This document summarizes a study on the adsorption of cadmium and lead ions from aqueous solution using bamboo-based activated carbon. Key findings include:
1) Unwashed chemical activated bamboo carbon achieved 87.81% removal of cadmium at pH 5 and 96.45% removal of lead at pH 11.
2) Adsorption equilibrium was reached within 1 hour for cadmium and 2.5 hours for lead.
3) Adsorption isotherm data fitted the Freundlich, Temkin, and Hills isotherm models well, suggesting chemisorption as the adsorption mechanism.
4) Kinetic data correlated best with the pseudo-
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KAOLINITE COATED WITH CU-OXIDE AND ITS EFFE...Premier Publishers
In this paper, a novel copper oxide coated kaolinite was prepared as an adsorbent of Hg(II) ions from aqueous media. The materials used for this study were synthesized, characterised and the product tested for mercury ion removal using standard laboratory procedures. Reactivity and removal kinetic models derived from Freundlich isotherm were used to investigate contact time and pH effects on the coefficient of protonation and rate of mass transfer of Hg(II) ions to the reactive sites, Proton coefficient of 0.89 indicated a decrease in proton consumption function when compared with uncoated kaolinite. At the 12th h reaction time, a maximum adsorption capacity of 85% was achieved. Mass transfer rates of 0.9359h-1 and 0.0748h-1 for the first and second reaction phases indicated a reduction when compared with uncoated kaolinite. These changes may be ascribed to masking of reaction sites and exposed surface area of the Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite.
Distillery Wastewater Decontamination by the Fenton Advanced Oxidation MethodIJRES Journal
This study evaluated the effect of Fenton advanced oxidation process on the treatment of an industrial wastewater (distillery). The comparison of the effects of Fe2+ loadings, H2O2 dosages (2%(v/v)and 4%(v/v)), reaction temperature and reaction time, established optimum efficiency in terms of BOD and COD reductions. The best operating conditions for the treatment of the distillery wastewater containing 43.85 mg/L BOD concentration and 274.28 mg/L COD concentration in the raw effluent was 2% H2O2 dosage at constant loadings of Fe2+ (1.5 g), 80 oC pretreatment temperature, and 1 h reaction time. At this optimized condition, the BOD content reduced to about 35 mg/L (about 21% removal) and COD content reduced to about 53 mg/L (about 81% removal). There was a complete removal of the initial colour present in the wastewater after the treatment process. The process proved the ability to effectively reduce the COD content which when high in industrial wastewaters can lead to serious impacts to the environment.
Isotherm Modeling and Thermodynamic Study of the Adsorption of Toxic Metal by...CrimsonpublishersEAES
Isotherm Modeling and Thermodynamic Study of the Adsorption of Toxic Metal by the Apricot Stone by Moussa Abbas*, Tounsia Aksil and Mohamed Trari in Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KAOLINITE COATED WITH CU-OXIDE AND ITS EFFE...Premier Publishers
In this paper, a novel copper oxide coated kaolinite was prepared as an adsorbent of Hg(II) ions from aqueous media. The materials used for this study were synthesized, characterised and the product tested for mercury ion removal using standard laboratory procedures. Reactivity and removal kinetic models derived from Freundlich isotherm were used to investigate contact time and pH effects on the coefficient of protonation and rate of mass transfer of Hg(II) ions to the reactive sites, Proton coefficient of 0.89 indicated a decrease in proton consumption function when compared with uncoated kaolinite. At the 12th h reaction time, a maximum adsorption capacity of 85% was achieved. Mass transfer rates of 0.9359h-1 and 0.0748h-1 for the first and second reaction phases indicated a reduction when compared with uncoated kaolinite. These changes may be ascribed to masking of reaction sites and exposed surface area of the Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite.
Distillery Wastewater Decontamination by the Fenton Advanced Oxidation MethodIJRES Journal
This study evaluated the effect of Fenton advanced oxidation process on the treatment of an industrial wastewater (distillery). The comparison of the effects of Fe2+ loadings, H2O2 dosages (2%(v/v)and 4%(v/v)), reaction temperature and reaction time, established optimum efficiency in terms of BOD and COD reductions. The best operating conditions for the treatment of the distillery wastewater containing 43.85 mg/L BOD concentration and 274.28 mg/L COD concentration in the raw effluent was 2% H2O2 dosage at constant loadings of Fe2+ (1.5 g), 80 oC pretreatment temperature, and 1 h reaction time. At this optimized condition, the BOD content reduced to about 35 mg/L (about 21% removal) and COD content reduced to about 53 mg/L (about 81% removal). There was a complete removal of the initial colour present in the wastewater after the treatment process. The process proved the ability to effectively reduce the COD content which when high in industrial wastewaters can lead to serious impacts to the environment.
Isotherm Modeling and Thermodynamic Study of the Adsorption of Toxic Metal by...CrimsonpublishersEAES
Isotherm Modeling and Thermodynamic Study of the Adsorption of Toxic Metal by the Apricot Stone by Moussa Abbas*, Tounsia Aksil and Mohamed Trari in Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies
Examination of Adsorption Abilities of Natural and Acid Activated Bentonite f...AnuragSingh1049
The effect of the initial concentration of Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, and Pb metal ions from multicomponent solutions on the sorption capacity of natural and acid activated bentonite was examined in this paper. The acid activation was performed by using hydrochloric and sulfuric acid at different concentrations. The results of adsorption research have shown that bentonite can be effectively used as an adsorbent for the removal of metal ions from multicomponent solutions. Acid activation of bentonite changes the structure and content of individual oxides, increases the porosity and the number of available spots for the adsorption process. For this reason, the bentonite removal efficiency increased after acid activation for all heavy metals tested. With increased acid concentration, the degree of bentonite adsorption increased, and sulfuric acid rather than chloric acid showed better results in removal efficiency.
