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Studies of Adsorption of Heavy Metals onto Spent Coffee Ground: Equilibrium, Regeneration, and Dynamic Performance in a Fixed-Bed Column
Equilibrium and dynamic adsorption of heavy metals onto spent coffee ground (SCG) were studied. The equilibrium adsorption of Cd2+, Cu2+, and Pb2+ in a batch system was modeled by an ion-exchange model (IEM) based on an ion-exchange of heavy metals with calcium and protons bonded to active sites on SCG surface. The maximum amount of adsorbed metal ions obtained using the IEM was 0.12, 0.21, and 0.32鈥塵mol/g of Cd2+, Cu2+, and Pb2+, respectively. Regeneration of SCG was evaluated using citric acid, calcium chloride, and nitric acid. The observed trend of desorption efficiency through four adsorption-desorption cycles was HNO3 > CaCl2 > C6H8O7. The effect of process variables such as flow rate and bed height during the dynamic adsorption was evaluated. Moreover, the applicability of a mass transfer model based on external mass transfer resistance, axial dispersion, and ion-exchange isotherm was evaluated, and the results were in good agreement with the experimental data for the adsorption in SCG packed column. The sensitivity analysis of the model parameters showed that axial dispersion coefficient is the most significant parameter in the dynamic simulation. The results obtained showed the potential of SCG as a low-cost material for wastewater metal removal in continuous systems
Estudios Adsorci贸n de 脕cido Fer煤lico en Quitos谩n
En este articulo se eval煤a la factibilidad de utilizar el quitosan como adsorbente para la recuperaci贸n de 谩cido fer煤lico de soluciones acuosas.
El efecto del pH sobre la capacidad de adsorci贸n fue estudiada, siendo a pH 2 en donde se obtiene la mejor capacidad de adsorci贸n (80 mg
AF/g), adem谩s se observo una disminuci贸n de la capacidad del quitosan para adsorber 谩cido fer煤lico conforme se incrementa el pH. En los estudios cin茅ticos, se demostr贸 que el tiempo para alcanzar el equilibrio fue de 60 min independientemente de la concentraci贸n de adsorbente utilizado y el modelo de pseudo- primer orden fue el modelo que mejor se ajusto a los datos experimentales. Estudios de equilibrio de adsorci贸n fueron realizados a diferentes temperaturas (30-50 潞C), la capacidad de adsorci贸n disminuyo conforme se incrementa la temperatura, el modelo de Langmuir fue ajustado a los datos experimentales y la m谩xima capacidad de adsorci贸n (432 mg AF g-1) fue obtenida a 30 潞C
Erratum to: Biosorption of Cu(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions by chemically modified spent coffee grains
The original version of this article unfortunately contained mistakes.
The presentations of Figs. 1 and 2 were incorrect. The correct versions
of the figures are given in following page
Application of waste cotton yarn as adsorbent of heavy metal ions from single and mixed solutions
In this study, waste cotton yarn was used for the removal of Pb (II), Cd (II), Cr (III), and As (V) from aqueous solution. Adsorption of heavy metal ions was tested from single ion solutions, while competitive studies were performed using two- and four-ion mixtures. In order to change the structure of the material, cotton yarn was modified by sodium hydroxide solution. The surface of raw and modified cotton yarn were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and streaming potential method for determination of an isoelectric point. Sorption studies were performed on the basis of pH, kinetics, isotherms, and desorption results. It has been shown that waste cotton yarn modification, typically, does not improve the sorption capacity of the material and that the unmodified material could be used for the removal of examined heavy metal ions. Selectivity was in order Pb gt Cd gt Cr gt As. Desorption studies have indicated to the possible reusability of the sorbent only in the case of Pb removal. A potential application of spent waste sorbent for the soil quality improvement has been considered
Identification of potential soil adsorbent for the removal of hazardous metals from aqueous phase
The present study attempted to identify the efficient hazardous
metal-removing sorbent from specific types of soil, upper and middle
layer shirasu, shell fossil, tuff, akadama and kanuma soils of Japan by
physico-chemical and metal (arsenic, cadmium and lead) removal
characterizations. The physico-chemical characteristics of soil were
evaluated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with
energy dispersive spectroscopy techniques, whereas metal removal
properties of soil were characterized by analyzing removal capacity and
sorption kinetics of potential metal-removing soils. The chemical
characteristics revealed that all soils are prevalently constituted of
silicon dioxide (21.83-78.58 %), aluminum oxide (4.13-38 %) and ferrous
oxide (0.835-7.7 %), whereas calcium oxide showed the highest
percentage (65.36 %) followed by silicon dioxide (21.83 %) in tuff
soil. The results demonstrated that arsenic removal efficiency was
higher in elevated aluminum oxide-containing akadama (0.00452 mg/L/g/h)
and kanuma (0.00225 mg/L/g/h) soils, whereas cadmium (0.00634 mg/L/g/h)
and lead (0.00693 mg/L/g/h) removal efficiencies were maximum in
elevated calcium oxide-containing tuff soil. Physico-chemical sorption
and ion exchange processes are the metal removal mechanisms. The
critical appraisal of three metal removal data also clearly revealed
cadmium > lead > arsenic order of removal efficiency in different
soils, except in tuff and akadama soils followed by lead > cadmium
> arsenic. It clearly signified that each type of soil had a
specific metal adsorption affinity which was regulated by the specific
chemical composition. It may be concluded that akadama would be
potential arsenic-removing and tuff would be efficient cadmium and
lead-removing soil sorbents