Studies on Phosphate Removal from Aqueous Solution by Honeycomb-Cinder Slag

2012 ◽  
Vol 217-219 ◽  
pp. 862-865
Author(s):  
Li Jun Wang ◽  
Hua Yong Zhang ◽  
Lu Yi Zhang

The feasibility of using honeycomb-cinder slag as an adsorbent for phosphate removal from aqueous solution was investigated in batch experiments as a function of initial pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, and solution temperature. The results indicated that the solution pH significantly influenced the phosphate adsorption; 1440 min was enough to reach equilibrium for any concentration. Langmuir isotherm model gave well fit for phosphate adsorption, and the adsorption process followed pseudo second-order model. Desorption study exhibited that the phosphate adsorption on the honeycomb-cinder slag is not completely reversible. Results showed that honeycomb-cinder slag could be used as an adsorbent to uptake phosphate from wastewater.

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 1603-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Hui He ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Kazuya Shimizu ◽  
Zhongfang Lei ◽  
...  

Abstract In this study, akadama clay, a kind of volcano ash, was activated with sulfuric acid and then evaluated for the adsorption of phosphate from aqueous solution via batch experiments. The effects of adsorbent dose, initial pH and coexisting anions on phosphate removal by natural akadama clay and acid-activated akadama clay were investigated. Based on the pH effect, the modified adsorbent could efficiently capture phosphate over a wider pH range of 3.00–6.00 than natural akadama clay. Competitive anions showed negative effects on the phosphate adsorption, especially citrate and carbonate. The adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation and the intra-particle diffusion. Langmuir isotherm model was found to fit the data better than Freundlich model, and the maximum adsorption capacities of phosphate onto the natural akadama clay and acid-activated akadama clay were 5.88 and 9.19 mg/g, respectively. Furthermore, thermodynamic studies confirmed that the adsorption of acid-activated akadama clay was a spontaneous process. The mechanisms of phosphate adsorption on the clay could be ascribed to electrostatic attraction and ligand exchange. These results suggest that after modification, acid-activated akadama clay could be used as a promising adsorbent for phosphate removal from wastewater in real application and then further used as fertilizers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 621 ◽  
pp. 296-302
Author(s):  
Ke Xu ◽  
Tong Deng ◽  
Chun Guang Li ◽  
Jun Ling Niu

In this work the adsorption of phosphate using the magnetic Fe-Zn bimetal oxide modified fly ash was studied. The experimental results showed that the effective pH range for the adsorption of phosphate was between 3.0 and 9.0. The removal percentage of phosphate reached maximum at pH 8.0. Kinetic study showed that the phosphate adsorption was well described by pseudo second order model. The removal efficiency of phosphate increased with the increase of adsorbent dosage and the decrease of the initial concentration. The adsorption of phosphate could be described well by Langmuir isotherm, the Langmuir constant Q0 was 24.15mg/g.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1437
Author(s):  
Chih Ming Ma ◽  
Bo-Yuan Yang ◽  
Gui-Bing Hong

Hydrogel beads based on the husk of agarwood fruit (HAF)/sodium alginate (SA), and based on the HAF/chitosan (CS) were developed for the removal of the dyes, crystal violet (CV) and reactive blue 4 (RB4), in aqueous solutions, respectively. The effects of the initial pH (2–10) of the dye solution, the adsorbent dosage (0.5–3.5 g/L), and contact time (0–540 min) were investigated in a batch system. The dynamic adsorption behavior of CV and RB4 can be represented well by the pseudo-second-order model and pseudo-first-order model, respectively. In addition, the adsorption isotherm data can be explained by the Langmuir isotherm model. Both hydrogel beads have acceptable adsorption selectivity and reusability for the study of selective adsorption and regeneration. Based on the effectiveness, selectivity, and reusability of these hydrogel beads, they can be treated as potential adsorbents for the removal of dyes in aqueous solutions.


Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Jie Yu ◽  
Hui Liao ◽  
Wenkun Zhu ◽  
Pingping Ding ◽  
...  

A novel natural honey hydrothermal biochar (HHTB) was prepared using natural honey as raw material. The as-prepared adsorbent was applied to adsorb Pb2+ from aqueous solution and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to investigate the structure and morphology change of the adsorbent before and after Pb2+ adsorption. The influence of the pH, initial Pb2+ concentration, temperature, and contact time on the adsorption of Pb2+ was systematically investigated. The results revealed that the adsorption capacity for Pb2+ is up to 133.2 mg·g−1 at initial pH of 5.0 and adsorption temperature of 298 K. Meanwhile, the adsorption of Pb2+ on HHTB can be well fitted by the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorbent had great selectivity for Pb2+ from the aqueous solution containing coexisting ions including Cd2+, Co2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+. Furthermore, the adsorption of Pb2+ on HHTB was attributed to complexation coordination, where it involved hydroxyl and carboxylic groups on HHTB in the process of adsorption of Pb2+.


2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 1922-1925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Ai ◽  
Xue Gang Luo ◽  
Xiao Yan Lin ◽  
Si Zhao Zhang

The sorptive potential of sunflower straw (≤125 μm) for Sr2+ from aqueous solution was evaluated. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of solution pH, adsorbent dosage, Sr2+ concentration and contact time. FT-IR spectra and SEM of sunflower straw were employed to explore the functional groups available for the binding of Sr2+ and morphology of the adsorbent. Maximum uptake capacity of sunflower straw was 17.48 mg/g occurred at around pH 3-7. The adsorption equilibrium can be achieved within 5 min and kinetic data were fitted well to pseudo-second-order model. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were applied to describe isotherm sorption data. The Langmuir model gave an acceptable fit than Freundlich model.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3437
Author(s):  
Jude Ofei Quansah ◽  
Thandar Hlaing ◽  
Fritz Ndumbe Lyonga ◽  
Phyo Phyo Kyi ◽  
Seung-Hee Hong ◽  
...  