New Analytical Technique For The Determination Of Mercury (II) By Synergistic...inventionjournals
A new technique was developed for the extractive spectrophotometric determination of mercury (II) by using newly synthesized chromogenic reagent N'',N'''-bis[(E)-(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene] thiocarbonohydrazide bis-(4-fluoroPM)TCH. It forms yellow colored ternary complex with mercury(II) in presence pyridine having composition 1:1:1 (M:Reagent:Py) in acidic pH range 1.7-3.7. The reagent is highly sensitive and selective towards mercury(II). So spectrophotometric method of mercury(II) is found to be very rapid, reliable and show synergistic effect. Absorption of colored organic layer in iso amyl acetate is measured with reagent blank at λmax 375 nm. Pyridine showed synergistic effect with reagent by the adduct formation in organic phase. Beer’s law was obeyed in the concentration range 0.25 to 3.5 µg mL-1 for mercury (II). Molar absorptivity and sandell’s sensitivity values of mercury(II)-bis-(4-fluoroPM)TCH-Py complex are 0.50127x105 lit mol-1 cm -1 and 0.004 µg cm -2 , respectively. The selectivity of the method was checked by using various foreign ions. The composition of the complex was determined by slope ratio method, mole ratio method and Job’s method of continuous variation. The colour of ternary complex was stable for more than 12 h. Various factors influencing on degree of comlexation are the effect of pH, reagent concentration, synergent concentration, equilibrium time, solvent were determined. The method was applicable for determination of mercury(II) in binary mixture, ternary mixture, ayurvedic sample, homoeopathic sample, industrial waste water, spiked water and dental unit waste water.
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KAOLINITE COATED WITH CU-OXIDE AND ITS EFFE...Premier Publishers
In this paper, the effect of copper oxide coated kaolinite on mercury (II) removal based on initial metal concentration, particle concentration, and prolonged residence time have been investigated. Experimental methods involved batch mode techniques at ambient temperature. The content was analysed for Hg(II) adsorbed, using standard laboratory procedures. Here, using empirical models derived from Freundlich isotherm, adsorption capacity increased from 300 to 400 mg/kg over the range of initial metal concentration investigated. The complex behavior of existing reactive sites and the generation of new active sites accounted for these changes in adsorption capacity. Increase in particle concentration led to decrease in adsorption. This was over the range of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 gL-1 solid concentration. Higher Cp reduced the specific surface area for adsorption. Hg(II) ions removal increased with increase in residence time. The most efficient ratio of Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite was at 0.002kgL-1 at 40mgL-1 mercury concentration. Values of between 600 to 900 mg/kg for Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite was higher when compared with the uncoated kaolinite. As ageing was increased, hydroxylation probably increased thus leading to the formation of new reactive sites.
V mn-mcm-41 catalyst for the vapor phase oxidation of o-xylenesunitha81
The role of V and Mn incorporated mesoporous molecular sieves was
investigated for the vapor phase oxidation of o-xylene. Mesoporous monometallic
V-MCM-41 (Si/V = 25, 50, 75 and 100), Mn-MCM-41 (Si/Mn = 50) and bimetallic
V-Mn-MCM-41 (Si/(V ? Mn) = 100) molecular sieves were synthesized by
a direct hydrothermal (DHT) process and characterized by various techniques such
as X-ray diffraction, DRUV-Vis spectroscopy, EPR, and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). From the DRUV-Vis and EPR spectral study, it was found that
most of the V species are present as vanadyl ions (VO2?) in the as-synthesized
catalysts and as highly dispersed V5? ions in tetrahedral coordination in the calcined
catalysts. The activity of the catalysts was measured and compared with each other
for the gas phase oxidation of o-xylene in the presence of atmospheric air as an
oxidant at 573 K. Among the various catalysts, V-MCM-41 with Si/V = 50
exhibited high activity towards production of phthalic anhydride under the experimental
condition. The correlation between the phthalic anhydride selectivity and
the physico-chemical characteristics of the catalyst was found. It is concluded that
V5? species present in the MCM-41 silica matrix are the active sites responsible for
the selective formation of phthalic anhydride during the vapor phase oxidation of
o-xylene.
Microwave Assisted Synthesis, Structure, Spectral Characterization And Biolog...inventionjournals
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Pahrmaceutical Science. IJPSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Examination of Adsorption Abilities of Natural and Acid Activated Bentonite f...AnuragSingh1049
The effect of the initial concentration of Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, and Pb metal ions from multicomponent solutions on the sorption capacity of natural and acid activated bentonite was examined in this paper. The acid activation was performed by using hydrochloric and sulfuric acid at different concentrations. The results of adsorption research have shown that bentonite can be effectively used as an adsorbent for the removal of metal ions from multicomponent solutions. Acid activation of bentonite changes the structure and content of individual oxides, increases the porosity and the number of available spots for the adsorption process. For this reason, the bentonite removal efficiency increased after acid activation for all heavy metals tested. With increased acid concentration, the degree of bentonite adsorption increased, and sulfuric acid rather than chloric acid showed better results in removal efficiency.
New Analytical Technique For The Determination Of Mercury (II) By Synergistic...inventionjournals
A new technique was developed for the extractive spectrophotometric determination of mercury (II) by using newly synthesized chromogenic reagent N'',N'''-bis[(E)-(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene] thiocarbonohydrazide bis-(4-fluoroPM)TCH. It forms yellow colored ternary complex with mercury(II) in presence pyridine having composition 1:1:1 (M:Reagent:Py) in acidic pH range 1.7-3.7. The reagent is highly sensitive and selective towards mercury(II). So spectrophotometric method of mercury(II) is found to be very rapid, reliable and show synergistic effect. Absorption of colored organic layer in iso amyl acetate is measured with reagent blank at λmax 375 nm. Pyridine showed synergistic effect with reagent by the adduct formation in organic phase. Beer’s law was obeyed in the concentration range 0.25 to 3.5 µg mL-1 for mercury (II). Molar absorptivity and sandell’s sensitivity values of mercury(II)-bis-(4-fluoroPM)TCH-Py complex are 0.50127x105 lit mol-1 cm -1 and 0.004 µg cm -2 , respectively. The selectivity of the method was checked by using various foreign ions. The composition of the complex was determined by slope ratio method, mole ratio method and Job’s method of continuous variation. The colour of ternary complex was stable for more than 12 h. Various factors influencing on degree of comlexation are the effect of pH, reagent concentration, synergent concentration, equilibrium time, solvent were determined. The method was applicable for determination of mercury(II) in binary mixture, ternary mixture, ayurvedic sample, homoeopathic sample, industrial waste water, spiked water and dental unit waste water.
