Nature Of Adsorption Research Articles

On the removal efficiency of copper ions in wastewater using calcined waste eggshells as natural adsorbents

Eggshells offer many advantages as adsorbents, such as affordability without special preparations other than pulverization and calcination. However, the manufacturing industry generally has a severe problem with high concentrations of heavy metals in wastewater. The purpose of this study was to use eggshell byproducts and calcined eggshell treatment for the adsorption of copper in an aqueous solution. The reaction time, metal concentration, adsorbent dose, temperature, and pH were evaluated using primary factors followed by the response surface method (RSM) to investigate the optimum conditions for eggshell byproducts and calcined eggshell adsorption treatment. The results of the one-factor-at-a-time experiment showed that the optimal adsorption rate was obtained from treatment at 24 h, 25 mg/L, 10 mg, and 25 °C. In addition, the effect of pH on the adsorption rates of eggshells and eggshells with membrane were detected at pH values of 5 and 5.9 and found to be 95.2, 90.5, and 73.3%. The reaction surface experiment showed that the best adsorption rate reached 99.3% after calcination at 900 °C for 2 h and a 20 min reaction. The results showed that eggshells, eggshell membranes, eggshells with membrane, and calcined eggshells could be applied to remove copper ions from industrial wastewater. The adsorption capacity of the calcined eggshell is better than that of the non-calcined eggshell and has good neutrality in acidic industrial wastewater. Therefore, it is convenient and practical for practical production and application. Likewise, this study conveys promising findings in the context of improving wastewater treatment based on a circular economy approach to waste reuse in the food industry and represents a valuable direction for future research.

Natural phenol-inspired porous polymers for efficient removal of tetracycline: Experimental and engineering analysis

Efficient and feasible removal of trace antibiotics from wastewater is extremely important due to its environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity, but still remains a huge challenge. Herein, three natural phenol-inspired porous organic polymers were fabricated from natural phenolic-derived monomers (p-hydroxy benzaldehyde, 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde and 2,4,6-trihydroxy benzaldehyde) and melamine via polycondensation reaction. Characterization highlighted that the increasing contents of hydroxyl groups in monomers induced an increase of the polymer total porosity and promoted the formation of a highly microporous structure. With mesopore-dominated pore (average pore diameter 9.6 nm) and large pore volume (1.78 cm3/g), p-hydroxy benzaldehyde-based porous polymer (1-HBPP) exhibited ultra-high maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of 697.6 mg/g for tetracycline (TC) antibiotic. Meanwhile, the porous networks and plentiful active sites of 1-HBPP enabled fast adsorption kinetics (within 10 min) for TC removal, which could be well described by the pseudo-second-order model. Dynamic adsorption studies showed that 1-HBPP could be used in fixed-bed adsorption column (FBAC) with high removal efficiency (breakthrough volume per unit mass, 13.2 L/g) and dynamic adsorption capacity (201.6 mg/g), which were much higher than other reported adsorbents. The breakthrough curves both well matched with Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models in FBAC treatment. Moreover, removal mechanism analysis affirmed that pore-filling, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions and π-π stacking interactions were main driving forces for TC adsorption. The prepared natural phenol-inspired porous adsorbents show great potential in antibiotics removal from wastewater, and this strategy would promote the sustainable and high-value utilization of natural phenolic compounds.

Adsorption of Rare Earth Metal Cations by Base Metal Sulfides in the Broken Spur and TAG Hydrothermal Fields, Atlantic Ocean

The article presents the results of sorption of rare earth metal cations on samples of deepsea polymetallic sulfides of the hydrothermal fields of the Broken Spur and TAG of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The main minerals of these samples were respectively marcasite, pyrrhotine, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite, pyrite, and marcasite. It has been established that these sulfide minerals of iron, copper and zinc are natural adsorbents. The exchange capacity of sulfide minerals for rare earth metal cations is in the range of 0.006‒0.061 mg-eq/g. The exchange complex of sulfide minerals consists of cations of alkaline, alkaline-earth metals and basic cations of metals of the crystal lattice – Fe, Zn, Cu (in very limited quantities). The mechanism of absorption of rare earth metal cations is ion-exchange, equivalent to the exchange cations of sulfide minerals. It was found that in the composition of sulfide minerals, rare earth metal cations are almost completely in sorbed form (more than 90% of the total amount); The chemically bound form can be, apparently, only for Lu and Dy cations. The mineral composition of sulfide deposits is preserved in the products of exchange reactions, new phases do not appear.

