Equilibrium and kinetic studies of adsorption of phosphate onto ZnCl2 activated coir pith carbon

Phosphate removal from aqueous solution was investigated using ZnCl₂-activated carbon developed from coir pith, an agricultural solid waste. Studies were conducted to delineate the effect of contact time, adsorbent dose, phosphate concentration, pH, and temperature. The adsorption equilibrium data followed both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. Langmuir adsorption capacity was found to be 5.1 mg/g. Adsorption followed second-order kinetics. The removal was maximum in the pH range 3–10. pH effect and desorption studies showed that adsorption occurred by both ion exchange and chemisorption mechanisms. Adsorption was found to be spontaneous and endothermic. Effect of foreign ions on adsorption shows that perchlorate, sulfate, and selenite decreased the percent removal of phosphate.     

In Vitro Investigation on Interaction of Ranitidine Hydrochloride in the Presence of Cross-Linked Carboxymethyl Cellulose Sodium.

Summary: The adsorbance of ranitidine hydrochloride – drug selective H₂ histamine receptor inhibitor used In the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer was investigated in the presence of croscarmellose, a cross- linked polymer of polysaccharide character used as a swelling additive in oral pharmaceutical formulations – capsules, tablets and granules. The evaluation of adsorbance capability was carried out by means of a statistical method in in vitro conditions, taking into account environmental pH, concentration of the investigated drug as well as the properties of the polymer. Obtained results prove that the analyzed active agent is adsorbed on polymer at all the investigated pH ranges and the capability of polymer binding depends on environmental pH. The highest binding capability was revealed in samples with pH of 7.6, (adsorbance capacity k = 0.6958) while the lowest binding capability was observed at pH 1.5 (adsorbance capacity k = 0.0005) in the presence of croscarmellose sodium. Level of adsorption depends on the analyzed drug concentration and adsorption on polymer in increasing concentration and pH environment.     

氧化多壁碳纳米管对Pb~(2+)的吸附性能研究

该文研究了氧化多壁碳纳米管(o-MWNTs)对Pb2+的吸附性能,考察了平衡时间、溶液pH值、溶液体积等因素对吸附行为的影响。在静态吸附条件下:Pb2+能大量并快速地被o-MWNTs吸附,45 min内即可达到吸附平衡,而活性炭(ACs)的吸附平衡时间为90 min。溶液pH值在1.0~7.0范围对吸附量有显著影响,在pH5.0~6.0时o-MWNTs对Pb2+的静态吸附容量为17.43 mg.g-1。o-MWNTs对铅离子的吸附量随着溶液体积的增加而增加,并逐渐趋于稳定,最大吸附量可达25 mg.g-1。在动态吸附实验中,30 mg.L-1的铅离子溶液在SPE小柱的穿透体积为235 mL,溶液体积为400 mL时可完全穿透。动态吸附实验表明,o-MWNTs对铅离子具有较大的吸附容量且萃取回收率高达94%。研究表明,氧化碳纳米管装填的固相萃取小柱可用于中药提取物中Pb2+的残留分析。     

碳纳米管对苯胺的吸附行为

碳纳米管有较大的比表面,有利于用作吸附剂。当前研究主要集中在对气体,尤其是对H2气的吸附。近年来,也有人将碳纳米管应用于环境保护领域,Long等使用碳纳米管除去二恶英,Li等用碳纳米管吸附溶液中的Cd^2 都取得了满意的效果。苯胺类化合物是国家严格控制的一类污染物,使用碳纳米管对苯胺的吸附研究尚未见报道。     

碳纳米管对结晶紫的吸附研究

研究了碳纳米管对溶液中结晶紫的吸附性能,考察了溶液浓度、溶液p H、吸附时间和吸附温度等因素对吸附行为的影响,初步探讨了碳纳米管对结晶紫的吸附机理。结果表明,碳纳米管对结晶紫的吸附量随着溶液初始浓度的增大而升高;酸性条件有利于吸附的进行,最佳p H等于5;对结晶紫的吸附在3h达到平衡,吸附速率常数为779.76h-1;温度的变化对结晶紫的吸附量影响不大。通过Langmuir方程和Freundlich方程对吸附进行拟合,平衡吸附量Qe与平衡质量浓度Ce之间的关系符合Freundlich等温吸附方程所描述的规律,说明吸附过程以物理吸附为主。     

Separation characteristics of some phenoxy herbicides from aqueous solution

The adsorption and desorption characteristics of some phenoxy herbicides (CPA 2,4-D, and MCPA) from an aqueous solution on the active carbon materials (GAC, F-400) were studied. Adsorption equilibrium capacities of the phenoxy herbicides increased with a decrease in pH of the solution. Adsorption equilibrium isotherms were represented by the Sips equation. Kinetic parameters were measured in a batch adsorber to analyze the adsorption rates of the phenoxy herbicides. The internal diffusion coefficients were determined by comparing the experimental concentration curves with those predicted from the surface diffusion model and the pore diffusion model. The adsorption model based on the linear driving force approximation (LDFA) was used to simulate the adsorption behavior of the phenoxy herbicides in a fixed bed adsorber. Over 95 percent desorption of the phenoxy herbicides was obtained using distilled water.     