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KAOLINITE COATED WITH CU-OXIDE AND ITS EFFE...Premier Publishers
In this paper, the effect of copper oxide coated kaolinite on mercury (II) removal based on initial metal concentration, particle concentration, and prolonged residence time have been investigated. Experimental methods involved batch mode techniques at ambient temperature. The content was analysed for Hg(II) adsorbed, using standard laboratory procedures. Here, using empirical models derived from Freundlich isotherm, adsorption capacity increased from 300 to 400 mg/kg over the range of initial metal concentration investigated. The complex behavior of existing reactive sites and the generation of new active sites accounted for these changes in adsorption capacity. Increase in particle concentration led to decrease in adsorption. This was over the range of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 gL-1 solid concentration. Higher Cp reduced the specific surface area for adsorption. Hg(II) ions removal increased with increase in residence time. The most efficient ratio of Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite was at 0.002kgL-1 at 40mgL-1 mercury concentration. Values of between 600 to 900 mg/kg for Cu-Oxide coated kaolinite was higher when compared with the uncoated kaolinite. As ageing was increased, hydroxylation probably increased thus leading to the formation of new reactive sites.
V mn-mcm-41 catalyst for the vapor phase oxidation of o-xylenesunitha81
The role of V and Mn incorporated mesoporous molecular sieves was
investigated for the vapor phase oxidation of o-xylene. Mesoporous monometallic
V-MCM-41 (Si/V = 25, 50, 75 and 100), Mn-MCM-41 (Si/Mn = 50) and bimetallic
V-Mn-MCM-41 (Si/(V ? Mn) = 100) molecular sieves were synthesized by
a direct hydrothermal (DHT) process and characterized by various techniques such
as X-ray diffraction, DRUV-Vis spectroscopy, EPR, and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). From the DRUV-Vis and EPR spectral study, it was found that
most of the V species are present as vanadyl ions (VO2?) in the as-synthesized
catalysts and as highly dispersed V5? ions in tetrahedral coordination in the calcined
catalysts. The activity of the catalysts was measured and compared with each other
for the gas phase oxidation of o-xylene in the presence of atmospheric air as an
oxidant at 573 K. Among the various catalysts, V-MCM-41 with Si/V = 50
exhibited high activity towards production of phthalic anhydride under the experimental
condition. The correlation between the phthalic anhydride selectivity and
the physico-chemical characteristics of the catalyst was found. It is concluded that
V5? species present in the MCM-41 silica matrix are the active sites responsible for
the selective formation of phthalic anhydride during the vapor phase oxidation of
o-xylene.
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International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (IJPSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Pahrmaceutical Science. IJPSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
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Removal of Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption Onto Activated Ca...IJERA Editor
This paper studied the ability of using local activated carbon (LAC) derived from olive waste cakes as an
adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution by batch operation. Various operating parameters
such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, initial metal ions concentration, and equilibrium contact time have been
studied. The results indicated that the adsorption of Cu(II) increased with the increasing pH, and the optimum
solution pH for the adsorption of Cu(II) was found to be 5. The adsorption process increases with increasing
dosage of LAC, also the amount of Cu(II) removed changes with Cu(II) initial concentration and contact time.
Adsorption was rapid and occurred within 25 min. for Cu(II) concentration range from 60 to 120 mg/l
isothermally at 30±1 oC. Maximum adsorption occurs at Cu(II) initial concentration lesser than 100 mg/l by
using adsorbent dosage (1.2 g/l). The equilibrium adsorption data for Cu(II) were fitted well with the Langmuir
and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. The maximum adsorption capacity of LAC was found to be 106.383
mg/g. So, the results indicated the suitability use of the activated carbon derived from olive waste cakes (LAC)
as low cost and natural material for reliable removal of Cu(II) from water and wastewater effluents.
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International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
ADSORPTION OF DIRECT RED 23 BY MICROWAVE ACTIVATED LD SLAG Berklin
The main objective of this work is the removal of Direct Red 23one of toxic dyes mainly present in
industrial wastewater by using LD slag, an industrial solid waste abundantly available from the steel
industries, as a good quality low cost adsorbent and thereby presenting a solution for both treating a
problematic wastewater and turning industrial waste into a valuable material. The raw LD slag has been
modified by acid treatment followed by microwave heating. The composition of different oxides e.g. CaO,
Fe2O3, SiO2 etc. present in both raw and modified LD slag has been determined through XRF technique.
The adsorbent has been further characterized by using BET apparatus, SEM images and XRD patterns.
Batch experiments have been conducted for adsorption equilibrium study of microwave activated LD slag
for removal of Direct Red 23 from aqueous solution at three different temperatures (303, 313, and 323 K)
as depicted in the figure. The experimental data have been shown in the figure below. The typical isotherm
models such as Langmuir and Freundlich models have been fitted to the experimental data. Adsorption
kinetic and thermodynamic studies have been performed for understanding the adsorption process better.
The effect of pH on the adsorption process has also been investigated.
Reduced graphene oxide–CuO nanocomposites for photocatalyticconversion of CO2...Pawan Kumar
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)–copper oxide nanocomposites are prepared by covalent grafting of CuOnanorods on the rGO skeleton. Chemical and structural features of rGO–CuO nanocomposites are probedby FTIR, XPS, XRD and HRTEM analyses. Photocatalytic potential of rGO–CuO nanocomposites is exploredfor reduction of CO2into the methanol under the visible light irradiation. The breadth of CuO nanorods andthe oxidation state of Cu in the rGO–CuO/Cu2O nanocomposites are systematically varied to investigatetheir photocatalytic activities. The pristine CuO nanorods exhibited very low photocatalytic activity owingto fast recombination of charge carriers and yielded 175 mol g−1methanol, whereas rGO–Cu2O andrGO–CuO exhibited significantly improved photocatalytic activities and yielded five (862 mol g−1) andseven (1228 mol g−1) folds methanol, respectively. The superior photocatalytic activity of CuO in therGO–CuO nanocomposites was attributed to slow recombination of charge carriers and efficient transferof photo-generated electrons through the rGO skeleton. This study further excludes the use of scavengingdonor.
