scholarly journals Sanky (Corryocactus brevistylus) Peel as Low-Cost Adsorbent for Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8994
Author(s):  
Eliana Contreras-López ◽  
Victor Miyashiro Kiyan ◽  
Jaime Porras Cerrón ◽  
Ana María Muñoz ◽  
Fernando Ramos-Escudero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Adsorption Kinetics ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Adsorption Rates

This study aimed to evaluate the adsorption capacity of an adsorbent obtained using sanky peel for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions. The study was conducted in two stages: (1) adsorbent preparation considering yield, phosphate removal, adsorption capacity, and textural characteristics; (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of using sanky peel as an adsorbent for removing phosphates from aqueous solutions. Batch adsorption was studied in aqueous solutions containing phosphate and calcium ions with the selected adsorbent. Adsorption kinetics and equilibrium isotherms were studied using mathematical models. The adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and Weber–Morris models, thus demonstrating that adsorption rates were not controlled by multiple processes. Adsorption equilibrium data fitted best with the Dubinin–Radushkevich model. Finally, a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed the presence of brushite spectra bands after adsorption. The results of this study can help better understand the use of sanky peel as an adsorbent and good alternative for aqueous phosphate adsorption.

scholarly journals Adsorptive Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions Using Low-Cost Volcanic Rocks: Kinetics and Equilibrium Approaches

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1312
Author(s):  
Dereje Tadesse Mekonnen ◽  
Esayas Alemayehu ◽  
Bernd Lennartz
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Volcanic Rocks ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Adsorptive Capacity ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Adsorptive Removal

The contamination of surface and groundwater with phosphate originating from industrial and household wastewater remains a serious environmental issue in low-income countries. Herein, phosphate removal from aqueous solutions was studied using low-cost volcanic rocks such as pumice (VPum) and scoria (VSco), obtained from the Ethiopian Great Rift Valley. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted using phosphate solutions with concentrations of 0.5 to 25 mg·L−1 to examine the adsorption kinetic as well as equilibrium conditions. The experimental adsorption data were tested by employing various equilibrium adsorption models, and the Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) isotherms best depicted the observations. The maximum phosphate adsorption capacities of VPum and VSco were calculated and found to be 294 mg·kg−1 and 169 mg·kg−1, respectively. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model best described the experimental data with a coefficient of correlation of R2 > 0.99 for both VPum and VSco; however, VPum showed a slightly better selectivity for phosphate removal than VSco. The presence of competitive anions markedly reduced the removal efficiency of phosphate from the aqueous solution. The adsorptive removal of phosphate was affected by competitive anions in the order: HCO3− >F− > SO4−2 > NO3− > Cl− for VPum and HCO3− > F− > Cl− > SO4−2 > NO3− for VSco. The results indicate that the readily available volcanic rocks have a good adsorptive capacity for phosphate and shall be considered in future studies as test materials for phosphate removal from water in technical-scale experiments.

scholarly journals Adsorption of nitrate onto biochar derived from agricultural residuals

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 548-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haihua Zhao ◽  
Yingwen Xue ◽  
Li Long ◽  
Xiaolan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Porous Structure ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Adsorption Kinetics ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Surface Functional Groups ◽  
Good Thermal Stability ◽  
Langmuir Adsorption

Abstract To develop low-cost adsorbents for aqueous nitrate, biochars were prepared from three types of agricultural residuals at different pyrolysis temperatures (300 °C, 450 °C, and 600 °C). The corncob biochar produced at 600 °C (CC600) was the best nitrate adsorbent of all the tested biochars. Characterization results showed that CC600 had good thermal stability, porous structure, and abundant surface functional groups. Findings from batch adsorption experiments demonstrated that CC600 showed relatively fast adsorption kinetics to nitrate in aqueous solutions. In addition, the Langmuir adsorption capacity of CC600 to nitrate was 14.46 mg/g, comparable to that of other biochar-based adsorbents. Therefore, CC600 showed promising potential to be used as a low-cost adsorbent for the treatment of nitrate in water.

Characterization of the Corallina Elongata Alga and Study of its Biosorption Properties for Methylene Blue

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-62
Author(s):  
Farida Bouremmad Farida Bouremmad ◽  
Abdennour Bouchair Abdennour Bouchair ◽  
Sorour Semsari Parapari Sorour Semsari Parapari ◽  
Shalima Shawuti and Mehmet Ali Gulgun Shalima Shawuti and Mehmet Ali Gulgun
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Aquatic Biomass ◽  
Equilibrium Data

Biosorbents can be an alternative to activated carbon. They are derived from agricultural by-products or aquatic biomass. They are low cost and they may have comparable performances to those of activated carbon. The present study focuses on the characterization of the Corallina Elongata (CE) alga and its adsorption performance for Methylene Blue (MB), this alga is found in abundance at the Mediterranean coast of the city of Jijel in eastern Algeria. The dried alga was characterized using various characterization techniques such as DTA, TG, FTIR, XRD, SEM and EDX, which showed that the material consists essentially of a calcite containing magnesium. Batch adsorption studies were carried out and the effect of experimental parameters Such as pH, initial dye concentration, temperature, adsorbent dose and contact time, on the adsorption of MB was studied. The kinetic experimental data were found to conform to the pseudo-second-order model with good correlation and equilibrium data were best fitted to The Langmuir model, with a maximum adsorption capacity of 34.4 mg/g. The adsorption isotherms at various temperatures allowed the determination of certain thermodynamic parameters (ΔG, ΔH and ΔS). Finally, the adsorption results showed a good affinity between CE and MB with a high adsorption capacity.