β-环糊精接枝壳聚糖的合成及其吸附性能

采用乙二醛作为交联物合成了一种β-环糊精接枝壳聚糖,研究了其对水溶液中对硝基苯酚的吸附性能;考察了温度、pH值、吸附时间、酚溶液初始浓度等因素对其吸附性能的影响.结果表明,当吸附时间为20min,pH值为5~6,温度为25℃~35℃,酚溶液初始浓度为80 mg/L时,β-环糊精接枝壳聚糖对对硝基苯酚的吸附性能最佳.     

Sorption of strontium ions from aqueous solutions by oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) oxidized by nitric acid solution were used to investigate the adsorption behavior of strontium from aqueous solutions similar to the nuclear waste media. The physical properties of both as produced and oxidized MWCNTs were studied by Boehm’s titration method and nitrogen adsorption/desorption. The results showed that the surface properties of MWCNTs such as specific surface area, functional groups and the total number of acid sites were improved after oxidation. Furthermore, the effect of solution conditions such as initial concentration of strontium(II), pH, ionic strength, MWCNT concentration and contact time were studied at room temperature. The results of this study showed that the adsorption of strontium(II) was significantly influenced by the pH value and the solution ionic strength. According to the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacities of strontium(II) onto the as produced and oxidized MWCNTs were obtained as 1.62 and 6.62 mg g^?1, respectively. The contact time to reach equilibrium was 100 min. The good adsorption of strontium(II) on oxidized MWCNTs at the lower ionic strength, the relatively high pH and the short equilibrium time indicate that the oxidized MWCNTs have great potential applications in the field of the environmental protection.     

Adsorption of cesium (I) from aqueous solution using oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were modified by nitric acid solution and then used to study the adsorption of cesium from aqueous solution using a batch technique under ambient conditions. As produced and oxidized MWCNTs were characterized by nitrogen adsorption/desorption, Boehm’s titration method and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The physical properties of MWCNTs such as functional groups, total number of acid sites and specific surface area were greatly improved after oxidation, and these were responsible for more sorption of cesium from aqueous solution and made them more dispersible in water. The adsorption of cesium ions as a function of contact time, initial concentration of cesium, pH, ionic strength and oxidized MWCNT concentrations was also investigated. The results showed that cesium adsorption percentage strongly depended on the pH value, oxidized MWCNT content and on the solution ionic strength. Kinetic data indicated that the adsorption process achieved equilibrium within 80 min. Equilibrium data for as produced and oxidized MWCNTs was well described by both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms. The dominant mechanism of cesium adsorption on oxidized MWCNTs may be mainly attributed to ion exchange. This study suggests that oxidized MWCNTs can be a promising candidate for the removal of cesium from nuclear waste solution.     

改性小麦秸杆纤维素球对苯酚吸附性能研究

本文利用制得的改性小麦秸秆纤维素球对苯酚吸附性能进行了研究。实验结果表明:改性小麦秸秆纤维素球对苯酚的吸附30min内基本达到平衡,吸附剂对苯酚吸附量随起始质量浓度的增加而增加,且呈线性关系;在T=298K、pH=5.0时,吸附剂对苯酚的吸附量达到最大。在一定浓度、温度条件下,改性小麦秸秆纤维素球吸附苯酚的过程符合Freundlich吸附模型。吸附再生实验表明,改性小麦秸秆纤维素球对苯酚有较好的吸附再生能力。并对印染废水中的苯酚进行了实际的吸附测定。     

Effects of pH and phosphate on the adsorptive fractionation of purified Aldrich humic acid on kaolinite and hematite

The molecular weight (MW) fractionation of purified Aldrich humic acid (PAHA) resulting from adsorption on kaolinite and hematite was investigated for different solution pH and phosphate conditions. Adsorption was highly pH-dependent, with higher uptake at lower pH values. For all pH conditions, the weight-average MW (MWw) of residual PAHA remaining in solution after adsorption deviated from the original MWw, indicating that preferential adsorption of certain MW components occurred. The extent of preferential adsorption depended on the percent carbon adsorption at a given pH condition. For similar percent carbon adsorption ranges, a greater extent of preferential adsorption of the higher MW PAHA components was observed with higher pH values as demonstrated by the lowest residual MWw value occurring at pH 9. Detailed analyses of selected residual PAHA samples clearly showed that adsorption selectivity for particular MW components was strongly influenced by solution pH. The extent of preferential adsorption of lower MW PAHA components decreased in the presence of a small amount of phosphate. This effect was more evident for hematite than kaolinite, and became greater with lower solution pH irrespective of the mineral type. The different fractionation patterns observed for PAHA were reasonably well explained by the physicochemical trends occurring in its MWw fractions and the underlying sorption processes.     