REMOVAL OF OIL AND GREASE FROM VEHICLE WASHING STATIONS USING NATURAL ADSORBENT – A NEW APPROACH

The study aims to study removal efficiency of oil and grease which may contaminate fresh water and ground water table. The removal of oil and grease from vehicle washing stations is rationale is to remove most organics and oil and grease from the liquid waste. Oil and grease was produced from various sources. The discharge of liquid waste into the aquatic system may cause towards the ecological system. The study aim into appraise the ability of two natural adsorbents, which are Coconut shells (CS), and Fruit juice solid waste (FJSW) which were selected as adsorbent in removing oil and grease from liquid waste generated in vehicle washing station. The study involved the characterization and performance of the adsorbents. Physical and chemical properties of the adsorbents were appraised. SEM was used to measure the surface morphology of the adsorbents. Dosage of adsorbent and contact time was appraised to study the performance studies including ability of adsorbents in removal of oil and grease from the liquid waste.

PECULIARITIES OF WILLOW (Salix alba) BARK MINERAL COMPOSITION

Willow bark is highly valuable in medicine, different branches of industry and ecology. In this respect antioxidants and minerals distribution between bark tissues seems to be highly valuable. Using ICP-MS mineral composition of willow bark cambium, phloem and periderm was determined for the first time. Predominance of P, K and Ca was recorded for cambium characterized by intensive metabolism. On the contrary, periderm demonstrated the highest concentrations of all heavy metals, except Ni, Al and As, and the highest coefficients of variation compared to phloem and cambium, especially for Al (107.5%), Pb (112.2%), V (133.3%), and Sn (90.9%). Though trace elements also prevail in periderm, low coefficient of variation between tissues indicates the importance of Fe, Mn, B, Zn, Cu and Mo in plants growth. Among tissues studied cambium recorded the highest antioxidant activity with relatively similar values of polyphenol content compared to periderm and phloem data. The results prove high prospects of willow bark cambium utilization as a valuable source of antioxidants and trace elements and of periderm as a natural adsorbent. KEYWORDS: willow bark, periderm, phloem, cambium, antioxidants, minerals.

Adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin by a chitosan modified Fe pretreatment biochar composite from aqueous solution

A natural adsorbent that effectively removes the ciprofloxacin from water by altering biochar made from straw using an eco-friendly procedure.

Kinetics, isothermal and thermodynamic studies of the adsorption of Acid Blue 113 dye from aqueous solution onto dried tea waste as natural adsorbent

Kinetics, isothermal and thermodynamic studies of the adsorption of Acid Blue 113 dye from aqueous solution onto dried tea waste as natural adsorbent

Adsorption of methylene blue dye onto acid-treated tej residue: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic study

Dye-containing wastewater is a very toxic and a major threat to the deterioration of water quality and makes it unsuitable for domestic purposes. This drives low cost and eco-friendly adsorbents from environmental waste have been investigated to treat dye-containing wastewater. In the present study, tej residues (TR) have been successfully employed as a natural and non-conventional low-cost adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from an aqueous solution. Optimization of maximum operating condition has been carried out by batch mode experiment and the result shows maximum removal efficiency of 82.1821 % at pH 8.0, adsorbent dosage 0.4g, initial dye concentration 20 ppm, contact time 60 min, and temperature 25°C on the acid-treated surface of tej residue. Adsorption kinetics of the adsorbent has been evaluated by pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion, and it is observed that the pseudo-first-order kinetic model is better fitted with a good correlation coefficient, and the equilibrium data fitted well with the Freundlich isotherm model. The Langmuir isotherm model estimates that the maximum adsorption capacity of the monolayer is found to be 215.053 mg/g. Thermodynamics parameters such as ΔG0, ΔH0 and ΔS0 indicate that the sorption process is feasible and exothermic.

Composite beads from chitosan and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 for the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of reactive red 141.

This study describes the fabrication of composite beads comprising chitosan and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) as a natural biodegradable dye adsorbent and support for ZnO photocatalyst. Chitosan beads were cross-linked with trisodium citrate dihydrate to enhance the adsorption capacity for the reactive red 141 dye (RR141). The ability was further improved by adding ZIF-8. The optimum loading was 2.5%, and the adsorption equilibrium was reached within 2 h. The maximum adsorption capacity of the composite beads was 6.51 mg g-1 at pH 4 when an initial concentration of 1000 mg L-1 was used. The pseudo-second-order kinetics model and the Langmuir isotherm model best described the adsorption process. The composite beads could also adsorb dyes like reactive black, Congo red, direct yellow, reactive orange, rhodamine B, crystal violet, and methylene blue (MB). Thermal stability was significantly improved after coating the surface of the 2.5% ZIF beads with a ZnO photocatalyst. After UV irradiation for 5 h, the photocatalytic beads containing 2.59 weight percent of ZnO could decolorize 99% of MB and 90% of RR141 dyes with a degradation rate of 0.6032 h-1 and 0.3198 h-1, respectively. Furthermore, the photocatalytic beads remained effective for at least ten consecutive cycles.

