Assessment of Cu(II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Pomelo Peels: Experiments and Modelling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of the Chemical Modification on Adsorption
2.2. Adsorbent Characterization
2.3. Effect of Initial pH
2.4. Adsorption Kinetics
2.5. Adsorption Isotherms
2.6. Effect of the Temperature
2.7. Performance of the ANN Model
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Material Preparation
3.3. Characterization of the Tested Biosorbent
3.4. Cu2+ Adsorption Tests
3.5. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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BET Surface Area (m2/g) | Average Pore Diameter (nm) | Pore Volume (10−3 cm3/g) | |
---|---|---|---|
PP | 0.4253 | 6.9269 | 0.737 |
MPP | 0.9912 | 7.2912 | 1.807 |
Bio-Sorbent | Adsorption Capacity (mg/g) | Reference |
---|---|---|
Pomelo peels | 3.38 | This work |
Modified pomelo peels | 4.72 | This work |
Sweet sorghum residues | 0.83 | [22] |
Fermented sweet sorghum residues | 1.94 | [22] |
Sawdust | 2.31 | [23] |
Natura lettuce roots | 1.22 | [24] |
Modified lettuce roots | 1.69 | [24] |
Natura sugarcane bagasse | 0.58 | [24] |
Modified sugarcane bagasse | 1.30 | [24] |
Peach stones and pine sawdust | 10–15 | [25] |
Raw coconut coir | 1.15 | [26] |
CC NaOH 4.3M-RT-60 | 7.86 | [26] |
T (K) | KD | ΔGΘ (KJ/mol) | ΔHΘ (KJ/mol) | ΔSΘ (J/(mol·K) |
---|---|---|---|---|
288.15 | 3.2377 | −2.8146 | 13.01 | 55.46 |
293.15 | 4.0193 | −3.3905 | ||
298.15 | 4.2428 | −3.5825 | ||
303.15 | 4.6039 | −3.8484 | ||
308.15 | 4.9403 | −4.0925 | ||
313.15 | 5.1455 | −4.2649 |
m | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAAD (%) | 0.255 | 0.644 | 0.621 | 1.183 | 0.713 | 0.038 | 0.324 | 0.533 | 0.417 |
R2 | 0.9998 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9991 | 0.9978 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9989 |
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Zhang, R.; Jiao, M.; Zhao, N.; Jacquemin, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, H. Assessment of Cu(II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Pomelo Peels: Experiments and Modelling. Molecules 2023, 28, 3438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083438
Zhang R, Jiao M, Zhao N, Jacquemin J, Zhang Y, Liu H. Assessment of Cu(II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Pomelo Peels: Experiments and Modelling. Molecules. 2023; 28(8):3438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083438
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Ruixue, Mengqing Jiao, Nan Zhao, Johan Jacquemin, Yinqin Zhang, and Honglai Liu. 2023. "Assessment of Cu(II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Pomelo Peels: Experiments and Modelling" Molecules 28, no. 8: 3438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083438