We assessed the applicability of rice husk (RH) to remove cationic dyes, i.e., methylene blue (MB) and crystal violet (CV), from water. RH thermally treated at 75 °C showed a higher adsorption capacity than that at high temperatures (300–700 °C). For a suitable CV-adsorption model, a pseudo-first-order model for MB adsorption was followed by the kinetics adsorption process; however, a pseudo-second-order model was then suggested. In the qt versus t1/2 plot, the MB line passed through the origin, but that of CV did not. The Langmuir isotherm model was better than the Freundlich model for both dye adsorptions; furthermore, the adsorption capacity for MB and CV was 24.48 mg/g and 25.46 mg/g, respectively. Thermodynamically, the adsorption of both MB and CV onto the RH was found to be spontaneous and endothermic. This adsorption increased insignificantly on increasing the solution pH from 4 to 10. With an increasing dosage of the RH, there was an increase in the removal percentages of MB and CV; however, adsorption capacity per unit mass of the RH was observed to decrease. Therefore, we conclude that utilizing RH as an available and affordable adsorbent is feasible to remove MB and CV from wastewater.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Hanh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Huong Pham ◽  
Hong Tham Nguyen Thi ◽  
Thi Nham Nguyen ◽  
Minh-Viet Nguyen ◽  
...  

A novel iron-modified biochar (FMBC) derived from rice straw was synthesized using FeCl3 modification for efficient As(V) removal from aqueous solution. FTIR and SEM-EDX analyses were carried out to determine the mechanism involved in the removal process and also demonstrated that Fe had loaded successfully on the surface of modified biochar. The iron-modified biochar showed higher arsenic removal ability than the raw biochar. The iron-modified biochar showed a maximum adsorption with an initial solution pH of 5.0. Moreover, for the tested biochar, the As(V) removal kinetics data were well fitted by the pseudo-second-order model. Furthermore, the As(V) removal data upon being well fitted by the Langmuir model showed the maximal removal capacity of 28.49 mg/g. The simple preparation process and high adsorption performance suggest that the iron-modified biochar derived from rice straw could be served as an effective, inexpensive, and environmentally sustainable adsorbent to replace typical granular activated carbon (AC) for As(III) removal from aqueous solution.


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 704-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Luo ◽  
Suiyi Zhu ◽  
Zhongmou Liu ◽  
Jiancong Liu ◽  
Mingxin Huo ◽  
...  

Zinc oxide (ZnO) was synthesized and used to investigate the mechanism of phosphate removal from aqueous solution. ZnO particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy before and after adsorption. Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the kinetics, isotherms, effects of initial pH and co-existing anions. The adsorption process was rapid and equilibrium was almost reached within 150 min. The adsorption kinetics were described well by a pseudo-second-order equation, and the maximum phosphate adsorption capacity was 163.4 mg/g at 298 K and pH ∼6.2 ± 0.1. Thermodynamic analysis indicated the phosphate adsorption onto ZnO was endothermic and spontaneous. The point of zero charge of ZnO was around 8.4 according to the pH-drift method. Phosphate adsorption capacity reduced with the increasing initial solution pH values. The ligand exchange and Lewis acid-base interaction dominated the adsorption process in the lower and the higher pH range, respectively. Nitrate, sulfate and chloride ions had a negligible effect on phosphate removal, while carbonate displayed significant inhibition behavior.


2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Ma ◽  
Hongtao Du ◽  
Ronghua Li ◽  
Zengqiang Zhang

In this work, pyridinium-functionalized silica nanoparticles adsorbent (PC/SiO2/Fe3O4) was synthesized for phosphate removal from aqueous solutions. The removal efficiency of phosphate on the PC/SiO2/Fe3O4 was carried out and investigated under various conditions such as pH, contact temperature and initial concentration. The results showed that the adsorption equilibrium could be reached within 10 min, which fitted a Langmuir isotherm model, with maximum adsorption capacity of 94.16 mg/g, and the kinetic data were fitted well by pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion models. Phosphate loaded on the adsorbents could be easily desorbed with 0.2 mol/L of NaOH, and the adsorbents showed good reusability. The adsorption capacity was still around 50 mg/g after 10 times of reuse. All the results demonstrated that this pyridinium-functionalized mesoporous material could be used for the phosphate removal from aqueous solution and it was easy to collect due to its magnetic properties.


2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1051-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiujin Jia ◽  
Wanting Zhang ◽  
Dongping Li ◽  
Yulong Liu ◽  
Yuju Che ◽  
...  

Hydrazinolyzed cellulose-graft-polymethyl acrylate (Cell-g-PMA-HZ), an efficient adsorbent for removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solution, has been prepared by ceric salt-initiated graft polymerization of methyl acrylate from microcrystalline cellulose surface and subsequent hydrazinolysis. The influences of initial pH, contact time, and temperature on adsorption capacity of Cell-g-PMA-HZ as well as adsorption equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic properties were examined in detail. As for Cd(II) adsorption, kinetic adsorption can be explained by pseudo-second-order, while adsorption isotherm fits well with Langmuir isotherm model, from which maximum equilibrium adsorption capacity can be derived as 235.85 mg g−1 at 28 °C. Further thermodynamic investigation indicated that adsorption of Cd(II) by adsorbent Cell-g-PMA-HZ is endothermic and spontaneous under studied conditions. On the other hand, isotherm of Pb(II) adsorption fits well with Freundlich isotherm model and is more likely to be a physical-adsorption-dominated process. Consecutive adsorption–desorption experiments showed that Cell-g-PMA-HZ is reusable with satisfactory adsorption capacity.


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