Moringa oleifera (seed husk, seed cake and water-soluble protein) as a natural adsorbent for the removal of multi-class pharmaceuticals from water

Moringa oleifera (seed husk, seed cake and water-soluble protein) as a natural adsorbent for the removal of multi-class pharmaceuticals from water

Adsorption technique for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater using low-cost natural adsorbent

The primary goal of this study was to use low-cost adsorbents, this achieves by using pine cones as plant waste adsorbents in the treatment of industrial wastewater. In the experimental work of this study, a system of PVC horizontal pipes of 15cm diameter and 600 cm length without membranes was used. The polluted water values discharged in the system were 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 L/hr. The effect of many hydraulic parameters (contact time, flow discharge, length of the pipe, and pressure) with environmental parameters (pH, TDS, TSS and electrical conductivity) was investigated in this continuous flow system. The sample of plant waste (pine cone) was treated and activated by ozonation, to manufacture new media with high porosity, activated carbon developed from pine cone (ACPC), and to determine the activity that produces the best results in the removal of heavy metals. To remove Fe+2 and Zn+2 ions from industrial wastewater, activated carbon was used as an adsorbent. Adsorption tests result in an exhibit that, the ACPC adsorbent had remarkable heavy metals removal efficiency. The most effective removal efficiency of 95% of Zn+2 was recorded at pH 7, 20 l/hr, and 5hrs. The higher removal efficiency of 96.67% of Fe+2 occurred at pH 6, 20 l/hr, and 5hr. The study also revealed that activated carbon devolved from pine cones can be adopted as a low-cost alternative for removing metal ions.

Dynamic Study and Modelling of Arsenic Removal from Groundwater Using Ferromagnetic Carbon as Fixed Bed Adsorbent in Column

This study investigated the performance of Ferromagnetic Carbon (FC) as an effective natural adsorbent for arsenic removal from groundwater in Dong Thap Province (Vietnam). To do this, leaching fixed-bed column experiments have been carried out. The influence of operating variables affecting the process was studied, under varying operating conditions and experimental data were modelled using bed depth service time (BDST) and mass transfer approaches. Speciation studies showed that the groundwater contained 48.5% of particulate arsenic and 51.5% of soluble arsenic. Indeed, As (III) and As (V) forms represented respectively 41.9% and 58.1% in the dissolved arsenic. As removal was parametric depending such as pH, flow rate, initial As and adsorbent mass, requiring an optimization for optimum conditions When the pH increased from 3 to 11, removal of As(V) decreased from 96.5% to 5% while As(III) removal increased from 40% to 69%. The increase of initial arsenic has caused an increase in removal efficiency of different forms of arsenic. The easy regeneration of FC using a molar sodium hydroxide solution suggests that is an efficient and low-cost material to reduce the contamination of arsenic in drinking groundwater.

High efficiency removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants from brassware using raw coal: Kinetic adsorption and optimized process

This paper investigates the efficiency in organic matter and heavy metals removal from a synthetic brassware effluent using a natural adsorbent applied for the first time. raw coal used in continuous adsorption experiments was collected from the Jrada region (Morocco). Several analytical methods were adopted to evaluate material adsorption properties before and after the treatment of the effluent, including Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy-Dispersive X-ray, X-ray Diffraction and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. During the experimental part of this study, the adsorption kinetics carried to evaluate the performance of the test column has been investigated with optimization of operating parameters namely granular size, flow rate and column height. Finally, the selected parameters were used to evaluate the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal abilities. The results obtained show that the fixed column using a granulometry of 40 µm, a flow rate of 3 mL/min and a bed height of 18 cm provides a competitive performance, against both, organic matter and heavy metals. And the removal rates reached are 86 % of COD, 69 % of sulfate and 100 % of the most dominant heavy metals in brassware effluent; particularly Nickel, Silver and Copper.

COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF NATURAL ADSORBENTS FROM JACKFRUIT AND COCONUT SHELL WASTE FOR THE ADSORPTION OF IMPURITIES OF DYE AND WASTEWATER

In the present work, jackfruit and coconut shell waste from natural resources are used to synthesize adsorbents by the carbonization method for the removal of methylene blue dye and impurities from wastewater. Adsorbents from jackfruit and coconut shell wastes were synthesized at 550°C for 4 h in the carbonization method and activated by acid treatment. Adsorbents synthesized from jackfruit and coconut shell waste were characterized using techniques such as the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction to study and compare their properties. This research concludes that jackfruit waste adsorbents act better than coconut shells and are similar to conventional ones. At adsorption parameters of 30°C, pH = 7, 3 g adsorbent quantity, reusable three times, and a 24 h contact period, the adsorption of dye and debris from wastewater jackfruit waste is a preferable choice. Also, the qualities of traditional activated charcoal are contrasted with those of jackfruit and coconut shell adsorbents. Purification of wastewater with jackfruit adsorbent was > 96.3% as compared to coconut shell adsorbent, which had a 69.3% waste removal efficiency. The results demonstrated that jackfruit waste, due to its better structure, morphology, and surface area, would be the most effective adsorbent for removing methylene blue dye and contaminants from wastewater.

Toxic gas removal with kaolinite, metakaolinite, radiolarite, and diatomite

In this study, some clays and dead microorganisms were compared in terms of their adsorption ability against special toxic gases. To this end, an experimental investigation was conducted to explore the adsorption kinetics of kaolinite, metakaolinite, radiolarite, and diatomite to ammonia (NH3), ethylene (C2H4), and carbon dioxide (CO2). Numerous analyses, such as x-ray fluorescence (XRF), x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and particle size distribution, have been performed for mineralogical and structural characterization of studied materials. Also, adsorption characteristics were investigated with the help of an ultra-precision scale and computer-controlled multi-gas control system. Since ammonia has the highest dipole moment among all studied gases, its removal efficiency was found as the highest in all materials. Regarding clay substances, metakaolinite indicated a lower response than kaolinite due to phase transformation. But, considering the microorganisms, diatomite toxic gas uptake is at least five times better than examined clays while the gas uptake behavior of radiolarite is analog to metakaolinite. Moreover, the adsorption behaviors of proposed materials are clarified with Langmuir isotherms, The results could facilitate improvements in applying microorganisms to the toxic gas environment as a natural adsorbent material.

Phosphate adsorption characteristics of ‘nanoclay’ separated from Indonesian volcanic tuffs

From an Indonesian volcanic tuff taken from parent material layer of an Andisols profile, it was separated ‘nanoclay’ fraction of <200 nm particle size. The separated ‘nanoclay’ exhibits pH-dependent charge characteristic due to the presence of allophane in the tuff. Therefore, it can be utilized as a natural anionic adsorbent since its separation process was conditioned to proceed at pH <4.0. This study aims to compare phosphate adsorption characteristics of positively charged ‘nanoclay’ based on Langmuir, Freundlich, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D‒R) isothermal models. The ‘nanoclay’ was separated using US Patent No. US2010/0187474 A1 procedure that was modified in this study with addition of HCl treatment. The results showed that after 48 h equilibration, application of Langmuir and D‒R model resulted adsorption capacity (qe para-meter) of 460.78 (two-sites) and 439.66 mg.g-1 (heterogeneous sites), respectively, while BET and Freundlich model resulted respectively adsorption at the first adsorptive layer (qmono parameter) of 111.11 mg.g-1 (multilayers) and adsorption constant (1/n parameter) of 0.28. The later indicated that the studied ‘nanoclay’ was a high-quality adsorbent (1/n value 0.1-0.5). Limitations and advantages application of each model were discussed. However, Langmuir showed the best performance in term of linear equations with the highest R2 values obtained.

Adsorption of Heavy Metal Chromium (Cr) Using Pineapple Skin Filtrate with the Chelation Method

Many methods of treating heavy metal waste have been carried out, one of which is adsorption. With this method, heavy metal ions can form a coordination complex with carboxyl groups (-COO) from adsorbents made from natural materials. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of varying concentrations of pineapple peel filtrate as a natural adsorbent and mixing time with chromium metal (Cr) in a simulated waste solution. Simulated chromium (Cr) waste solution with a concentration of 10 ppm was mixed with pineapple peel filtrate at various concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% (w/v) for 30 minutes and 60 minutes and then analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS). ). The research results obtained showed that pineapple peel filtrate was effective in reducing chromium (Cr) metal content in the simulated waste solution. The highest percentage of reduction in chromium (Cr) metal content exceeds 100%, namely at a concentration of 100% pineapple skin filtrate during a mixing time of 60 minutes.