Reduced graphene oxide–CuO nanocomposites for photocatalyticconversion of CO2...Pawan Kumar
tReduced graphene oxide (rGO)–copper oxide nanocomposites are prepared by covalent grafting of CuOnanorods on the rGO skeleton. Chemical and structural features of rGO–CuO nanocomposites are probedby FTIR, XPS, XRD and HRTEM analyses. Photocatalytic potential of rGO–CuO nanocomposites is exploredfor reduction of CO2into the methanol under the visible light irradiation. The breadth of CuO nanorods andthe oxidation state of Cu in the rGO–CuO/Cu2O nanocomposites are systematically varied to investigatetheir photocatalytic activities. The pristine CuO nanorods exhibited very low photocatalytic activity owingto fast recombination of charge carriers and yielded 175 mol g−1methanol, whereas rGO–Cu2O andrGO–CuO exhibited significantly improved photocatalytic activities and yielded five (862 mol g−1) andseven (1228 mol g−1) folds methanol, respectively. The superior photocatalytic activity of CuO in therGO–CuO nanocomposites was attributed to slow recombination of charge carriers and efficient transferof photo-generated electrons through the rGO skeleton. This study further excludes the use of scavengingdonor.
Removal of Pb II from Aqueous Solutions using Activated Carbon Prepared from ...ijtsrd
The recent study explains about the removal of Pb II ions from aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Garlic waste. Garlic peels have been used for the production of Carbon by treating with conc.H2SO4 for metal ions removal. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Boehm titration have been used for various physicochemical characterization of the outcome of activated carbon which proclaimed the presence of oxygen containing surface functional groups like phenolic, lactonic and carboxylic in the carbons. In a batch adsorption process the effect of pH and initial metal ion concentration was calculated. The optimum pH for lead adsorption is found to be equal to 6.The resultant activated carbon showed maximum adsorption capacity of Pb II was 210 mg g 1. The waste material which is used in this work is cost effective and easily available for the production of activated carbon. Hence the removal of Pb II from water using the carbons prepared from Garlic peels can act as possible low cost adsorbents for the removal of Pb II from water. R. Mary Nancy Flora | Ashok | Ramanathan ""Removal of Pb (II) from Aqueous Solutions using Activated Carbon Prepared from Garlic Waste"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23365.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/chemical-engineering/23365/removal-of-pb-ii-from-aqueous-solutions-using-activated-carbon-prepared-from-garlic-waste/r-mary-nancy-flora
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International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES) is a leading international journal for publication of new ideas, the state of the art research results and fundamental advances in all aspects of Engineering and Science. IRJES is a open access, peer reviewed international journal with a primary objective to provide the academic community and industry for the submission of half of original research and applications
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Hybrid optimization of pumped hydro system and solar- Engr. Abdul-Azeez.pdffxintegritypublishin
Advancements in technology unveil a myriad of electrical and electronic breakthroughs geared towards efficiently harnessing limited resources to meet human energy demands. The optimization of hybrid solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems plays a pivotal role in utilizing natural resources effectively. This initiative not only benefits humanity but also fosters environmental sustainability. The study investigated the design optimization of these hybrid systems, focusing on understanding solar radiation patterns, identifying geographical influences on solar radiation, formulating a mathematical model for system optimization, and determining the optimal configuration of PV panels and pumped hydro storage. Through a comparative analysis approach and eight weeks of data collection, the study addressed key research questions related to solar radiation patterns and optimal system design. The findings highlighted regions with heightened solar radiation levels, showcasing substantial potential for power generation and emphasizing the system's efficiency. Optimizing system design significantly boosted power generation, promoted renewable energy utilization, and enhanced energy storage capacity. The study underscored the benefits of optimizing hybrid solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems for sustainable energy usage. Optimizing the design of solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems as examined across diverse climatic conditions in a developing country, not only enhances power generation but also improves the integration of renewable energy sources and boosts energy storage capacities, particularly beneficial for less economically prosperous regions. Additionally, the study provides valuable insights for advancing energy research in economically viable areas. Recommendations included conducting site-specific assessments, utilizing advanced modeling tools, implementing regular maintenance protocols, and enhancing communication among system components.
Immunizing Image Classifiers Against Localized Adversary Attacksgerogepatton
This paper addresses the vulnerability of deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks
(CNN)s, to adversarial attacks and presents a proactive training technique designed to counter them. We
introduce a novel volumization algorithm, which transforms 2D images into 3D volumetric representations.
When combined with 3D convolution and deep curriculum learning optimization (CLO), itsignificantly improves
the immunity of models against localized universal attacks by up to 40%. We evaluate our proposed approach
using contemporary CNN architectures and the modified Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR-10
and CIFAR-100) and ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC12) datasets, showcasing
accuracy improvements over previous techniques. The results indicate that the combination of the volumetric
input and curriculum learning holds significant promise for mitigating adversarial attacks without necessitating
adversary training.
Event Management System Vb Net Project Report.pdfKamal Acharya
In present era, the scopes of information technology growing with a very fast .We do not see any are untouched from this industry. The scope of information technology has become wider includes: Business and industry. Household Business, Communication, Education, Entertainment, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Distance Learning, Weather Forecasting. Carrier Searching and so on.
My project named “Event Management System” is software that store and maintained all events coordinated in college. It also helpful to print related reports. My project will help to record the events coordinated by faculties with their Name, Event subject, date & details in an efficient & effective ways.
In my system we have to make a system by which a user can record all events coordinated by a particular faculty. In our proposed system some more featured are added which differs it from the existing system such as security.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
Based on our results, Tetra Engineering installed covering plates to reduce the bypass flow. This improved the boiler's performance and increased electricity production.
It is always satisfying when we can help solve complex challenges like this. Do your systems also need a check-up or optimization? Give us a call!