Removal of phosphate by seafood processing wasted sludge

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Lee ◽  
B.J. Choi ◽  
K.H. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Relative Concentration ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Operational Variables ◽  
Seafood Processing ◽  
Adsorbent Dose

There is a need for developing low cost, easily and abundantly available, yet efficient, adsorbents for the removal of phosphates during the tertiary treatment of wastewater. The wasted sludge from a cuttlefish processing factory prepared on a laboratory scale has been used to evaluate its performance for phosphate adsorption. The material has been shown to be a good alternative adsorbent. As much as 90% phosphate removal by the prepared sludge is possible in about 20 h under the test conditions. Phosphate removal is seen to increase with decreasing adsorbent particle size, increasing the relative concentration of phosphate to sludge and increasing adsorbent dose. Models for predicting phosphate removal incorporate operational variables such as the ratio of phosphate to wasted material and adsorbent dose. These models also manifest high values of the correlation coefficients. Calcium phosphate precipitation in the present experimental system is not a significant phosphate removal mechanism.

scholarly journals Greenhouse Crop Residue and Its Derived Biochar: Potential as Adsorbent of Cobalt from Aqueous Solutions

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Iáñez-Rodríguez ◽  
Mónica Calero ◽  
Gabriel Blázquez ◽  
María Ángeles Martín-Lara
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Crop Residue ◽  
Pyrolysis Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Cobalt Removal ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
And Behavior

This work is focused on the removal of cobalt from aqueous solutions using the greenhouse crop residue and biochars resulting from its pyrolysis at different temperatures, which have not been previously used for this purpose. This study aims to provide insights into the effect of pyrolysis temperature as a key parameter on the cobalt adsorption capacity of these materials. Firstly, the main physicochemical properties of greenhouse crop residue and its biochars prepared under different pyrolysis temperatures were characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR, among others. Then, the cobalt adsorption capacity of materials was evaluated in batch systems. The best results were obtained for the biochar prepared by pyrolysis at 450 °C (adsorption capacity of 28 mg/g). Generally, the adsorption capacity of the materials increased with pyrolysis temperature. However, when the treatment temperature was increased up to 550 °C, a biochar with worse properties and behavior than cobalt adsorbent was produced. Rather than surface area and other physical properties, functional groups were found to influence cobalt adsorption onto the prepared materials. The adsorption kinetics showed that the adsorption followed pseudo-second-order kinetics model. The obtained equilibrium data were fitted better by the Langmuir model rather than the Freundlich model. Finally, decomposition of loaded-materials was analyzed to assess their possible recycling as fuel materials. The study suggested that greenhouse crop residue can be used as a low-cost alternative adsorbent for cobalt removal from aqueous solutions.

Isotherms and kinetic studies on adsorption of Hg(II) ions onto Ziziphus spina-christi L. from aqueous solutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Hashem ◽  
Alaauddin Al-Anwar ◽  
Negma M. Nagy ◽  
Doaa M. Hussein ◽  
Sara Eisa
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Pseudo First Order Reaction ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

AbstractL. (ZscL) is a plant residue that has been used as adsorbent for the removal of Hg(II) ions from an aqueous solution. The ability of ZscL to adsorb Hg(II) ions was investigated by using the batch adsorption procedure. It was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to support the adsorption of Hg(II) ions. The effects of various parameters on the adsorption process, such as contact time, adsorbent concentration, solution pH and initial concentrations of metal ions were studied to optimize the conditions for maximum adsorption. Experimental equilibrium data were fitted to the Freundlich, Langmuir, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Halsey and Temkin (two parameter models), Redlich-Peterson, Sips, Khan, Hill, Radke-Prausnitz, Langmuir-Freundlich and Toth (three parameter models), Fritz-Schlunder and Baudu (four parameter models) and Fritz-Schlunder (five parameter model) at 30°C by using nonlinear regression analysis. The examination of error analysis methods showed that the Halsey model provides the best fit for experimental data compared with the other isotherms. Various kinetic models have been applied to the experimental data to predict the adsorption kinetics. It was found that pseudo-second-order rate was better obeyed than pseudo-first-order reaction, supporting that the chemisorption process was involved. The obtained results show that ZscL can be used as an effective and natural low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Hg(II) ions from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals CRUSHED CONCRETE AS ADSORPTIVE MATERIAL FOR REMOVAL OF PHOSPHATE IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Arega Genetie Abetu ◽  
Adisu Befekadu Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Phosphate Concentration ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Adsorptive Capacity ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Crushed Concrete

