Simultaneous Removal of Hg(II) and Phenol Using Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Areca Nut Waste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Modification of Activated Carbon
2.3. Characterization of Materials
2.4. Batch Adsorption Experiment
2.5. Fixed-Bed Column Adsorption
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Materials
3.2. Batch Adsorption Experiments
3.2.1. Effect of pH on Hg(II)/Phenol Adsorption
3.2.2. Adsorption Kinetics of Hg(II) and Phenol
3.2.3. Adsorption Isotherm Studies
3.2.4. Effect of Background Electrolyte Concentrations
3.3. Fixed-Bed Column Adsorption
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Pseudo-First Order Kinetic | Pseudo-Second Order Kinetic | Intra-Particle Diffusion | ||||||
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k1 (1/min) | qe (mg/g) | R2 | k2 (g/mg/min) | qe (mg/g) | R2 | Kid (mg/g/min1/2) | Z | R2 | |
Hg(II) | 5.0 × 10−3 | 1.72 | 0.95 | 1.0 × 10−2 | 3.19 | 0.97 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.99 |
Phenol | 5.0 × 10−3 | 1.48 | 0.90 | 6.0 × 10−3 | 3.27 | 0.95 | 0.13 | 0.80 | 0.99 |
Material | Pollutant | Langmuir | Freundlich | ||||
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qo (mg/g) | KL (L/g) | R2 | 1/n | KF(mg/g) | R2 | ||
Functionalized-AC | Hg(II) | 11.235 | 0.079 | 0.848 | 0.792 | 0.843 | 0.953 |
Activated carbon (AC) | Hg(II) | 5.555 | 0.199 | 0.977 | 0.586 | 0.942 | 0.925 |
Functionalized-AC | Phenol | 5.376 | 1.706 | 0.970 | 0.198 | 3.104 | 0.968 |
AC | Phenol | 3.846 | 0.116 | 0.997 | 0.443 | 1.320 | 0.954 |
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Lalhmunsiama; Lee, S.M.; Choi, S.S.; Tiwari, D. Simultaneous Removal of Hg(II) and Phenol Using Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Areca Nut Waste. Metals 2017, 7, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070248
Lalhmunsiama, Lee SM, Choi SS, Tiwari D. Simultaneous Removal of Hg(II) and Phenol Using Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Areca Nut Waste. Metals. 2017; 7(7):248. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070248
Chicago/Turabian StyleLalhmunsiama, Seung Mok Lee, Suk Soon Choi, and Diwakar Tiwari. 2017. "Simultaneous Removal of Hg(II) and Phenol Using Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Areca Nut Waste" Metals 7, no. 7: 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070248