Work done in cooperation with James Malloy and David Moelling from Tetra Engineering.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
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Equilibrium and Kinetics Adsorption of Cadmium and Lead Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Bamboo Based Activated Carbon
1. The International Journal Of Engineering And Science (IJES)
|| Volume || 6 || Issue || 2 || Pages || PP 17-26 || 2017 ||
ISSN (e): 2319 – 1813 ISSN (p): 2319 – 1805
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Equilibrium and Kinetics Adsorption of Cadmium and Lead Ions
from Aqueous Solution Using Bamboo Based Activated Carbon
Udeh, N.U1
, Agunwamba, J.C2
1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
2
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nigeria Nuskka, Nigeria.
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Sourcing cheap adsorbents for the treatment of waste water is imperative for local environments. The
adsorption of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from aqueous solution onto bamboo activated carbon prepared by
chemical activation with ZnCl2 was investigated. The unwashed chemical activated bamboo carbon (UCABC)
achieved up to 87.81% and 96.45% removal of Cd and Pb at pH-5 and 11, respectively. Removal equilibrium
was attained within 1hr and 2.5hrs for Cd and Pb, respectively. The Cd and Pb adsorption increased with
adsorbent dosage decrease while removal rate (%) increased with Cd and Pb concentration. Adsorption
isotherm of Cd and Pb onto UCABC was determined and correlated with four isotherm models (Langmuir,
Freundlich, Temkin and Hills). The equilibrium data fitted into Freundlich Cd (R2
= 0.9873, SSE = 0.045), Pb
(R2
=0.9903, SSE = 0.051); Temkin Cd (R2
=0.9730, SSE = 0.052), Pb (R2
= 0.9079, SSE = 0.056); Hills Cd
(R2
= 0.9961, SSE = 0.048), Pb (R2.
= 0.9183, SSE = 0.053) and Langmuir Cd (R2
= 0.9653, SSE = 0.302), Pb
(R2
= 0.9899, SSE = 0.136) isotherms. The Freundlich fitting showed isotherm adsorption capacity constants Kf
= 7.843 and 5.098 (mg/g) for Cd and Pb, respectively. Furthermore, their adsorption kinetics correlated with
the Pseudo-first order, Pseudo-second order and Intra-particle diffusion models and could be best described by
the Pseudo-second order equation, suggesting chemisorptions as the limiting process. This study demonstrated
that the UCABC can remove Cd2+
and Pb+
ions from aqueous solution to avert expensive commercial
adsorbents.
Keywords: Adsorbents, Bamboo activated carbon, Adsorption, Isotherms, Kinetics.
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Date of Submission: 21 November 2016 Date of Accepted: 09 February 2017
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Nomenclature
a Gradient of linear plots
At Temkin isotherm constant relating to
equilibrium binding energy (L/g)
bt Temkin isotherm constant relating to heat
of adsorption.
UCABC Unwashed Chemical Activated Bamboo
Carbon.
Cal qe Calculated adsorbate
concentration at equilibrium (mg/g)
Ce Equilibrium concentration (mg/l)
Co Initial concentration of adsorbate (mg/l).
Ct Concentration of adsorbate at any time t
(mg/l)
Exp qe Experimental adsorbate
equilibrium conc. (mg/g)
h Initial adsorption rate (mg/g/mins)
K Langmuir constant relating to rate of
adsorption
KD Hills constant
Kf Freundlich isotherm adsorption capacity
constant
kid Intra particle diffusion rate constant (min-1
)
Kp1 First order rate constant (mg/mins)
Kp2 Second order rate constant (mg/mins)
m Mass of adsorbent (g)
N Number of data points.
n Freundlich isotherm constant relating to
adsorption intensity
nH Hills coefficient describing cooperativity
qe Mass of solute adsorbed per unit mass of
adsorbed (mg/g)
qo Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity
(mg/g)
qt Amount adsorbed at time t (mg/g)
qSH Hills equilibrium constant relating to max
uptake saturation (mg/l)
R Fraction of the amount adsorbed
R2
Coefficient of determination
RL Dimensionless separation factor
T Absolute temperature (Kelvin) (K)
t Contact time (min)
V Experimental volume of wastewater (liters)
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I. INTRODUCTION
Land and water bodies are polluted with all kinds of chemicals and toxic substances which are discharged from
industrial and domestic effluents. The indiscriminate release of heavy metals via wastewater into the
environment without proper treatment has resulted in a total pollution of the environment. This has caused many
water bodies receiving loads of pollutants that exceed the maximum permissible limit designed to protect the
environment thereby, causing ineffectiveness of purification systems which may lead to accumulation of toxic
products in the receiving water bodies with potentially serious consequences on the ecosystem (Beg et al, 2001).
The presence of these heavy metals in the environment has led to many environmental problems since most of
them are toxic, carcinogenic and persistence in nature. For example, the lead poisoning in Zamfara State,
Nigeria in 2010 which claimed hundreds of lives clearly attests to the detrimental effect of heavy metals in the
environment [On line www.iccon.org.ng/index. last assessed Jan. 2016]. Also, 1950 Japanese Scientists reported
that more than 45 people died as a result of consuming fishes caught in Minamata Bay, which were found to
contain high levels of mercury (Watanabe and Satoh, 1996). Therefore, the treatment of polluted industrial
wastewater remains a topic of global concern. At least 20 metals are classified as toxic, in which lead and
cadmium are among and many of these are emitted into the environment in quantities that pose risk to human
health (Dwari et al, 2004).
Adsorption has been extensively studied as an effective method for removing a wide range of hazardous
materials such as heavy metals and dyes from aqueous solutions. The most widely used adsorbent for separation
of pollutants is activated carbon. However, commercial activated carbon is very expensive thus, efforts has been
geared toward the use of agricultural by products as raw material for manufacturing activated carbon. Bamboo,
an abundant natural resource, can be used to produce activated carbon (Hameed et al, 2006; Keith et al, 2005;
Evbuomwan et al, 2013; Mahanim et al, 2011; Nwabane and Mordi, 2009). The use of natural material as raw
materials for manufacturing activated carbon is advantageous as these raw materials are renewable and
potentially less expensive. The objective of this study is to use bamboo activated carbon to remove cadmium
and lead from aqueous solution. The equilibrium and kinetic studies were conducted to understand the nature
and mechanism of the adsorption process.
