption process was investigated through batch and column experiments. Adsorption kinetics showed very rapid achievement of equilibrium conditions, i.e., 50 mg/L and 100 mg/L initial Pb concentration at 2 h and 4 h, respectively. Complete removal also occurred within the same time. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller model was a better fit for the equilibrium data of both Pb concentrations, whereas the kinetics were best represented by the pseudo second-order model. Column tests showed that the addition of biochar as an adsorbent media within the bed significantly extended the time of breakthrough and exhaustion, with respect to the column filled with soil only. The values found for the adsorption capacity of BIOTON®- versus lead-containing solutions were comparable to those reported for commercial adsorbents. Therefore, BIOTON® can be considered a valid option: It also offers the additional benefit of allowing the recovery of a residue, which alternately would need to be disposed of.

scholarly journals Application of Biochar to the Remediation of Pb-Contaminated Solutions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Boni ◽  
Agostina Chiavola ◽  
Simone Marzeddu
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Equilibrium Conditions ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Adsorption Capacities ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

The BIOTON® biochar, produced by a wood biomass pyrolysis process, usually applied as a soil amendment, was investigated for a novel application, i.e. the adsorption of lead from contaminated solutions. The experimental activity firstly included the physical-chemical characterization of BIOTON®; SEM images were also obtained to highlight its internal structure. The adsorption process was investigated through batch and column experiments. Adsorption kinetics showed a very rapid achievement of the equilibrium conditions, i.e. at 2h and 4h for 50 mg/L and 100 mg/L initial Pb concentration, respectively. Complete removal also occurred within the same time. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller model better fitted the equilibrium data for both Pb concentrations, whereas the kinetics were best represented by the pseudo second order model. The column tests showed that the addition of biochar as adsorbent media within the bed significantly extended the time of breakthrough and exhaustion, with respect to the column filled with soil only. The adsorption capacities of BIOTON® versus lead solutions was found to be comparable to that reported for commercial adsorbents. Therefore, BIOTON® can be considered a valid option, with the additional benefit to reduce the environmental impact since allows to recover a residue which alternately would need to be disposed of.

Preparation of quaternary ammonium–Chlorella vulgaris and its adsorption of Ag(CN)2−

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 1437-1445
Author(s):  
Ting Li ◽  
Chencen Guo ◽  
Tonghui Xie ◽  
Chengxianyi Zhou ◽  
Yongkui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chlorella Vulgaris ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Infrared Spectrometry ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Measured Water

A novel anion exchange resin, quaternary ammonium–Chlorella vulgaris (QACV), was prepared by introducing quaternary ammonium groups onto dried Chlorella vulgaris as base material. Degrees of epoxy, amine and quaternary ammonium groups of QACV were measured. Water retention, optical microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry were used to characterize QAVC. The adsorption behavior of QACV towards Ag(CN)2− in different conditions was studied carefully. The results showed that QAVC was efficient to adsorb Ag(CN)2− at pH 9–11, and adsorption equilibrium was almost reached in 30 min. Both kinetics and isotherm parameters in the adsorption process were obtained. The data indicated that the pseudo-second-order model provided a good correlation for adsorption of Ag(CN)2− on QACV and the calculated rate constant of the adsorption was 3.51 g/(mmol min). The equilibrium data fitted well in the Langmuir isotherm and the estimated maximum adsorption capacity qm was 1.96 mmol/g. The dimensionless separation factor RL was between 0 and 1, suggesting that the adsorption process of Ag(CN)2− using QACV was favorable. The QACV could be used successively three times without significantly affecting its adsorption efficiency. Chlorella vulgaris was a potential base material to be modified with quaternary ammonium groups to prepare an adsorbent for adsorption of Ag(CN)2−.

