scholarly journals ADSORPTION OF URANIUM SIMULATION WASTE USING BENTONITE:TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Author(s):  
Kris Tri Basuki ◽  
Lutfi Aditya Hasnowo ◽  
Elza Jamayanti

ADSORPTION OF URANIUM SIMULATION WASTE USING BENTONITE TANIUM DIOXIDE. Bentonite is a clay material of high surface area that have galleries within its structure. Bentonite that is modified with TiO2 will have high adsorption capability. In this study, natural bentonite and bentonite:TiO2 were characterized with FTIR, XRD and BET instruments to determine functional group, basal spacing, and specific surface area. This study also investigates the adsorption of bentonite:TiO2 in various environmental factors, such as pH (pH 1, 3, 5, and 8), contact time (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 90, and 120 min), and initial uranium concentration (20, 40, 60, 80 ppm), and their influences on adsorption capacity, and determine the kinetics equation and adsorption isotherm. Based on FTIR analysis, a decrease in the band of O-H bond from water molecule was observed, which indicates the presence of TiO2 in bentonite interlayer structure. The XRD characterization of bentonite:TiO2 does not show diffraction peak in 001 plane. This is due to delamination of bentonite interlayer structure. Delamination is caused by the presence of TiO2 in large quantities, thus damaging the bentonite interlayer structure into irregular sheets. Bentonite as sheets will cause the basal spacing to increase and it is anticipated that XRD will find it difficult in detecting the 001 plane at a low 2 theta angle. The surface area of bentonite:TiO2 has increased by 12.04 m2/g. The maximum adsorption capacity of U(VI) took place at pH 5.0 for 70 minutes contact time and uranium concentration of 60 ppm. In this study, the adsorption kinetic and adsorption isotherm are pseudo second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm. The kinetic constant and maximum adsorption capacity of bentonite:TiO2 are 0.075 g/mg.min and 5.848 mg/g respectively.Keywords: Bentonite, TiO2, Adsorption, Uranium

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farida Hanum ◽  
Rikardo Jgst Gultom ◽  
Maradona Simanjuntak

Durian is a kind of tropical fruits which can grow well in Indonesia. Durian is containing 60-75% shell. Durian shell could be a potential alternative to activated carbon because it contains 57.42% carbon. The aim of this research is to know the effect of contact time and  stirring speed to activated carbon adsorption capacity from durian shell with KOH and NaOH as activators. FTIR (Fourier Transform Infra Red) analysis showed the activation process effects on  absorption intensity  wavelength region and resulted in formation of C = C aromatic tape, so that the nature of the charcoal becomes more polar compared with the initial condition. Analysis using spectrophotometer UV-Vis to determine  absorbance and  final concentration of each variation of contact time and stirring speed. The results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity obtained by activation of KOH and NaOH on stirring speed of 150 rpm and a contact time of 90 minutes is equal to 3.92 mg / g and 3.8 mg / g respectively. The maximum surface area obtained by activation of KOH and NaOH during the stirring speed 130 rpm and a contact time of 120 minutes is equal to 1785.263 m2 / g and 1730.332 m2 / g respectively. The maximum surface area obtained from this research has met the standards of commercial activated carbon surface area was between 800-1800 m2/ g. Modeling pseudo second order presents a more representative adsorption data, a second order equation is based on the assumption that adsorption step is chemosorption.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (46) ◽  
pp. 28744-28760
Author(s):  
Rumman Zaidi ◽  
Saif Ullah Khan ◽  
I. H. Farooqi ◽  
Ameer Azam

Mesoporous Ce–Al binary oxide nanomaterials prepared with a surface area of 110.32 m2 g−1 showed defluoridation capacity at pH 2.4, exhibited maximum adsorption capacity of 384.6 mg g−1 and a removal efficiency of 91.5% at a small dose of nanoadsorbent.


Author(s):  
Nnaemeka John Okorocha ◽  
J. Josphine Okoji ◽  
Charles Osuji

The potential of almond leaves powder, (ALP) for the removal of Crystal violet (CV) and Congo red (CR) dyes from aqueous solution was investigated. The adsorbent (ALP) was characterized by FTIR and SEM analysis. Batch adsorption studies were conducted and various parameters such as contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial dye concentration, pH and temperature were studied to observe their effects in the dyes adsorption process. The optimum conditions for the adsorption of CV and CR dyes onto the adsorbent (ALP) was found to be: contact time (100mins), pH (10.0), temperature (343K) for an initial CV dye concentration of 50mg/L using adsorbent dose of 1.0g and contact time (100mins), pH (2.0), temperature (333K) for an initial CR dye concentration of 50mg/L using adsorbent dose 1.0g respectively. The experimental equilibrium adsorption data fitted best and well to the Freundlich isotherm model for both CV and CR dyes adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity of ALP was found to be 22.96mg/g and 7.77mg/g for the adsorption of CV and CR dyes respectively. The kinetic data conformed to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Thermodynamic quantities such as Gibbs free energy (ΔG0), enthalpy (ΔH0) and entropy (ΔS0) were evaluated and the negative values of ΔG0obtained for both dyes indicate the spontaneous nature of the adsorption process while the positive values of ΔH0and ΔS0obtained indicated the endothermic nature and increased randomness during the adsorption process respectively for the adsorption of CV and CR onto ALP. Based on the results obtained such as good adsorption capacity, rapid kinetics, and its low cost, ALP appears to be a promising adsorbent material for the removal of CV and CR dye stuff from aqueous media.


Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 2554
Author(s):  
Panlong Dong ◽  
Hailin Liu ◽  
Shengrui Xu ◽  
Changpo Chen ◽  
Suling Feng ◽  
...  

To remove the pollutant methylene blue (MB) from water, a sheet-like skeleton carbon derived from shaddock peels (SPACs) was prepared by NaOH activation followed by a calcination procedure under nitrogen protection in this study. Characterization results demonstrated that the as-prepared SPACs displayed a hierarchically porous structure assembled with a thin sheet-like carbon layer, and the surface area of SPAC-8 (activated by 8 g NaOH) was up to 782.2 m2/g. The as-prepared carbon material presented an ultra-fast and efficient adsorption capacity towards MB due to its macro-mesoporous structure, high surface area, and abundant functional groups. SPAC-8 showed ultrafast and efficient removal capacity for MB dye. Adsorption equilibrium was reached within 1 min with a removal efficiency of 99.6% at an initial concentration of 100 mg/g under batch adsorption model conditions. The maximum adsorption capacity for MB was up to 432.5 mg/g. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model and a Langmuir isotherm model described the adsorption process well, which suggested that adsorption rate depended on chemisorption and the adsorption process was controlled by a monolayer adsorption, respectively. Furthermore, column adsorption experiments showed that 96.58% of MB was removed after passing through a SPAC-8 packed column with a flow rate of 20 mL/min, initial concentration of 50 mg/L, and adsorbent dosage of 5 mg. The as-prepared adsorbent displays potential value in practical applications for dye removal due to its ultrafast and efficient adsorption capacity.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 3692
Author(s):  
Oana Buriac ◽  
Mihaela Ciopec ◽  
Narcis Duţeanu ◽  
Adina Negrea ◽  
Petru Negrea ◽  
...  

Platinum is a precious metal with many applications, such as: catalytic converters, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts and electrodes, digital thermometers, dentistry, and jewellery. Due to its broad usage, it is essential to recover it from waste solutions resulted out of different technological processes in which it is used. Over the years, several recovery techniques were developed, adsorption being one of the simplest, effective and economical method used for platinum recovery. In the present paper a new adsorbent material (XAD7-DB30C10) for Pt (IV) recovery was used. Produced adsorbent material was characterized by X-ray dispersion (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis. Adsorption isotherms, kinetic models, thermodynamic parameters and adsorption mechanism are presented in this paper. Experimental data were fitted using three non-linear adsorption isotherms: Langmuir, Freundlich and Sips, being better fitted by Sips adsorption isotherm. Obtained kinetic data were correlated well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, indicating that the chemical sorption was the rate-limiting step. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°, ΔH°, ΔS°) showed that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. After adsorption, metallic platinum was recovered from the exhausted adsorbent material by thermal treatment. Adsorption process optimisation by design of experiments was also performed, using as input obtained experimental data, and taking into account that initial platinum concentration and contact time have a significant effect on the adsorption capacity. From the optimisation process, it has been found that the maximum adsorption capacity is obtained at the maximum variation domains of the factors. By optimizing the process, a maximum adsorption capacity of 15.03 mg g−1 was achieved at a contact time of 190 min, initial concentration of 141.06 mg L−1 and the temperature of 45 °C.


2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1B) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Huu Hieu

In this work, graphene oxide–manganese ferrite (GO–MnFe2O4) magnetic nanohybrids were synthesized by co–precipitation technique. The adsorption properties of GO–MnFe2O4 for efficient removal of Cd(II) from contaminated water were investigated. The nanohybrids were characterized by using X–ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface area (BET), transmission electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). VSM result showed the high saturation magnetization values Ms = 27.1 emu/g, the BET specific surface area was 84.236 m2/g. Adsorption experiments were carried out to evaluate the adsorption capacity of the GO–MnFe2O4 magnetic nanohybrids and compared with MnFe2O4 nanoparticles and GO nanosheets. The equilibrium time for adsorption of Cd(II) onto the nanohybrids was 240 minutes. Experimental adsorption data were well–fitted to the Langmuir isotherm and the pseudo–second–order kinetic equation. The experimental results showed that adsorption of Cd(II) using GO–MnFe2O4 magnetic nanohybrids was better than MnFe2O4 and GO with a maximum adsorption capacity of 121.951 mg/g at pH 8.  Reusability, ease of magnetic separation, high removal capacity, and fast kinetics lead the GO–MnFe2O4 nanohybrids to be promising adsorbents for removal heavy metals from contaminated water.