II. EXPERIMENTAL
2.1 Preparation of Bamboo Activated Carbon
The Bamboo sticks (Bamboosoidae Grasses L) used in this study is the dominant bamboo in Nigeria found in
the rain forest belt (Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2005). Fully matured Bamboo
sticks were cut into (2-4cm) sizes, washed, outdoor dried and then processed in laboratory. The bamboo samples
were chemically activated using ZnCl2 (80% purity) at impregnation ratio of 1:2, then carbonized in a muffle
furnace at 500o
C for 3hrs and grinded into powder. The bamboo activated carbon was not washed (to remove
the activating chemical) rather they were passed through a set of sieves (50, 150, 250 and 425µm) to obtain
different particle sizes for experimental tests. This set of samples was referred to as Unwashed Chemical
Activated Bamboo Carbon (UCABC).
2.2 Optimum Conditions for Adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC.
Wastewater samples were simulated in the laboratory by mixing CdCl2.2 H2O salt and (Pb(NO3)2) salt in
distilled water to obtain the desired initial concentrations. All the chemicals used were of analytical grade. Batch
adsorption studies were performed to determine the optimum conditions for the removal of Cd and Pb from the
simulated wastewater. Effects of carbon dosage were studied at pH 7 with different adsorbent doses (1, 2, 3, 4
and 5g) and initial adsorbate concentration (20mg/l) and agitating for 1h. Effects of initial adsorbate conc. were
studied at various concentration of Cd and Pb (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50mg/l) but using the optimum adsorbent
dosage and other experimental conditions remained the same. Effects of adsorbate pH were studied by adjusting
the adsorbate pH (3, 5, 7, 9 and 11) using 0.1M NaOH or HCL and then using optimum dosage and
concentration while other experimental conditions remained the same. The effects of agitation time were
investigated for 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0hrs using optimum dosage, concentration and pH. The effects of
particle size were conducted at various particle sizes (50, 150, 250 and 425µm) using the optimum dosage,
concentration, pH and time. At the end of adsorption period, the various samples were filtered through Whatman
filter paper (#542) and the filtrates were analyzed for residual concentrations of Cd and Pb using Atomic
Adsorption Spectrometer (AAS) (model Spectr AA 55B, Agilent Technologies, USA). The adsorption efficiency
(Equation 1) of the test carbons was used as criterion for determining optimum conditions.
(1)
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2.3 Equilibrium Adsorption Studies
The equilibrium adsorption studies were conducted at 25o
C using optimum condition for Cd and Pb at fixed
initial adsorbate conc. and varying adsorbent doses, to investigate the sorption capacity of UCABC. For Cd,
50ml of simulated wastewater samples of 50mg/l (pH 5) were measured into 5 different plastic containers and
specified adsorbent doses (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0g) of 50µm were added to each of the plastic containers. The
mixtures were agitated on a mechanical shaker for 1hr. The procedures were replicated for Pb using pH 11,
particle size (250 - 425µm) and agitation time of 2.5hrs. At the end of the adsorption period, the mixtures were
filtered and analyzed for residual Cd and Pb by AAS. The equilibrium adsorption capacity (qe) of the adsorbent
was obtained using Equation (2)
(2)
2.4 Adsorption Kinetics
The adsorption kinetics of Cd and Pb was processed at various intervals using two initial concentrations (50mg/l
and 100mg/l). For Cd, 0.2g of UCABC (50µm) were mixed with 50ml of Cd solution (pH 5) and then attached
to a mechanical shaker. The samples were agitated and then taken at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 and
120mins intervals and filtered. For Pb, 0.2g of UCABC (250 - 425µm size) was mixed with 50ml of Pb solution
(pH 11) and the attached to a mechanical shaker. The samples were agitated and taken at 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100,
120,140, 160 and 180mins intervals and filtered. The filtrates were analyzed for residual concentrations of Cd
and Pb by AAS The adsorption capacity of the adsorbents at preset time t, qt, was obtained from Equation (3).
(3)
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 Optimum Condition for Adsorption
The effect of adsorbent doses on Cd and Pb adsorption onto UCABC revealed that adsorption decreased with
adsorbent dosage (Figure 1), while the results in Figure 2 showed that higher initial concentration of the
adsorbate gave higher removal rate (%) with an optimum removal efficiency of 82.62% and 92.82% for Cd and
Pb, respectively.
Figure 1: Effects of Adsorbent dosage Figure 2: Effects of Initial concentration of
UCABC on Adsorption of Cd and Pb Cd and Pb on Adsorption onto UCABC
The effect of pH on adsorption showed that removal efficiency (%) of Cd decreased while that of Pb increased
with increase in pH-value. High removal efficiency of 87.81% at pH 5 was observed for Cd, while 96.45% was
observed for Pb at pH 11 (Figure 3). Furthermore, the removal efficiency increased with agitation time and
attained equilibrium in 1h for Cd and 2.5hrs for Pb (Figure 4).
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Figure 3: Effects of Adsorbate pH on Figure 4: Effects of Agitation Time on
Adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC Adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC
3.2 Adsorption Isotherms
Adsorption isotherms were used to describe the interactions of solutes with adsorbents with a view to optimizing
adsorbent dosage. The equilibrium data from Cd and Pb adsorption onto UCABC were modelled using
Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Hills isotherm models in order to obtain the best fit.
3.2.1 Langmuir Isotherm
Langmuir isotherm is based on following assumptions: (1) that the surface of the adsorbent is homogenous (all
the adsorption sites are equivalent). (2) Adsorbed molecules do not interact. (3) All adsorption occurs through
the same mechanism. (4) At the maximum adsorption, only a monolayer is formed. Mathematically, the
Langmuir adsorption isotherm is expressed in Equation (4):
(4)
The linear form of Langmuir’s isotherm model is given in Equation 5:
(5)
Linear plot of against gives slope = and intercept =
The correlation of experimental data with Langmuir equation gave high correlation coefficient (R2
= 0.9653 and
0.9899) for Cd and Pb respectively. The Langmuir adsorption capacity (qo) was 1.912 and 2.023 (mg/g), the
energy of adsorption (K) was -0.884 and -1.965 (mg-1
) for Cd and Pb respectively The Langmuir dimensionless
equilibrium parameter RL calculated from Equation 6.were given as -0.018 and -0.01 for Cd and Pb respectively.