Preparation and Characterization of Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO2–NH2 Core–Shell Microspheres for Extracting Allura Red from Aqueous Solution

NANO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (08) ◽  
pp. 1550122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desheng Xi ◽  
Xiaojuan Deng ◽  
Huijun Li ◽  
Pei Yao
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
High Saturation Magnetization ◽  
Order Model ◽  
External Magnet ◽  
Allura Red ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

Allura red (AR) is a water-soluble synthetic colorant often used as an additive in the food industry, but excess AR can be harmful to human health. In this work, we report the development of a new removal method for AR by using amino-functionalized microspheres with Fe3O4 cores and twolayer shells composed of SiO2 particles and perpendicularly aligned mesoporous SiO2 (designated Fe3O4@nSiO2@mSiO2–NH2). The material exhibits good dispersibility in aqueous solutions and a high saturation magnetization of 45.68[Formula: see text]emu[Formula: see text]g[Formula: see text], and can be magnetically separated efficiently with an external magnet. Importantly, the material has great adsorption capacity of 29.6[Formula: see text]mg[Formula: see text]g[Formula: see text] for AR and the capacity for reuse with a simple treatment. The adsorption process is very fast and the kinetics data are consistent with a pseudo-second order model. Based on these, a rapid and efficient method for extraction and analysis of AR in water and soft drinks has been established.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF STINGING NETTLE ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE TOWARDS ANIONIC AND CATIONIC DYES

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1131-1142
Author(s):  
BENGÜ ERTAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Adsorption Equilibrium ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Stinging Nettle ◽  
First Order ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Adsorption Equilibrium Data ◽  
Cr Uptake

Stinging nettle was used as lignocellulosic adsorbent for the removal of cationic dye – malachite green (MG), and anionic dye – Congo red (CR), from aqueous solution, without any chemical pretreatment. The adsorption equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir model for the adsorption of both dyes, with the calculated maximum adsorption capacity of 270.27 mgg-1 and 172.14 mgg-1 for MG and CR, respectively. The adsorption process was controlled by the pseudo-second-order model in the adsorption of MG and by the pseudo-first-order model in the adsorption of CR. The thermodynamics modelling displayed that the process was spontaneous and endothermic. The π–π electron–donor interaction, hydrogen bonds and pore diffusion may also be effective, besides electrostatic interaction between the adsorbate and the adsorbent in the mechanism of MG and CR uptake.

scholarly journals ADSORPTION OF PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE TO KAOLIN PARTICLES AND TO MIXTURES OF KAOLIN AND HEMATITE PARTICLES IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Alexandra Martins ◽  
Manuel Simões ◽  
Luís Melo
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Special Expertise

Deliberate contamination with pesticides is a potential risk to water security, due to the availability of these contaminants and the fact that they do not need special expertise to handle or apply. Adsorption of the herbicide paraquat from an aqueous solution to suspended particles of kaolin and kaolin/hematite mixture was investigated by kinetic and equilibrium assays, taking into consideration several parameters such as initial pH, sorbent dosage and agitation speed. The results showed that the adsorption process is quite fast, reaching an 18% reduction in paraquat concentration in a very short period of time. The addition of hematite particles to kaolin suspension had no apparent effect on the maximum amount of paraquat adsorbed. Kinetic parameters were determined by fitting the pseudo-second order model to the experimental data (correlation coefficients close to 1). Isotherm studies indicate an inhibitory effect, promoted by hematite particles, that was not detected in the adsorption assays. Equilibrium data was best adjusted using the Langmuir model which yielded higher correlation coefficient values and smaller normalized standard deviations.

The Removal of Phosphate by Coal Gangue from Wastewater

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 2005-2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Juan Zhang ◽  
Hua Yong Zhang ◽  
Lu Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Phosphate Concentration ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Coal Gangue ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Langmuir Isotherm Model ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

The feasibility of coal gangue as an adsorbent for phosphate removal from wastewater was investigated. The results showed that the equilibrium data were well fit to Langmuir isotherm model and the maximum adsorption capacity calculated was 2.49 mg/g at 25°C. The adsorption process followed pseudo-second order model. And the practical waste water experiment indecated that the phosphate concentration of real sewage decreased from 0.625mg/L to 0.121mg/L. These results suggested that coal gangue can be used as an adsorbent to removal phosphate from wastewater.

