29 research outputs found
Arsenic toxicity to cladocerans isolated and associated with iron: implications for aquatic environments
Isotherms and kinetic study of dihydrogen and hydrogen phosphate ions (HPO and HPO) adsorption onto crushed plant matter of the semi-arid zones of Morocco: Asphodelus microcarpus, Asparagus albus and Senecio anthophorbium
In the present work HPO and HPO ions
adsorption onto organic matter (OM) obtained from ground dried three plants
growing in arid zones of Morocco has been studied. The adsorption process is
affected by various parameters such as contact time, particle size and
initial concentration of phosphate solution (C 30 mg/l). The
uptake of both ions is increased by increasing the concentration of them
selves. The retention of phosphate ions by Asphodelus microcarpus, Asparagus
albus are well defined by several isotherms such as the Langmuir, Temkin and
Freundlich
Kinetic modeling, equilibrium isotherm and thermodynamic studies on a batch adsorption of anionic dye onto eco-friendly dried
In the present study, a low-cost bio-adsorbent is developed from the naturally and abundantly available dried Mediterranean plant which is biodegradable. The bio-adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and point of zero charge (PZC). A study on the adsorption kinetics and isotherms was performed applying the optimized conditions. The equilibrium data for the adsorption of acid blue 113 on dried plant is tested with various adsorption isotherm models such as Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich equation. The Langmuir isotherm model is found to be the most suitable one for the acid blue 113 (AB113) adsorption using dried C. edulis plant and the theoretical maximum adsorption capacity obtained with the application of Langmuir isotherm model is 8.2 mg.g−1 at room temperature. The adsorption process follows the second-order kinetics and the corresponding rate constants are obtained. The thermodynamic parameters suggest that the adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic nature. It can be concluded that the dried C. edulis adsorbent studied has good perspective to be used as adsorbent material in anionic dyes removal from industry effuents
Improvement of the purification performance of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of stabilization ponds type: Removal of sulfate and nitrate ions by adsorption onto micro ‐ particles of shrimp ‐ shells
The purpose of the this study carried out at the Tiznit wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is to evaluate the
purification performance of the conventional stabilization ponds type process and, on the other hand, to improve the
purification performance by using adsorption process based on novel inert natural materials of animal origin. This project is
part of a sustainable development approach, aimed to improve the purification performance of WWTP by introducing lowcost,
abundant and inexpensive solid inert biomaterials (SIBM). This adsorption process is recognized as one of the best
water treatment techniques, more and more works are oriented towards the search for new materials, cheaper and having
a good adsorbent potential. The results obtained with decanted raw wastewater (RWWD) and purified wastewater (PWW)
are encouraging and show significant purification yields: 52 % and 48 % for sulfate ions and 43 % and 47 % for nitrate ions,
respectively, for RWWD and PWW