The contamination of surface and groundwater with phosphate originating from industrial, agricultural and household wastewater remains a serious environmental issue in low-income countries. Currently, demolished concrete is mainly recycled as aggregate for reconstruction and conventional wastewater treatment systems for removing phosphate are expensive and complex. In this study, we were aiming at testing crushed concrete as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions, obtained from the demolition of construction site. It can reduce pollution and landfill disposal by converting construction waste into valuable products and an alternative solution for phosphate removal. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted using phosphate solutions to examine the adsorption kinetic as well as equilibrium conditions. Results show that the phosphate adsorption of all absorbents follows the adsorption isotherms with a varying phosphate concentration from 3 mg/L to 18 mg/L, and the adsorption isotherms data are fitted well by Langmuir equation as compared with the Freundlich isotherm. The maximum phosphate adsorption (97.67 %) was obtained at a contact time of 120 min, an initial phosphate concentration of 10 mg/L, and a solution pH of 4. The pseudo second-order equation describes the experimental data has good agreement, with a correlation value of R2 = 0.99. The results obtained indicate that the environmentally available crushed concrete have a good adsorptive capacity for phosphate and shall be considered in future studies as test materials for phosphate removal from water in technical-scale experiment.

Comparison of the fixation of several metal ions onto a low-cost biopolymer

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Reddad ◽  
C. Gérente ◽  
Y. Andrès ◽  
P. Le Cloirec
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Adsorption Mechanisms ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Order Kinetic Model ◽  
Beet Pulp ◽  
Removal Of Metal Ions

In the present work, sugar beet pulp, a common waste from the sugar refining industry, was studied in the removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions. The ability of this cheap biopolymer to sorb several metals namely Pb2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and Ni2+ in aqueous solutions was investigated. The metal fixation capacities of the sorbent were determined according to operating conditions and the fixation mechanisms were identified. The biopolymer has shown high elimination rates and interesting metal fixation capacities. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model was tested to investigate the adsorption mechanisms. The kinetic parameters of the model were calculated and discussed. For 8 × 10-4 M initial metal concentration, the initial sorption rates (v0) ranged from 0.063 mmol.g-1.min-1 for Pb2+ to 0.275 mmol.g-1.min-1 for Ni2+ ions, with the order: Ni2+ > Cd2+ > Zn2+ > Cu2+ > Pb2+. The equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir model and showed the following affinity order of the material: Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Cd2+ > Ni2+. Then, the kinetic and equilibrium parameters calculated qm and v0 were tentatively correlated to the properties of the metals. Finally, equilibrium experiments in multimetallic systems were performed to study the competition of the fixation of Pb2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+ cations. In all cases, the metal fixation onto the biopolymer was found to be favourable in multicomponent systems. Based on these results, it is demonstrated that this biosorbent represents a low-cost solution for the treatment of metal-polluted wastewaters.

Investigating the equilibrium and adsorption kinetics for the removal of Ni (II) ions from aqueous solutions using adsorbents prepared from the modified waste newspapers: A low-cost and available adsorbent

2019 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 1043-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hadi Dehghani ◽  
Mohammad Sarmadi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Alipour ◽  
Daryoush Sanaei ◽  
Hamid Abdolmaleki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Adsorption Kinetics ◽  
Low Cost

scholarly journals Adsorption Study of Cu2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Bael Flowers (Aegle marmelos)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 11891-11904
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Aegle Marmelos ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Initial Ph

In the present study, batch mode adsorption was carried out to investigate the adsorption capacity of dried bael flowers (Aegle marmelos) for the adsorptive removal of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions by varying agitation time, initial metal concentration, the dose of adsorbent, temperature, and initial pH of the Cu(II) ion solution. The percentage removal of 98.7% was observed at 50 ppm initial metal ion concentration, 0.5 g/100.00 cm3 adsorbent dosage, within the contact time of 120 minutes at 30 ºC in the pH range of 4 – 7. The sorption processes of Cu(II) ions was best described by pseudo-second-order kinetics. Langmuir isotherm had a good fit with the experimental data with 0.97 of correlation coefficient (R2), and the maximum adsorption capacity obtained was 23.14 mg g-1 at 30 ºC. The results obtained from sorption thermodynamic studies suggested that the adsorption process is exothermic and spontaneous. SEM analysis showed tubular voids on the adsorbent. FTIR studies indicated the presence of functional groups like hydroxyl, –C-O, –C=O, and amide groups in the adsorbent, which can probably involve in metal ion adsorption. Therefore, dried bael flowers can be considered an effective low-cost adsorbent for treating Cu(II) ions.

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