(6)
Observe that the value of RL indicates the type of the isotherm to be either unfavorable (RL > 1), linear (RL =1),
favourable (0 < RL < 1) or irreversible (RL = 0).
3.2.2 Freundlich Isotherm
The Freundlich isotherm, which is based on the equilibrium relationship between heterogeneous surfaces,
assumes interaction between the adsorbed molecules and multilayer formation on the surface of the adsorbent
with an exponential distribution of the heat of adsorption. The Freundlich equation (Freundlich, 1906) is
expressed in Equation (7):
(7)
Linear form of Freundlich equation is given in Equation (8).
(8)
Linear plot of log qe against log Ce gives slope = 1/n and intercept = log Kf.
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Correlation of experimental data with Freundlich model also gave high correlation coefficients (R2
= 0.9873 and
0.9903) for both Cd and Pb adsorption as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The Freundlich adsorption capacity (Kf) was
as 7.843 and 5.098 (mg/g) for Cd and Pb respectively indicating good adsorption capacity for UCABC (Amuda
and Ibrahim, 2006). The 1/n values obtained were -0.595 and -0.462 for Cd and Pb respectively. Note that the
value for 1/n below one implies chemisorptions process while 1/n above one is indicative of cooperative
adsorption (Haghseresht and Lu, 1998; Foo and Hameed, 2009; Fytianos et al, 2000).
Figure 5: Freundlich Isotherm for the Figure 6: Freundlich Isotherm for the
Adsorption of Cd onto UCABC. Adsorption of Pb onto UCABC.
3.2.3 Temkin Isotherm
The Temkin isotherm model assumes that the heat of adsorption (function of temperature) of all the molecules
in the layer decreases linearly with coverage due to adsorbent-adsorbate interactions (Aharoni and Ungarish,
1977; Foo and Hameed, 2010). Also, the model assumes that the adsorption is characterized by a uniform
distribution of the binding energies, up to some maximum binding energy. Temkin isotherm is represented in
equation (9):
(9)
The linearized form of this model is given in Equation (10):
(10)
A plot of qe versus log Ce enables the determination of the isotherm constants bT and AT from the slope and
intercept respectively. Correlation of experimental data with Temkin model also gave high correlation
coefficients (R2
= 0.973 and 0.9079) for Cd and Pb, respectively as shown in Figures 7 and 8. The Temkin
isotherm parameters (bt = -306.74 and -403.70) and (At = 0.897 and 0.097) relates to the equilibrium binging
energy and heat of adsorption for Cd and Pb, respectively.
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Figure 7: Temkin Isotherm for the Figure 8: Temkin Isotherm for the
Adsorption of Cd onto UCABC Adsorption of Pb onto UCABC
3.2.4 Hills Isotherm
Hills isotherm equation (Hill, 1910) was postulated to describe the binding of different species onto
homogeneous substrates. The model assumes that adsorption is a cooperative phenomenon, with the ligand
binding ability at one site on the macromolecule and this may influence different binding sites on the same
macromolecule (Ringot et al, 2007; Foo and Hameed 2010). Hills isotherm model is represented in Equation
(11):
(11)
The linearized form of the model is given in Equation (12):
=
(12)
A plot of log versus log Ce enables the determination of the isotherm constants nH and KD from the
slope and intercept respectively. The correlation of experimental data with Hills model equations also gave high
correlation coefficient (R2
= 0.9961 and R2
= 0.9183) for both Cd and Pb respectively as shown in Figures 7 and
8. The Hills isotherm parameters were given as (qsH = 18 and 14) (nH = -0.949 and 0.974) and (KD = 0.936 and
0.9183) for Cd and Pb adsorption respectively.
3.3 Model Verification
To verify the authenticity of these isotherm models for the adsorption of Cd and Pb, interpolated and
extrapolated Ce values from the equilibrium adsorption were used to calculate the Exp qe and Cal qe values for
model verification. The calculated isotherm parameters were fitted into the isotherm model equations to get the
calculated qe values. The plots of Exp qe and Cal qe against dosage were presented in Figures 11 to 16.
Figure 9: Hills Isotherm for Adsorption Figure 10: Hills Isotherm for Adsorption
of Cd onto UCABC. of Pb onto UCABC.
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Figure 11: Freundlich Exp and Cal qe for Figure 12: Freundlich Exp and Cal qe for
Adsorption of Cd onto UCABC. Adsorption of Pb onto UCABC.
Figure 13: Hills Exp and Cal qe for Figure 14: Hills Exp and Cal qe for
Adsorption of Cd onto UCABC. Adsorption of Pb onto UCABC.
Figure 15: Temkin Exp and Cal qe for Figure 16: Temkin Exp and Cal qe for
Adsorption of Cd onto UCABC. Adsorption of Pb onto UCABC.
From the plots, it was observed that Exp qe values correlated with the Cal qe values for Freundlich, Temkin and
Hills models but do not correspond with Langmuir models despite the high correlation coefficients. However,
the applicability of the isotherm models for the adsorption of Cd and Pb was further verified.
3.4 Test for Isotherm Models
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The applicability of these isotherm models was further verified through the sum of error squares (SSE, %)
calculated from Equation 13: Note that the higher the value of R2
and the lower the value of SSE, the better will
be the goodness of fit.
SSE (%) =
(13)
The sum of error squares was calculated from the values of Exp qe and Cal qe values using the Excel software.
Results of the test for validity of each isotherm model shown in Table 1 revealed that Freundlich isotherm
model had the smallest SSE value (0.045%) and (0.054%) for Cd and Pb adsorption respectively. From these
results, the adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC fitted well into Freundlich, Hills and Temkin model but could
be best described by Freundlich isotherm indicating chemisorptions adsorption with multilayer formation on
heterogeneous surface of UCABC. Similar observations were made by Nwabane and Mordi, 2009; Ademiluyi et
al, 2009).
