Adsorption of cationic methylene blue dye using microwave-assisted activated carbon derived from acacia wood: Optimization and batch studies

This study assesses the performance of optimized acacia wood-based activated carbon (AWAC) as an adsorbent for methylene blue (MB) dye removal in aqueous solution. AWAC was prepared via a physicochemical activation process that consists of potassium hydroxide (KOH) treatment, followed by carbon dioxide (CO₂) gasification under microwave heating. By using response surface methodology (RSM), the optimum preparation conditions of radiation power, radiation time, and KOH-impregnation ratio (IR) were determined to be 360 W, 4.50 min, and 0.90 g/g respectively, which resulted in 81.20 mg/g of MB dye removal and 27.96% of AWAC’s yield. Radiation power and IR had a major effect on MB dye removal while radiation power and radiation time caused the greatest impact on AWAC’s yield. BET surface area, mesopore surface area, and pore volume of optimized AWAC were found to be 1045.56 m²/g, 689.77 m²/g, and 0.54 cm³/g, respectively. Adsorption of MB onto AWAC followed Langmuir and pseudo-second order for isotherm and kinetic studies respectively, with a Langmuir monolayer adsorption capacity of 338.29 mg/g. Mechanism studies revealed that the adsorption process was controlled by film diffusion mechanism and indicated to be thermodynamically exothermic in nature.     

Removal of Phenol by Using Montmorillonite,Clinoptilolite and Hydrotalcite

This work is to study the removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by adsorption using three different adsorbents, clinoptilolite, montmorillonite, and hydrotalcite (HT). Except for montmorillonite, the other adsorbents were treated. Clinoptilolite was modified using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and hydrotalcite was calcined by heating to 550C. Adsorption isotherms of phenol on all of the mentioned adsorbents was determined by using the batch equilibration technique and indicated that, the adsorption behavior could be modelled by using the Modified Freundlich equation. The differences observed in the isotherms were explained by the variations in adsorbent-adsorbate interactions under the effects of the different surface structures of adsorbents and the pH dependent ionization behavior of phenol. Calcined hydrotalcite (HTC) was found to be the best among the studied adsorbents since it can adsorb 52% of phenol from a solution containing initially 1 g/L phenol for the 1/100 adsorbent solution ratio while the others can adsorb only 8% of phenol for the same concentration and adsorbent solution ratio.     

低温一步法活性炭基脱硫剂的制备与评价

以木屑为原料,在低温条件下一步法制得活性炭基吸附剂,考察了吸附剂制备条件和液-固、气-固吸附条件对吸附剂脱硫性能的影响。结果表明,吸附剂的最佳制备条件为,浸渍液与木屑质量比为1：1,浸渍液中硝酸质量分率为30%、吸附剂表面NiO负载量为5%,常温下浸渍24 h,400℃焙烧3 h。该吸附剂在0.2 g吸附剂/10 mL模拟油、温度为40℃及时间为5 h的液-固吸附脱硫的条件下,脱硫率为28.36%,吸附四次后饱和吸附硫容量可达2.34 mgS/g;在气-固吸附温度为250℃、空速为6.3 h^-1的条件下,饱和吸附硫容量为2.37 mgS/g;高温气-固吸附脱硫对吸附剂的影响表明,与脱硫前相比,吸附剂在比表面积、总孔体积、微孔体积均有明显提高,这说明气-固吸附脱硫过程同时实现了活性炭的扩孔活化。甲苯溶剂再生实验表明,经五次再生后吸附剂的再生性能均可达90%以上。     

Chemically activated Ipomoea carnea as an adsorbent for the copper sorption from synthetic solutions

An indigenously prepared zinc chloride activated Ipomoea carnea (morning glory), a low-cost and abundant adsorbent, was used for removal of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions in a batch adsorption system. The chemical activating agent ZnCl₂ was dissolved in deionised water and then added to the adsorbent in two different ratios 1:1 and 1:0.5 adsorbent to activating agent ratio by weight. Studies were conducted as a function of contact time, initial metal concentration, dose of adsorbent, and pH. Activated Ipomoea carnea (AIC) were characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), iodine number and methylene blue number. High iodine numbers indicates development of micro pores with zinc chloride activation. Maximum adsorption was noted within pH range 6.0(±0.05). Adsorption process is fast initially and reaches equilibrium after about 4 hours. The kinetic data were analysed using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model was found to agree well with the experimental data. Adsorption equilibrium data were analyzed using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The Langmuir model represented the sorption process better than the Freundlich model. Based on the Langmuir isotherm, the monolayer adsorption capacity of Cu(II) ions was 7.855 mg?g^?1 for AIC (1:1) and 6.934 mg?g^?1 for AIC (1:0.5).     