Author(s):  
Ali Ahmadfazeli ◽  
Yousef Poureshgh ◽  
Yousef Rashtbari ◽  
Hamed Akbari ◽  
Peyman Pourali ◽  
...  

Abstract This article was aimed at investigating the removal of metronidazole (MNZ) from aquatic solutions by modified activated carbon (MAC) with amine groups. The effect of various parameters on the adsorption rate such as the initial pH, adsorbent dose and initial concentration of MNZ and contact time were scrutinized. MAC was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller techniques. The obtained results illustrated that under the optimum conditions (pH = 3, contact time = 50 min, initial MNZ concentration = 5 mg/L and MAC dose = 0.5 g/L), the maximum adsorption efficiency was 95%. Furthermore, the kinetic studies indicated the applicability of the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, whereas the adsorption isotherm fitted well with the Freundlich model (0.996), and the maximum adsorption capacity was 66.22 mg/g. The SBET and the total pure volume of MAC were 706.92 m2/g and 0.532 cm3/g, respectively. Also, the regeneration tests demonstrated that MAC had good stability after five cycles (73%). It can be concluded that MAC, as an effective adsorbent, has a high ability to remove MNZ from aqueous solutions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 170829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Fu ◽  
Xiaoxu Xu ◽  
Yue Huang ◽  
Jianshe Hu ◽  
Qifan Chen ◽  
...  

A new composite absorbent with multifunctional and environmental-friendly structures was prepared using chitosan, diatomite and polyvinyl alcohol as the raw materials, and glutaraldehyde as a cross-linking agent. The structure and morphology of the composite absorbent, and its adsorption properties of Hg(II) in water were characterized with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) measurements and ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectra. The effect of the pH value and contact time on the removal rate and absorbance of Hg(II) was discussed. The adsorption kinetic model and static adsorption isotherm and regeneration of the obtained composite absorbent were investigated. The results indicated that the removal of Hg(II) on the composite absorbent followed a rapid adsorption for 50 min, and was close to the adsorption saturation after 1 h, which is in accord with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. When the pH value, contact time and the mass of the composite absorbent was 3, 1 h and 100 mg, respectively, the removal rate of Hg(II) on the composite absorbent reached 77%, and the maximum adsorption capacity of Hg(II) reached 195.7 mg g −1 .


2011 ◽  
Vol 343-344 ◽  
pp. 909-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Lan Lin ◽  
Ren Wang ◽  
Wei Ma ◽  
Zi Hong Cheng

Magnetic Fe3O4/chitosan nanoparticles were synthesized for lysozyme separation from solution. The adsorption of lysozyme was investigated on magnetic Fe3O4/chitosan nanoparticles at fixed pH 6.0, because the enzymatic activity of lysozyme reaches its maximum in this condition. The influence of initial lysozyme concentration, temperature and contact time on lysozyme adsorption was studied. The results of lysozyme adsorption indicated that the adsorption isotherm fitted Sips model well. The maximum adsorption capacity was 144.11mg/g at 310 K. The thermodynamic parameters, ΔG0, ΔH0 and ΔS0, illustrated that the adsorption of lysozyme was endothermic and spontaneous process.


Author(s):  
Nassima Tazerouti ◽  
Moussa Amrani

Activated lignin, having a surface area of 1023 m2 g-1, has been prepared from lignin sulfate that was treated by 30% H2O2 and carbonized at 300°C in order to test the chromium (VI) adsorption from aqueous solution. The influence of contact time, pH, initial concentration of adsorbent and adsorbate and temperature on the adsorption capacity was investigated. The maximum removal of Cr(VI) was found to be 92.36% at pH=2 and a contact time of 80 min. Optimal concentration of lignin and Cr(VI) was found to be 3.8 gL-1 and 180mg L-1, respectively. The adsorption kinetics was examined with pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order equations. The analytical data fit well to the pseudo-second-order equation, and the rate of removal of chromium was found to speed up by increasing the temperature. Activation energy for the adsorption process was found to be 18.19 KJ mol-1. The Langmuir-Freundlich adsorption isotherm models were applied to describe the isotherm and its constants for the adsorption of Cr(VI) on lignin. These constants and correlation coefficients of the isotherm models were calculated and compared with each other. Results indicated that Cr(VI) uptake could be described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of Cr(VI) on lignin was 75.75 mg g-1 at a temperature of 40°C. The dimensionless equilibrium parameter (RL) signified a favorable adsorption of Cr(VI) on lignin and was found to be between 0.0601 and 0.818 (0L<1). The thermodynamic parameters such as ?G°, ?S°, and ?H° were calculated and it has been found that the reaction was spontaneous and endothermic in nature. This study indicates that lignin has the potential to become an effective and economical adsorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) from waste water.


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