Table 1: SSE (%) Values for the Adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC
Equilibrium Models SSE% Cd SSE% Pb
Langmuir isotherm
Freundlich isotherm
Temkin isotherm
Hills isothrem
0.302
0.045
0.052
0.048
0.136
0.051
0.056
0.053
3.4 Adsorption Kinetics
The adsorption kinetics was investigated to understand the mechanism of adsorption process in terms of the
order of rate constant. The rate of adsorption was analyzed using pseudo-first order, pseudo second order and
intra particle diffusion model equations.
3.4.1 Pseudo First Order Model
The pseudo first order equation is given in Equation 14:
(14)
After integration and applying boundary conditions, t = 0 to t= t and qt = 0 to qt = qt; the integrated form of
equation (14) is given in Equation 15:
kp1 t (15)
The values of log (qe – qt) from experimental data were linearly correlated with t and the values of kp1, and qe
were determined from the slope and intercept of the plots respectively. The R2
values from the plots gave poor
correlation and the Exp and Cal qe values were significantly different as shown in Table 2. These suggest that
the adsorption data fitted poorly to pseudo first order kinetics. Also, low kp1 values were observed for Cd and Pb
removal indicating lower rate of adsorption. Generally, the higher the value of kp1, the greater the adsorption
while the lower the Exp qe value the better the adsorption (Igwe and Abia, 2007).
Table 2: Kinetic Parameters of Equilibrium Adsorption (qe) for Cd and Pb onto UCABC
Metals Co Pseudo First Order Pseudo Second Order Intra Particle Diffusion
Cd
Pb
50
100
50
100
Exp.
qe
Cal
qe
Kp1 R2
SSE
(%)
Cal qe Kp2 R2
SSE
(%)
Kid A R2
11.5
22.0
12.4
24.0
0.45
0.37
0.12
0.34
0.001
0.003
0.004
0.002
0.003
0.014
0.235
0.039
0.17
0.19
10.79
21.23
11.78
22.88
-0.13
-0.08
0.042
-0.08
0.9981
0.9981
0.9993
0.9987
0.007
0.009
93.35
85.27
100.55
91.14
-0.015
0.004
-0.008
0.0067
0.361
0.036
0.169
0.057
3.4.2 Pseudo-Second Order Model
The pseudo-second-order equation expressed in Equation 16, predicts the behaviour of the adsorbent over the
whole range of data and it is in agreement with chemisorption being the rate controlling step (Ho and McKay,
1999):
(16)
Integrating Equation 16 at the same boundary conditions t=0 to t=t and qt=0 to qt=qt, the integrated form is
given in Equation (17):
(17)
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Equation (17) is the integrated rate law for a pseudo second order reaction and rearranging in linear form is
expressed in Equation 18:
(18)
The pseudo second order plots for the adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC at two different concentrations
were presented in Figures 17 and 18. The corresponding second order kinetic constants and the correlation
coefficients were given in Table 2. A correlation was observed between the experimental qe and the calculated
qe values with the R2
values ranging from 0.9981 and 0.9993. Thus, the adsorption of Cd and Pb onto UCABC
fitted well into pseudo second order kinetics. Furthermore, it was observed that the equilibrium adsorption
capacity, qe increased with increase in initial Cd and Pb concentrations. The same tend was observed by (Akpen
et al, 2011).
Figure 17: Pseudo-second-order kinetics for Figure 18: Pseudo second order kinetics
Cd adsorption onto UCABC. for Pb adsorption onto UCABC
3.4.3 Intra-Particle Diffusion Model
Intra-particle diffusion model (Weber and Morris, 1963) is expressed in Equation (18):
R = Kid (t)a
(19)
The linearized form is expressed in Equation (20) as:
Log R = Log Kid + a Log (t) (20)
The plot of log R vs. log t gives a linear plot from which the values of ‘a’ and Kid would be determined from the
slope and intercept respectively. If Intra Particle diffusion occurs, then a plot of log R against log t will give a
linear plot which will pass through the origin if Intra Particle Diffusion was the only rate limiting parameter
controlling the process.
However, the linear plots from this study did not pass through the origin. The deviation from the origin may be
due to the variation of mass transfer in the initial and final stages of adsorption (Sivakumar and Palanisamy,
2009). This indicates that intra particle diffusion was not the sole rate controlling step involved in the adsorption
of Cd and Pb onto UCABC. The Intra Particle diffusion rate, Kid and the coefficients of determination (R2
) were
presented in Table 2. In general, high Kid values indicate a better adsorption mechanism, which is related to an
improved bounding between the adsorbent particles and adsorbates (Demirbas et al, 2004).
3.4.4 Test of Kinetic Models
The applicability of these kinetic models was verified using SSE, % (Equation 13). The Exp qe and Cal qe values
were used to calculate the SSE using the Excel® platform and the results were presented in Tables 2. Results of
the test for validity of each Kinetic model showed that pseudo second order kinetic model had the smallest SSE
value of 0.007% and 0.009% for Cd and Pb adsorption respectively. Note that the higher the value of R2
and the
lower the value of SSE, the better will be the goodness of fit. From these results, the adsorption of Cd and Pb
onto UCABC was best described by the Pseudo Second Order Kinetic Model. Similar observations have been
reported by (Hameed et al 206; Foo and Hameed, 2010; Wang et al, 2010).
IV. CONCLUSION
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This study demonstrated the adsorptive capacity of Unwashed Chemical Activated Bamboo Carbon (UCABC)
in the removal of Cd and Pb from wastewater. The UCABC achieved up to 87.81% and 96.45% removal
efficiency for Cd and Pb, respectively. The amount of Cd and Pb adsorbed increased with adsorbent dosage
decrease; while the removal rate (%) increased with increase in initial Cd and Pb concentration. The adsorption
behaviour of Cd and Pb was described by Freundlich, Temkin and Hills Isotherms with a best fit in Freundlich
equation indicating multilayer adsorption on heterogeneous surface. The kinetic data followed pseudo second
order model suggesting that chemisorptions may be the rate limiting step in the adsorption process and it may
involve the sharing or exchange of electrons between adsorbent (UCABC) and adsorbates (Cd and Pb).
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