Liquid-phase adsorption: Characterization and use of activated carbon prepared from diosgenin production residue

The adsorption behavior of activated carbon (AC) prepared from the residue of diosgenin by-product was characterized. The adsorption capacities of AC such as iodine, phenol and methylene blue (MB) are 933.28, 145.38 and 165 mg/g, respectively. The results of MP analysis and BJH method show AC has developed micropore and mesopore volumes, which are 0.1621 and 0.2623 cm³/g respectively, with the mean pore diameter of 1.49 nm. Comparison of the liquid phase adsorption capacities of AC to the standard activated carbon (SAC) and the commercial activated carbon (CAC) for wastewater treatment showed AC was superior to SAC and CAC. Experiments on phenol and MB adsorption and COD and chroma removal from diosgenin wastewater were carried out under different conditions of contact time, temperature, concentration, adsorbent dose and pH. The removal of COD and chroma of 10-multiple wastewater is 92.46 mg/g and 88 %, respectively. Adsorption parameters for the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were determined. At lower temperatures, the data for phenol and COD fitted Freundlich model better than Langmuir model and vise versa for MB and chroma. Adsorption followed second-order kinetics. The study proves that AC prepared from the residue of diosgenin by-product can be used as adsorbent for the treatment of diosogenin wastewater as a cost-effective approach of resource recycle of Discorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright.     

Phenol removal from aqueous solution by carbon xerogel

Carbon xerogel (CX) was used for phenol adsorption from aqueous solution. CX was synthesized by sol?Cgel polycondensation of resorcinol with formaldehyde using sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) as catalyst. Then, it was dried by convective drying technique and pyrolyzed under inert atmosphere. Phenol adsorption kinetics was very fast, what was attributed to the presence of open pore structure. The kinetic studies showed that the adsorption process could be fitted to a pseudo-second-order model and the particle diffusion process is the rate-limiting step of the adsorption. The phenol removal was maximum and unaffected by pH changes when the initial pH of the phenol solution was in the range of 3?C8. The optimum adsorbent dose obtained for phenol adsorption onto CX was 0.075?g/50?cm³ solution. The Langmuir model described the adsorption process better than the Freundlich isotherm model and the monolayer adsorption capacity is 32?mg?g^?1. Among the desorbing solutions used in this study, the most efficient desorbent was EtOH (100?%) which released about 87?% of phenol bound with the CX.     

Improvement of pesticide adsorption capacity of cellulose fibre by high-energy irradiation-initiated grafting of glycidyl methacrylate

Cellulose as a renewable raw material was used for preparation of adsorbent of organic impurities in wastewater treatment. Hydrophobic surface of cellulose substrate was developed by grafting glycidyl methacrylate in simultaneous grafting using gamma irradiation initiation. Water uptake of cellulose significantly decreased while adsorption of phenol and a pesticide molecule (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: 2,4-D) increased upon grafting. Adsorption equilibrium data fitted the Freundlich isotherm for both solutes.     

Optimization of sulfamethazine sodium adsorption onto activated carbon-based Salix psammophila: investigation of adsorption behavior and mechanism

A study on the adsorption of sulfamethazine sodium (SMS) from aqueous solution onto the activated carbon (AC)-based Salix psammophila (SP) by phosphoric acid activation was conducted. The central composite design under response surface methodology was employed for the removal of SMS and the process parameters were optimized. Influence of adsorbent dose, initial concentration of SMS, contact time and solution pH on the adsorption capacity of AC was investigated. The optimum adsorption conditions were obtained using adsorbent dosage of 0.54?g/L, initial concentration of 322?mg/L, contact time of 8?hours, pH value of 4.04. Kinetic studies showed the adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order model and Elovich model. The experimental equilibrium data were fitted Koble-Corrigan model and Freundlich model well and the maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of AC calculated by Langmuir model was 338.58?mg/g at 25?°C. In addition, AC was characterized by the SEM–EDS, BET, FITR and point of zero charge (pH_pzc). The mechanisms of SMS sorption onto AC were explored. Desorption and regeneration tests were carried out to evaluate the feasibility of reusing the AC. This study indicated the AC prepared from SP was an excellent adsorbent with the low cost and high performance.     

