Silkworms’ feces-based activated carbons as cheap adsorbents for removal of cadmium and methylene blue from aqueous solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamal M.S. ElShafei ◽  
Ibrahim M.A. ElSherbiny ◽  
Atef S. Darwish ◽  
Christine A. Philip
2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Arifur Rahman ◽  
S. M. Ruhul Amin ◽  
A. M. Shafiqul Alam

The possible utilization of rice husk activated carbon as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions has been investigated. In this study, activated carbons, prepared from low-cost rice husk by sulfuric acid and zinc chloride activation, were used as the adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue, a basic dye, from aqueous solutions. Effects of various experimental parameters, such as adsorbent dosage and particle size, initial dye concentration, pH and flow rate were investigated in column process. The maximum uptakes of methylene blue by activated rice husk carbon at optimized conditions (particle sizes: 140 ?m; Flow rate: 1.4 mL/min; pH: 10.0; initial volume of methylene blue: 50 mL and initial concentration of methylene blue: 4.0 mg/L etc.) were found to 97.15%. The results indicate that activated carbon of rice husk could be employed as low-cost alternatives to commercial activated carbon in waste water treatment for the removal of basic dyes. This low cost and effective removal method may provide a promising solution for the removal of crystal violet dye from wastewater.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v60i2.11491 Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 60(2): 185-189, 2012 (July)


2018 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 297-306
Author(s):  
Liheng Liu ◽  
Hua Lin ◽  
Fei Pan ◽  
Geng Wang, ◽  
Dunqiu Wang

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 5611-5629
Author(s):  
Lavania Baloo ◽  
Mohamed Hasnain Isa ◽  
Nasiman Bin Sapari ◽  
Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba ◽  
Lim Jun Wei ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Esmail Shalan ◽  
M. Afifi ◽  
M.M. El-Desoky ◽  
M.k Ahmed

Cellulose acetate nanofiber membranes containing hydroxyapatite co-doped with Ag/Fe were efficaciously attained through the electrospinning technique. Different molar ratio compositions of hydroxyapatite co-doped with Ag/Fe in the structure of the...


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1959-1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Mohammadi ◽  
A. Alinejad ◽  
B. Kamarehie ◽  
S. Javan ◽  
A. Ghaderpoury ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3481
Author(s):  
Joanna Lach ◽  
Agnieszka Ociepa-Kubicka ◽  
Maciej Mrowiec

The aim of the work was to evaluate the possibility of using commercial and modified activated carbons for the removal of oxytetracycline from aqueous solutions. The kinetics and statics of adsorption as well as the effect of the activated carbon dose and solution pH on the efficiency of the oxytetracycline adsorption were analyzed. Based on the study of oxytetracycline adsorption isotherms, the activated carbons were ranked in the following order: F-300 > WG-12 > Picabiol > ROW08 > WACC 8 × 30 > F-100 > WAZ 0.6–2.4. The most effective activated carbons were characterized by large specific surfaces. The best matching results were obtained for: Redlich–Peterson, Thot and Jovanovic models, and lower for the most frequently used Freundlich and Langmuir models. The adsorption proceeded better from solutions with pH = 6 than with pH = 3 and 10. Two ways of modifying activated carbon were also assessed. A proprietary method of activated carbon modification was proposed. It uses the heating of activated carbon as a result of current flow through its bed. Both carbons modified at 400 °C in the rotary kiln and on the proprietary SEOW (Joule-heat) modification stand enabled to obtain adsorbents with higher and comparable monolayer capacities. The advantage of the proposed modification method is low electricity consumption.


2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Sameer Al-Asheh ◽  
Fawzi Banat ◽  
Rana Saeidi ◽  
Salam Abu Zaid

As in Part I, non-activated (natural) and chemically activated oak shells were evaluated for their ability to remove phenol and Methylene Blue (as a typical dye component) from aqueous solutions. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of contact time, sorbent concentration, phenol concentration and the pH of the solution on the sorption process. Activated oak shells adsorbed more phenol than natural oak shells under the same conditions. A decrease in sorbent concentration or an increase in phenol concentration or solution pH resulted in an increase in phenol uptake by the oak shells. The uptake of Methylene Blue increased with decreasing sorbent concentration and with an increase in the dye concentration, but decreased significantly with solution pH. According to the fractional factorial design technique, the sorbent type employed (natural or activated) had the most significant influence on phenol or Methylene Blue uptake followed by sorbent concentration and then sorbate concentration. Interaction amongst the different operating variables played an important role in the uptake of phenol or Methylene Blue dye by the adsorbent considered.


2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Meili ◽  
Társila Santos da Silva ◽  
Daniely Carlos Henrique ◽  
João Inácio Soletti ◽  
Sandra Helena Vieira de Carvalho ◽  
...  

In this work, the potential of ouricuri (Syagrus coronata) fiber as a novel biosorbent to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions was investigated. The fiber was prepared and characterized according to the fundamental features for adsorption. A 23 experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of adsorbent dosage (M), fiber diameter (D) and agitation (A) on the adsorption capacity. In the more adequate conditions, kinetic and equilibrium studies were performed. The experimental design results showed that M = 10 g L−1), D = 0.595 mm and A = 200 rpm were the more adequate conditions for MB adsorption. Based on the kinetic study, it was found that the adsorption process was fast, being the equilibrium was attained at about 5 min, with 90% of color removal. The isotherm was properly represented by the Sips model, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 31.7 mg g−1. In brief, it was demonstrated that ouricuri fiber is an alternative biosorbent to remove MB from aqueous media, taking into account the process efficiency and economic viewpoint.


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