6 research outputs found
Levels of Trace Metals in surface Sediments from Kalabari Creeks, Rivers State, Nigeria
The study investigated the levels of six trace metals V, Cu, Pb, Cd, Fe
and Ni in surface sediment of Kalabari creeks. Surface sediments of
about 0-2cm depth were collected from June 2009 to April 2010 at two
months interval to cover the rainy and dry seasons. Bulk scientific
atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) model 200A was used to
analyze the samples. The results obtained revealed that the mean levels
of the metal occurred in the order Fe > Ni > Cu > Pb > V =
Cd, which were 4,767.06 \ub1 076.5mg/kg, 20.90 \ub1 10.47mg/kg,
14.67 \ub1 12.03mg/kg, 1.63 \ub1 1.16mg/kg respectively. Vanadium
and cadmium were below detection limit (BDL) < 0.001 in all the
samples. The overall mean levels of trace metal in sediment in the
rainy season was in the order Fe > Ni > Cu > Pb > Cd = V,
while in the dry season, the order was Fe > Cu > Ni > Pb >
Cd = V. The results obtained agreed with WHO and FEPA now Federal
Ministry of Environment (FMENV) set standard for sediment
Evaluation of Activated Carbon from Fluted Pumpkin Stem Waste for Phenol and Chlorophenol Adsorption in a Fixed \u2013Bed Micro-Column
Fluted pumpkin stem waste, which is both a waste and pollutant, was
chemically modified with ortho-phosphoric acid and used to adsorb
phenol and chlorophenol in fixed bed micro column It was found that the
carbon bed sorption capacity for phenol and chlorophenol (77.20 and
80.0 mg/g) were higher than the equilibrium sorption studies. The
critical bed depth increased with increasing phenol and chlorophenol
concentrations. An increase in phenol and chlorophenol concentration
from 100 to 200mg/l increased the rate constant, critical bed depth
(Do) and bed sorption capacity, for phenol 77.20 to 160.00mg/g and
chlorophenol 80.00 to 173.20mg/g. The breakthrough time, exhaustion
time, uptake capacity decreased as the flow rate increased.
Chlorophenol and phenol uptake capacity increased with increase in bed
height. Experimental data for the change in concentration were
correlated using the bed depth service time (BDST) model. In all
parameters determined chlorophenol had better adsorption than phenol.
Fluted pumpkin is the largest consumed vegetable in the West African
sub region and therefore, creates one of the major agro waste problems
in Nigeria. Preliminary investigations showed that several tons of
these waste are produced daily in market places around the country but
scarcely useful and therefore create environmental nuisance. The
results obtained could be useful for the application of agricultural
wastes for phenol and chlorophenol removal from industrial wastewate
Evaluation of Activated Carbon from Fluted Pumpkin Stem Waste for Phenol and Chlorophenol Adsorption in a Fixed –Bed Micro-Column
Fluted pumpkin stem waste, which is both a waste and pollutant, was
chemically modified with ortho-phosphoric acid and used to adsorb
phenol and chlorophenol in fixed bed micro column It was found that the
carbon bed sorption capacity for phenol and chlorophenol (77.20 and
80.0 mg/g) were higher than the equilibrium sorption studies. The
critical bed depth increased with increasing phenol and chlorophenol
concentrations. An increase in phenol and chlorophenol concentration
from 100 to 200mg/l increased the rate constant, critical bed depth
(Do) and bed sorption capacity, for phenol 77.20 to 160.00mg/g and
chlorophenol 80.00 to 173.20mg/g. The breakthrough time, exhaustion
time, uptake capacity decreased as the flow rate increased.
Chlorophenol and phenol uptake capacity increased with increase in bed
height. Experimental data for the change in concentration were
correlated using the bed depth service time (BDST) model. In all
parameters determined chlorophenol had better adsorption than phenol.
Fluted pumpkin is the largest consumed vegetable in the West African
sub region and therefore, creates one of the major agro waste problems
in Nigeria. Preliminary investigations showed that several tons of
these waste are produced daily in market places around the country but
scarcely useful and therefore create environmental nuisance. The
results obtained could be useful for the application of agricultural
wastes for phenol and chlorophenol removal from industrial wastewate