Removal of phenols from water and petroleum industry refinery effluents by activated carbon obtained from coconut coir pith

Coir pith obtained from the coir industry as waste biomass was used to prepare activated carbon by chemical activation using phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄). The influences of activation temperature and lasting time of activation on specific surface areas (SSA) of the activated carbons were observed. Physical characteristics of the activated carbon were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), infra-red spectroscopy (IR), surface area analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal analysis and potentiometric titration. The feasibility of using activated carbon for the removal of phenol (P), p-chlorophenol (PCP) and p-nitrophenol (PNP) from water and petroleum refinery industry effluents was investigated. The effects of contact time, adsorbent dose, ionic strength and initial concentration on the adsorption of phenols onto the activated carbon were investigated. The optimum pH for the maximum removal of phenols was 6.0. The equilibrium adsorption data of phenols were correlated to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, the latter being the best fit of the experimental data. Dynamics of the sorption process and mass transfer were investigated using McKay and Urano-Tachikawa models. Adsorption kinetic data fits the Urano-Tachikawa kinetic model. The utility of the adsorbent was tested by using petroleum refinery industry effluent. The adsorbed phenols can be recovered by treatment with 0.1 M NaOH solution.     

Separation of BTEX compounds (benzene,toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes) from aqueous solutions using adsorption process

A commercial synthetic zeolite (Na-ZSM-5) was modified with an organic surfactant, HDTMA-Br. Then both unmodified and modified zeolite (SMZ-100) were tested to adsorb Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene (BTEX) compounds from water solution. Adsorption tests were done in batch conditions at the ambient temperature (20?°C) and pressure. Adsorbents were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and characterization results proved the existence of surfactant on the surface of the adsorbent. In all cases, the modified zeolite sample, because of increasing the hydrophobicity of its surface, exhibited higher adsorption capacity in comparison with unmodified zeolite. Also, for each adsorbent, the adsorption capacity follows the order: E?>?X?>?T?>?B. In equilibrium experiments, Langmuir isotherm model fitted the equilibrium data better than the Freundlich model. In kinetic experiments, the pseudo-second order model described the kinetic data better than the other models.     

甲烷在富纳米孔炭质吸附剂上的吸附

分析了以石油焦为原料采用复合活化工艺制备的吸附剂的孔结构特性。发现吸附剂微孔含量在90%以上并且主要集中于1 nm～2 nm之间，是富含纳米孔的吸附材料。甲烷在此吸附剂上的吸附研究表明，在25 ℃，3.5 MPa的条件下，甲烷质量吸附量超过14.0%；有效体积吸附量超过120?V/V(吸附甲烷的体积/容器的体积)。甲烷在富纳米孔炭质吸附剂上的等温吸附曲线表明，吸附类型属于Ⅰ类吸附，符合微孔填充理论；等压吸附曲线表明，低温有利于体积吸附量的增加；吸附剂中水分的增加对吸附有不利的影响。     

碱活化多孔碳用于分离甲苯及活化/吸附机理

采用生物质木质素磺酸钠(SLS)为碳源, 先与硬模板NaCl混合预碳化, 再加入活化剂NaOH在氮气保护下升温至850 ℃碳化, 得到SLS基碱活化的多孔碳吸附剂(SPCN). 将SPCN用于吸附液体石蜡中芳香烃甲苯, 对比研究了不同活化剂加入量对SPCN结构、 性质及吸附效果的影响. 结果表明, SPCN表面具有丰富的官能团和发达的微/介孔结构, 活化剂加入量对比表面积的影响为先增大后减小, 碱/碳质量比为1∶1时比表面积达到最大值(710.4 m ²/g); 吸附量与比表面积呈正相关, 样品SPCN-1的最大吸附量为2875.17 mg/g, 远高于商业吸附剂, 经5次吸附-解吸循环后仍保持92.5%的吸附效率. 探究了活化机理, NaOH、 碳质和气体发生氧化还原反应释放气体留下孔隙, 经充分酸洗、 水洗后得到永久孔道. 最后, 结合扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 拉曼光谱(Raman)、 X射线衍射(XRD)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和比表面积分析等结果证明了吸附机理主要是孔隙填充效应、 范德华力、 π-π相互作用及电子供/受体作用的共同作用. 首次报道了SPCN应用的新方向并探究了活化与吸附机理, 制备方法简易、 经济, 产品循环稳定性好、 无污染, 有望用于工业化生产.     