Adsorption of Anionic Dyes onto Chitosan-modified Diatomite

The purpose of this work is to study the possibility of anionic dyes Reactive Red M-8B(RR) and Direct Green B(DG) adsorbed on chitosan-modified diatomite. The characteristics of adsorbent, adsorption isotherms and the influence of adsorption time, temperature and pH were researched in this work. The results show that the mo- dified diatomite had a much better adsorption capability than the natural diatomite. The adsorption capacities of chitosan-modified diatomite for RR and DG were 94.46 and 137.0 mg/g, respectively. Both adsorption time and adsorption temperature provided a positive effect on the dye adsorption. Within the experimental pH range, the adsorbance was enhanced at lower pH but reduced sharply at high pH. On the basis of the experimental results and discussion, electrostatic attraction is considered as the main mechanism of this chemisorption.     

化学-微波法制备高膨胀率膨胀蛭石及对亚甲基蓝的吸附机理

基于工业蛭石优异的热膨胀性及阳离子交换性,利用化学-微波法制备高膨胀率膨胀蛭石(HEV),采用对比分析法对亚甲基蓝(MB)的吸附性能进行了研究。结果表明,HEV膨胀率高(膨胀率K=60倍),比表面积大(80 m^2·g^-1),孔径主要分布在2~5 nm之间,仍保持蛭石、水金云母和金云母的物相结构,阳离子交换容量由原样的0.835 mmol·g^-1增加到1.005 mmol·g^-1。HEV对MB的吸附容量受MB初始浓度、吸附时间、溶液pH和吸附温度影响。当MB溶液初始浓度为300 mg·L-1、吸附时间为240 min、溶液pH值为9、吸附温度为298 K时,吸附量为419.87 mg·g^-1,远高于蛭石原矿。吸附过程符合Langmuir模型与准二级动力学模型,为单分子层吸附和吸附势垒较低的自发无序吸热反应过程。HEV具有优异的阳离子交换性和吸附性,是一种具有开发价值的高效低成本吸附剂。     

Comparative Adsorption of Crystal Violet and Congo Red onto ZnCl2 Activated Carbon

In this study, the adsorption characteristics of crystal violet (CV) and Congo red (CR) dyes from the aqueous solution onto prepared activated carbon were examined. The activated carbon was prepared from wood apple shell by chemical activation with ZnCl₂. The parameters studied were the effect of contact time, initial dyes concentration, and pH of solution. The experimental equilibrium data were analyzed and fitted to Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherms. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of CV and CR dyes were found to be 142.85 and 83.33 mg per gram of prepared activated carbon at 298 K. The kinetic data obtained at different concentrations were analyzed using pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intra-particle diffusion models. Batch adsorption kinetic studies showed that the adsorption of dyes followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and at four different concentrations of both dyes, indicating that chemisorption is the rate-limiting step. Thermodynamic studies reveal that the removal of dyes from aqueous solution onto activated carbon was a spontaneous, feasible, and endothermic process at a temperature greater than standard equilibrium temperature.     

ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION ON ATTAPULGITE

Batch adsorption experiments were carried out for the removal of methylene blue （MB） from aqueous solution using attapulgite as adsorbent. The effects of various parameters such as temperature, contact time, the pH value, and attapulgite dosage on the adsorption performance were investigated. The standard curve and regression equation were established by spectrophotometry. The adsorption experimental results showed that the adsorption equilibrium data were well in accord with Langmuir adsorptive model. The optimal result was acquired under the experimental condition of attapulgite dosage 0.18g, MB concentration 50.0mg/L, pH 10, and adsorption time 20min at room temperature.     

