Synthesis of Zeolite from Water Treatment Sludge and its Application to the Removal of Brilliant Green

Autor: Pharit Kamsri, Pornpan Pungpo, Parjaree Thavorniti, Khemmakorn Gomonsirisuk, Kotchakorn Yotyiamkrae, Malee Prajuabsuk, Saisamorn Lumlong
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Key Engineering Materials. 766:111-116
ISSN: 1662-9795
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.766.111
Popis: In this work, water treatment sludge from the water treatment plant was used to synthesize zeolite material. In the synthesis, the washed sludge was mixed with sodium hydroxide and then heated at 600ºC for 6 h. After agitation, the aged material was heated in a water bath at 80ºC for different period of aging times. Based on XRD and SEM analyses, Faujasite zeolite was obtained. Then, the feasibility of employing the obtained zeolite as adsorbent for Brilliant Green (BG) removal was investigated. The effect of adsorbent dosage and contact time were examined. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm were also evaluated. The results showed that the obtained zeolite has potential for applying as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of BG from wastewater with higher than 97% adsorption efficiency.
Databáze: OpenAIRE