Adsorption of Pb(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous solution by nanosized graphite carbon-impregnated calcium alginate bead

Autor: Woosik Jung, Sanghun Lee, Oh Hun Kwon, Dong-Wan Cho, Abinashi Sigdel, Byong-Hun Jeon, Akhil N. Kabra
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Geosystem Engineering. 16:200-208
ISSN: 2166-3394
1226-9328
Popis: A composite adsorbent was prepared by immobilizing nanosized graphite carbon, obtained from an electrochemical process, in calcium alginate beads to remove Pb(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous solution. Potential of the adsorbent was evaluated by comparing adsorption kinetics and capacity of the nanosized graphite carbon-impregnated calcium alginate beads (NGCAB) with those of the pure calcium alginate beads (AB) in batch experimental reactors. Kinetic studies indicated that both ions onto AB and NGCAB reached adsorption equilibria at 16 and 12 h, respectively, and the experimental kinetic data were well described by a pseudo-second-order regression model. Relatively rapid uptake of both ions occurred within the first 2 h, followed by slower sorption process which was well explained by the intraparticle diffusion model of Weber and Morris. The maximum equilibrium uptake of Pb(II) and Ni(II) by NGCAB with the initial concentration range of 903 and 1023 mg/L were approximately 460.9 and 93.3 mg/g, respectively. A...
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