Graphitic solid core carbon nanorods grown on silica sands using electron cyclotron resonance chemical vapor deposition as a highly efficient and green sorbent for removal of phenol derivatives from water sources

In this study, graphitic solid core carbon nanorods (GSCNRs) were, for the first time, anchored to the surface of silica sands through the electron cyclotron resonance chemical vapor deposition method to provide coated silica sands as a new, low-cost, green, and efficient adsorbent for the removal of organic pollutants such as phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) from aqueous mediums. The characteristics of GSCNRs/SiO₂ were confirmed through Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy techniques. After the optimization of several parameters, the removal efficiency of phenol and 2,4-DCP using 1 g of adsorbent amount, the initial concentration of pollutants (10 mg/L phenol and 15 mg/L 2,4-DCP), a contact time of 10 min (phenol) and 20 min (2,4-DCP), and pH = 7 were 69 and 89%, respectively. The adsorption isotherm models of Langmuir and Freundlich, as well as pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, were examined under optimal conditions. Eventually, GSCNRs/SiO₂ was regenerated five times for the removal of phenol and 2,4-DCP. The removal efficiency of the tested contaminants from inlet raw water of a water treatment plant using the proposed adsorbent was investigated.     

Modelling and optimization of crude oil removal from surface water via organic acid functionalized biomass using machine learning approach

Banana peel fiber adsorbent (BPF) with well-arranged substructure of pores was fabricated via esterification reaction with organic acid and biomass. The emerged adsorbent (BPF) was employed in taking away crude oil from water surface. Three machine learning tools such as RSM, ANN and ANFIS was employed for the modelling and optimization of the process. From results, the optimal oil layer removal of 98.2% was achieved at oil water ratio of 0.2 g /100 cm³. For now, BPF displayed high adsorptive prospect at a very low pH of 4 with 96.8% oil removal. On the other hand, the activation energy, enthalpy change and entropy change of the system are (18.56, 25.44, ?0.751 KJ/mols) and (25.77, 29.16, ?0.813 KJ/mols) designating a non-spontaneous system. The process of removal by BPF really matched the Langmuir isotherm model as proved by statistical error analysis with highest adsorption capacity of 49.33 mg/g as shown through equilibrium modeling. RSM displayed the optimum conditions of the key variables such as temperature, oil concentration, adsorbent dosage, pH and time as 100 °C, 0.2 g/100 cm³, 1.5 g, 2 and 75 mins, respectively. Analysis of the three generic algorithm indicated significant oil removal prediction with quite remarkably similar coefficient of correlation of 0.999. Additional statistical analysis suggested that RSM was marginally better than ANN and ANFIS for the modelling of crude oil removal via esterified banana peels fiber.     

Adsorption Kinetics,Equilibrium, and Thermodynamics of Copper From Aqueous Solutions using Silicon Carbide Derived from Rice Waste

Adsorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solution on a novel adsorbent, silicon carbide ash (SiC ash), was studied using batch technique. The adsorbent was prepared by pyrolysis of Egyptian rice waste (rice straw and rice husk) and was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), and surface area analysis by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) Theory. The influence of pH, contact time, initial Cu(II) concentration, adsorbent dose, agitation speed, and temperature was investigated. Adsorption kinetics was analyzed using the pseudo-first-order, the pseudo-second-order, and intraparticular diffusion model. The adsorption process was found to follow a pseudo-second-order rate mechanism. The adsorption isotherm data could be well described by the Langmuir and Freundlich than the Dubinin–Radushkevich adsorption model. The adsorption capacity of 22.06 mg g^?1for SiC ash was obtained at pH = 5 and temperature of 298 K. Thermodynamic parameters, change in the free energy (ΔG°), the enthalpy (ΔH°), and the entropy (ΔS°), were also calculated. The overall adsorption process was exothermic, spontaneous in nature, and proceeds with decreased randomness as the entropy is negative value. Adsorption process was successfully applied to remove Cu(II) from an industrial wastewater sample.     

Uranium adsorption from a liquid waste using thermally and chemically modified bentonite

In this work, uranium adsorption from aqueous (waste) solution onto thermal and chemical modified bentonite (TCMB) has been studied. The relevant factors affecting uranium adsorption onto our TCMB adsorbent were studied. These factors involved contact time, initial uranium concentrations, pH, adsorption temperature, foreign ion and the effect adsorbent (TCMB) amount using synthetic solution. The theoretical capacity of TCMB adsorbent is about 29 mg/g TCMB. The optimum adsorption conditions were choiced. Uranium elution from the loaded TCMB adsorbent has been carried out using CH₃COONa as an effective eluent. Uranium adsorption from Gattar liquid waste by TCMB adsorbent was carried out in columns. The low uranium adsorption efficiency (37.5 % of the theoretical capacity of TCMB) may be due to the adsorption competition between uranium and difference foreign ion present in the solution (as iron). More than 92 % of the loaded uranium amount on the TCMB adsorbent has been eluted using CH₃COONa as an efficient eluent.     