A review of biomaterial as an adsorbent: From the bibliometric literature review, the definition of dyes and adsorbent, the adsorption phenomena and isotherm models, factors affecting the adsorption process, to the use of typha species waste as adsorbent

This paper presents a review of adsorption isotherms of some dyes from aqueous solutions by biomaterial. In this paper, we reported Typha waste as a model of biomaterial classified as a low-cost adsorbent. The paper also briefly discusses about the literature information from the definition of dyes and adsorbents, bibliometric analysis, adsorption phenomena, adsorption isotherm models, and factors affecting the adsorption, to the use of Typha species waste as a low-cost adsorbent. The operational parameters factors are explained in terms of pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, and initial dye concentration that will affect the process of removing textile dye. The solution of pH turns out to be the most important condition in the adsorption process for anionic dye, a low pH value are preferable in contrast to cationic dye where the suitable pH value is high. For the adsorbent dose, the adsorption capacity increase along with the increment of adsorbent dosage due to the increase of theavailable amount of adsorption site. The contact time between the adsorbent and dye affects the efficiency of dye removal where a strong attraction force will shorten the time. As for the effect of dye initial concentration, increasing the initial concentration enhances the increment of adsorbent surface area to adsorb dyes. Several isotherm models are described. The Langmuir model is frequently used to evaluate the adsorption capacity of the Typha species waste as adsorbents. This review paper suggested that the accuracy level obtained from adsorption processes is greatly dependent on the successful modeling of adsorption isotherms. Typha biomaterial wastes can be considered as the new useful low-cost natural adsorbents for dye clean-up operations in aquatic systems.

Eradication of Oil Wastes Using Chempedak Stone Powder as Natural Adsorbent: Study on Adsorbent Dosage and Type of Water Sources Effect

Oil pollution has become a water pollution problem in the world. An eco-friendly adsorbent need to be produced to resolve this problem. This study focuses on removing oil waste using Chempedak Stone (CS) powder as a natural adsorbent. The purpose of the study is to observe the effects of adsorbent dosage and the effects of several type of water sources on adsorbing different types of oils (vegetable oil, lubricant oil and diesel oil). Different adsorbent dosage (treated and untreated) of 0.2g, 0.4g, 0.6g, 0.8g and 1.0g was examined in different types of water which are tap water, sea water and lake water. The treated adsorbent was introduced to 0.5M NaOH and 0.5M nitric acid (HNO3). The CS was collected from a local market and went through several processes to become a powder such as rinsing, drying, crushing and sieving. The results show that the increasing adsorbent dosage decreased the percentage of oil removal. It was proven that the effectiveness of treated and untreated adsorbent depended on the type of oil and the type of water. The highest percentage of oil removal was found using untreated CS powder on vegetable while treated CS powder was effective for adsorbing lubricant oil at the dosage of 0.2g. The results thus showed that untreated CS powder has the most effective adsorbent to adsorb various types of oils on various types of water compared to treated CS powder.

Insights into brewed tea waste as a green and low-priced adsorbent for solid-phase extraction of Cd(II) ions: isotherm, kinetic, and artificial neural network approach

In the present research, brewed tea waste (BTW) was utilized as a green, low-priced, and abundant adsorbent for separation/preconcentration of Cd(II) ions through solid-phase extraction method from water and foods for the first time. BTW was applied as a natural adsorbent, without using any chelating agent to bind Cd(II) ions or any chemical reagent for its modification. A three-layer artificial neural network model using backpropagation algorithm was utilized to explicate a prediction model for the extraction performance of Cd(II) ions by selecting the input parameters as solution pH, quantity of BTW, sample volume, eluent concentration and volume, and equilibrium time for desorption. The preconcentration factor, relative standard deviation, and detection limit were attained as 100, 3.03%, and 0.56 µg L−1, respectively. It was decided that the Langmuir isotherm model is acceptable to characterize the retention of Cd(II) ions on BTW. This result pointed out that the active binding sites on the BTW surface are homogeneously distributed. Adsorption capacity of BTW was achieved as 41.5 mg g−1 which is higher than several expensive and difficult-to-prepare adsorbents. Adsorption kinetics was elucidated by pseudo-second order kinetic model. After confirmed the accuracy of the method with spike/recovery studies, it was employed for Cd(II) determination in water (stream and sea water) and food (eggplant, lettuce, parsley, apple, and apricot) samples with high accuracy. The inferences of the study proved that the BTW offers a magnificent application prospect in the extraction of Cd(II) ions.