Removal of Reactive Yellow 84 from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto hydroxyapatite

The adsorption of a reactive dye, Reactive Yellow 84, from aqueous solution onto synthesized hydroxyapatite was investigated. The experiments were carried out to investigate the factors that influence the dye uptake by the adsorbent, such as the contact time under agitation, absorbent dosage, initial dye concentration, temperature and pH of dye solution. The experimental results show that the amount of dye adsorbed increases with an increase in the amount of hydroxyapatite. The maximum adsorption occurred at the pH value of 5. The equilibrium uptake was increased with an increase in the initial dye concentration in solution. The experimental isotherm data were analyzed using Langmuir isotherm equation. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity was 50.25 mg/g. The adsorption has a low temperature dependency and was endothermic in nature with an enthalpy of adsorption of 2.17 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Adsorption behavior of Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions on thiourea cross-linked chitosan with Fe(III) as template

A new type of thiourea cross-linked chitosan with Fe(III) as template (TCCTS template) was synthesized. The adsorption of Fe(II) and Fe(III) on this TCCTS template was studied. The factors affecting adsorption such as pH and contact time were considered. The results showed that the optimum pH value for adsorption was pH = 5.0 and the adsorption equilibrium time was about 60 min. The adsorption isotherms and kinetics were investigated, and the equilibrium data agreed very well with the Langmuir model and the pseudo second-order model could describe adsorption process better than the pseudo first-order model. Results also showed that TCCTS template was a favourable adsorbent for Fe(II) and Fe(III) in aqueous solution.     

High-capacity adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using magnetic microspheres by surface dendrimer graft modification

The magnetic poly-(methyl acrylate-divinyl benzene) (MA-DVB) microspheres with micron size were synthesized by modified suspension polymerization method. Through stepwise reaction with methyl acrylate (MA) and ethylenediamine (EDA), the magnetic poly-(MA-DVB) microspheres with surface dendrimer containing amino groups were obtained. The above mentioned magnetic microspheres were applied for the adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution. The effects of solution pH value, adsorption temperature, and adsorption and desorption of Cr(VI) were studied. The results showed that the optimum pH value for Cr(VI) adsorption was found at pH=3, and the adsorption capacity increased with the increase in adsorption temperature. The adsorption equilibrium of Cr(VI) was obtained in about 12 min and more than 98% of adsorbed Cr(VI) were desorbed from the magnetic microspheres in about 30 min using Na(2)SO(4) solution. By fitting the experimental data to Langmuir equation, the maximum capacity for Cr(VI) of magnetic poly-(MA-DVB) microspheres was estimated at 231.8 mg/g.     

Optimization of the Conditions for the Cr (III) Adsorption on Activated Carbon

In order to understand the patterns of the adsorption equilibrium of Cr (III) on activated carbon, the adsorption process was studied by two different ways: classical batch experiments on commercial Norit and Merck activated carbons and their oxidized forms in a wide range of pHs; and extended time-based tests at the same pH values on the same adsorbents. This approach allowed us to understand the role of texture, chemical carbon surface functionality and experimental conditions (initial pH of the solution, contact time and adsorbate/adsorbent ratio) on the effectiveness of Cr (III) removal. The adsorption process of Cr (III) at (24 ± 1^∘C) on Merck and Norit activated carbons and their oxidized forms were studied at pH values between 1.5 and 5 (either adjusted or buffered). Chromium concentration was fixed at 200 ppm. The carbon loading ranged from 1.2 to 20 g/l. The carbon/Cr (III) solution contact time was varied from 0.5–1 month to 5 months, to ensure that the saturation of the carbon level was reached. According to the data obtained, the presence of carboxylic groups on carbon surface seems to enhance Cr (III) uptake at initial pH of the solution in the range between 2 and 4. Depending on the nature of the adsorbent surface chemistry, the contact time to reach equilibrium may range from 3 to 5 months. There is an optimum carbon loading which limits the Cr (III) uptake/removal at given pH value. In order to understand the adsorption process, an ion exchange, surface complex and surface precipitation were considered. This paper was presented in the 5th Brazilian Meeting on Adsorption, held at Natal, Brazil, 18-21 July, 2004.     

乙二胺硅胶复合材料对Zn2+的吸附特性

以γ-氯丙基三氯硅烷为偶联剂,将乙二胺偶合接枝在硅胶表面,合成对锌离子具有吸附作用的乙二胺硅胶复合材料（EDA/SiO2）,考察了Zn2+溶液pH值、初始浓度、吸附温度和吸附时间等因素对复合材料吸附性能的影响。 结果表明,在研究的溶液浓度及温度范围内,Zn2+溶液pH值对EDA/SiO2的吸附量影响显著,吸附的最佳pH值范围在3.0~5.5;Zn2+的吸附平衡数据符合Langmuir吸附模型,热力学数据显示,EDA/SiO2对Zn2+的吸附行为为一吸热且自发进行的过程,升高温度有利于吸附,并对此吸附行为作了解释;吸附动力学数据可用拟二级吸附动力学方程描述,得到的吸附速率常数与溶液初始浓度有关。