Application of modified clay for removal of phenol and PO43− ions from aqueous solutions
2017 ◽
Vol 35
(7-8)
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pp. 692-699
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Keyword(s):
Simultaneous adsorption of phenol and phosphate(V) ions on the surfactant-modified clay from the binary mixture was studied and compared with the single phenol or phosphate(V) sorption. The maximum adsorption capacity of hexadecyltrimethylammonium–bentonite was 18.8 mg/g for phenol and 38.5 mg/g for phosphate(V) at simultaneous adsorption of both of them. The optimal pH values of adsorption on hexadecyltrimethylammonium–bentonite was found to be 7.0 and >7 for phosphate(V) and phenol, respectively. The kinetic studies showed that the adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order reaction for both. The equilibrium data were analyzed using the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models.