Abstract
Adsorption of divalent heavy metal ions on iron oxide and kaolin is important to determine the transport and ultimate fate of ions in underground water and soil. In this study, kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of Cu 2� and Ni 2� metal ions from their aqueous solutions on iron oxide, kaolin and sand have been investigated. Batch adsorption studies show that Cu 2� and Ni 2� adsorb more strongly on the colloidal fines, iron oxide and kaolin than on the sand material. It is shown that the adsorption of Cu 2� and Ni 2� is a function of system pH, and solid adsorbent concentration. The equilibrium data follow the most widely used nonlinear Freundlich isotherm equilibrium model which has the general form of X� /KF C n . It is found that ‘n ’ is strongly dependent on the nature of the adsorbent and virtually independent of conditions such as pH. The other parameter, ‘KF’ strongly depends on the pH of the solution. Finally, predictions of contaminant transport of Ni 2� due to the presence of colloidal fines, kaolin based on batch
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