Sorption properties of Amberlite XAD 7 functionalized with sodium β-glycerophosphate

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1143-1154
Author(s):  
Andreea Gabor ◽  
Corneliu Mircea Davidescu ◽  
Adina Negrea ◽  
Mihaela Ciopec ◽  
Cornelia Muntean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Sorption Properties ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Order Model ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Best Fit ◽  
Efficient Adsorbent

Abstract This paper presents the sorption properties of a new adsorbent material prepared by impregnating Amberlite XAD 7 polymer with sodium β-glycerophosphate. For impregnation, the pellicular vacuum solvent vaporization method was employed. The functionalization was evidenced by energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The usefulness of this material and its performances were studied for the adsorption of the rare earth element La(III) in batch experiments. The influence of various parameters affecting the adsorption of lanthanum like contact time, initial concentration, pH value, and temperature was studied. The kinetic of the adsorption process was best described by the pseudo-second-order model. Sips isotherm was found to be the best fit of the equilibrium data. The maximum adsorption capacity of the functionalized material was of 33.8 mg La(III)/g. The values of thermodynamic parameters (ΔGo, ΔHo, ΔSo) showed that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. The results proved that Amberlite XAD 7 functionalized with sodium β-glycerophosphate is an efficient adsorbent for the removal of La(III) ions from aqueous solutions. Quantum chemistry was performed using Spartan software.

Adsorption of crystal violet with diatomite earth&carbon by a modification of hydrothermal carbonization process

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1463-1471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Yanzhuo ◽  
Li Jun ◽  
Chen Guanghui ◽  
Bian Wei ◽  
Lu Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Violet ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Hydrothermal Carbonization ◽  
Dyeing Wastewater ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Average Pore ◽  
Printing And Dyeing Wastewater ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

The high colority and difficulty of decolorization are the most important tasks on printing and dyeing wastewater. This study investigates the ability of diatomite earth&carbon (DE&C) as an adsorbent to removal crystal violet (CV) from aqueous solutions. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results indicate the importance of functional groups during the adsorption of CV. The obtained N2 adsorption–desorption isotherm values accord with well IUPAC type II. Our calculations determined a surface area of 73.15 m2 g−1 for DE&C and an average pore diameter of 10.56 nm. Equilibrium data of the adsorption process fitted very well to the Langmuir model (R2 > 0.99). The results of kinetics study showed that the pseudo-second-order model fitted to the experimental data well. The thermodynamic parameters were also evaluated. ΔH° <0, ΔS° > 0 and ΔG° < 0 demonstrated that the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic for dye. Furthermore the positive value of ΔS° reflected good affinity of the CV dye.

scholarly journals Adsorption behavior of phosphate on anion-functionalized nanoporous polymer

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Wu ◽  
Dasheng Gao ◽  
Ningning Liu
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Langmuir Model ◽  
Adsorption Behavior ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Order Model ◽  
N2 Adsorption ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

An anion-functionalized nanoporous polymer was successfully prepared by quaternary ammonization and anion-exchange treatment method. The polymer was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms and thermogravimetric analysis. Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the adsorption behavior of phosphate on the polymer. The results indicated that the experimental equilibrium data can be well described by the Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity determined from the Langmuir model was 4.92 mg g−1. For kinetic study, the adsorption behavior followed the pseudo-second-order model. Thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic.

scholarly journals Removal of Acid Green 25 from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1683-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Parimalam ◽  
V. Raj ◽  
P. Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Ananas Comosus ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Adsorption Phenomenon ◽  
Adsorptive Removal ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Acid Green 25

The adsorptive removal of Acid Green 25 byAnanas Comosus(L) Activated carbon was investigated in this study. The effects of initial dye concentration, contact time, pH and temperature were studied for the adsorption of Acid Green 25 in batch mode. At 100 mg/L of initial dye concentration the adsorbent removes 182.6 mg/g of dye from solution; it further increases on increasing the temperature. The calculated values of ∆G° indicate that the adsorption process is spontaneous, negative ∆H° indicate that the adsorption process is exothermic and the positive value of ∆S° indicates the increase in randomness. The rate of dye adsorption follows pseudo second order model with an r2value of 0. 999. Standard adsorption isotherms were used to fit the experimental equilibrium data. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and Tempkin models are appropriate to explain the adsorption phenomenon with good fit.

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