Removal of cibacron blue 3G-A (CB) dye from aqueous solution using chemo-physically activated biochar from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber

A novel biodegradable adsorbent called pyrolysed empty fruit bunch fibres (PEF) was prepared by chemo-physical activation of empty fruit bunch fibres (EFB) biochar for removal of cibacron blue 3G-A (CB) dye from aqueous solution. PEF was characterized using FTIR, SEM-EDX, XRD and BET techniques. The N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms indicated PEF’s surface area to be 362.84 m²g⁻¹ and XRD attributed amorphous nature to PEF. After adsorption process, PEF has smoother surface morphology, increase in carbon by weight and shift in functional groups. The established adsorption optimum conditions were pH 10, 45 min contact time and 0.10 g/100 mL adsorbent dosage with 99.05% CB dye removal capacity at 343 K and initial dye concentration 100 mg/L. Desorption ratio >90% after seventh cycle of adsorption-desorption experiments confirmed high reusability (regeneration) of PEF. Pseudo second order kinetic and Freundlich were better fitted with kinetic and isotherm model respectively, while mechanism of adsorption was controlled by film diffusion (external mass transfer). Thermodynamic studied revealed ΔG, ΔS and ΔH to be −3.12 MJ/mol K, 9.11 kJ/mol K, 6.83 kJ/mol respectively at 343 K. The negative value of ΔG, positive values of ΔS and ΔH indicated spontaneity, feasibility and endothermic nature of CB dye adsorption from aqueous solution onto PEF.     

Zirconia-supported phosphotungstic acid as catalyst for alkylation of phenol with benzyl alcohol

The liquid-phase alkylation of phenol with benzyl alcohol was carried out using zirconia-supported phosphotungstic acid (PTA) as catalyst. The catalysts with different PTA loadings (5–20 wt.% calcined at 750 °C) and calcination temperature (15 wt.% calcined from 650 to 850 °C) were prepared and characterized by ³¹P MAS NMR and FT-IR pyridine adsorption spectroscopy. The catalyst with optimum PTA loading (15%) and calcination temperature (750 °C) was prepared in different solvents. ³¹P MAS NMR spectra of the catalysts showed two types of phosphorous species, one is the Keggin unit and the other is the decomposition product of PTA and the relative amount of each depends on PTA loading, calcination temperature and the solvent used for the catalyst preparation. The catalysts with 15% PTA on zirconia calcined at 750 °C showed the highest Brönsted acidity. At 130 °C and phenol/benzyl alcohol molar ratio of 2 (time, 1 h), the most active catalyst, 15% PTA calcined at 750 °C gave 98% benzyl alcohol conversion with 83% benzyl phenol selectivity.     

Optimization of adsorption parameters for Fe (III) ions removal from aqueous solutions by transition metal oxide nanocomposite

Manganese oxide nanocomposite (Mn₂O₃/Mn₃O₄) was prepared by sol-gel technique and used as an adsorbent. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) were used to characterize the adsorbent. The response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to evaluate the effects of solution pH, initial Fe (III) ions concentration, adsorbent weight, and contact time on the removal ratio of the Fe (III) ions. A total of 27 adsorption experimental runs were carried out employing the detailed conditions designed based on the Box-Behnken design (BBD). Results showed that the pH of the solution and initial Fe (III) ions concentration were the most significant parameters for Fe (III) ions removal. In process optimization, the maximal value of the removal ratio of Fe (III) was achieved as 95.80%. Moreover, the corresponding optimal parameters of adsorption process were as: contact time?=?62.5?min, initial Fe (III) concentration?=?50?mg/L, adsorbent weight?=?0.5?g, and pH?=?5. The experimental confirmation tests showed a strong correlation between the predicted and experimental responses (R²?=?0.9803). The fitness of equilibrium data to common isotherm equations such as Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin were also tested. The sorption isotherm of adsorbent was best described by the Langmuir model. The kinetic data were analyzed using pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, intraparticle diffusion, and Elovich kinetic models. The adsorption kinetics of Fe (III) ions were well fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.     

Investigating parameters on the preparation of mesoporous activated carbons by the combination of chemical and physical activations using the Taguchi method

Mesoporous activated carbons were prepared from coconut shell by the combination of chemical and physical activation methods. Zinc chloride and CO₂ were used as chemical and physical agents, respectively. Optimum parameters were obtained from investigating the effect of various factors at different levels on the methane storage of wet activated carbons using the Taguchi experimental design method. Soaking time, carbonization temperature, and carbonization time were found as effective parameters in the methane storage. Finally, after achieving optimum levels for each factors based on the enhancement of methane storage, a confirmation experiment was conducted. Methane uptakes of the activated carbons were measured at temperature of 2?^°C up to the pressure of 80 bar and it turned out that the maximum amount of methane storage (241?V/V) had a good agreement with the predicted result from the Taguchi method.