ADSORPTION OF IONS OF NICKEL (II) FROM WATER SOLUTIONS WITH CARBON ADSORBENTS
For citation:Dudarev V.I., Irinchinova N.V., Filatova E.G. Adsorption of ions of nickel (II) from water solutions with carbon adsorbents. Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol. 2017. V. 60. N 1. P. 75-80.Adsorption methods of cleaning remains beyond comparison for deep extraction of heavy metal ions from dilute solutions. Their practical application allows achieving the high efficiency of wastewater treatment with minimal impact on the environment. It is known that nickel is one of carcinogenic elements. Thus, free nickel ions (II) are twice toxic than complex compounds. The maximum content of nickel ion (II) at the production of spent electroplating solutions is 50 mg/l, in washing waters – from 2 to 5 mg/l. In this paper we studied the adsorption capacity of carbon adsorbents IPI-T, synthesized from waste phenol-formaldehyde resin with respect to the nickel ions (II). Carbon аdsorbents IPI-T are black granules of irregular shape with an average particle size from 2 to 5 mm, and a surface area of 480 m2/g. Adsorption equilibrium time in static conditions corresponding to the constancy of the concentration of heavy metal ions in solution was four hours. A study of the adsorption capacity of carbon adsorbents IPI-T was performed at pH of 9.5. The adsorption process accompanied by the slight decrease in pH. Isotherms were build according to the results of research of adsorption at different temperatures. The shape of the isotherms obtained corresponds to poly-molecular adsorption. The resulting isotherms were processed using adsorption models of BET and Dubinin-Radushkevich. It was shown that the adsorption process model is best described by BET. Model Dubinin-Radushkevich was used to calculate the free energy of adsorption. The value of the free energy of adsorption indicates that the binding of nickel ion (II) has a physical nature. It was found that with the temperature increasing the adsorption capacity of carbon adsorbents IPI-T decreases. The dynamic activity of the adsorbent was characterized by the time of beginning of pass of the adsorbate till «breakthrough». Maximum protective effect of the adsorbent was 5 hours, and it was recovered 150 mg of nickel ions (II). The effectiveness of wastewater treatment of galvanic production from heavy metal ions was not less than 98%.