Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions of Selected Heavy Metal Cations on Chemically Modified Activated Carbon

1996 ◽  
pp. 913-920
Author(s):  
Andrzej Świątkowski ◽  
Grzegorz Szymański ◽  
Stanisław Biniak
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Metal Cations ◽  
Modified Activated Carbon ◽  
Heavy Metal Cations ◽  
Chemically Modified

scholarly journals Adsorptive Behavior of an Activated Carbon for Bisphenol A Removal in Single and Binary (Bisphenol A—Heavy Metal) Solutions

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2150 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Martín-Lara ◽  
M. Calero ◽  
A. Ronda ◽  
I. Iáñez-Rodríguez ◽  
C. Escudero
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Contact Time ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Metal Cations ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Heavy Metal Cations ◽  
Adsorptive Behavior

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an extensively produced and consumed chemical in the world. Due to its widespread use, contamination by this pollutant has increased in recent years, reaching a critical environmental point. This work investigates the feasibility of bisphenol A adsorption from industrial wastewater solutions, testing the reduction of bisphenol A in synthetic solutions by a commercial activated carbon, AC-40, in batch mode. Besides, mixtures of bisphenol A and different heavy metal cations were also studied. So far, no works have reported a complete study about bisphenol A removal by this activated carbon including the use of this material to remove BPA in the presence of metal cations. First, adsorption experiments were performed in batch changing pH, dose of adsorbent, initial bisphenol A concentration and contact time. Results showed greater retention of bisphenol A by increasing the acidity of the medium. Further, the percentage of bisphenol A adsorbed increased with increasing contact time. The selected conditions for the rest of the experiments were pH 5 and a contact time of 48 h. In addition, an increase in retention of bisphenol A when the dose of adsorbent increased was observed. Then, specific experiments were carried out to define the kinetics and the adsorption isotherm. Equilibrium data were adequately fitted to a Langmuir isotherm and the kinetics data fitted well to the pseudo-second-order model. The maximum adsorption capacity provided by Langmuir model was 94.34 mg/g. Finally, the effect of the presence of other heavy metals in water solution on the adsorption of bisphenol A was analyzed. Binary tests revealed competition between the adsorbates and a significant selectivity toward bisphenol A. Finally, the study of the adsorption performance in three consecutive adsorption–desorption cycles showed efficiencies higher than 90% in all cycles, indicating that the activated carbon has good reusability.

scholarly journals Iron-modified activated carbon derived from agro-waste for enhanced dye removal from aqueous solutions

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e07191
Author(s):  
Fateme Barjasteh-Askari ◽  
Mojtaba Davoudi ◽  
Maryam Dolatabadi ◽  
Saeid Ahmadzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Dye Removal ◽  
Modified Activated Carbon
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