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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 164, Issue 2-3, Pages 473-482Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.08.025
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Oil palm empty fruit bunch activated carbon; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol; Isotherm; Kinetics; Desorption
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia [203/PJKIMIA/6070015]
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The adsorption characteristics of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) on activated carbon prepared from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) were evaluated. The effects of TCP initial concentration, agitation time, solution pH and temperature on TCP adsorption were investigated. TCP adsorption uptake was found to increase with increase in initial concentration, agitation time and solution temperature whereas adsorption of TCP was more favourable at acidic pH. The adsorption equilibrium data were best represented by the Freundlich and Redlich-Peterson isotherms. The adsorption kinetics was found to follow the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The mechanism of the adsorption process was determined from the intraparticle diffusion model. Boyd plot revealed that the adsorption of TCP on the activated carbon was mainly governed by particle diffusion. Thermodynamic parameters such as standard enthalpy (Delta H degrees), standard entropy (Delta S degrees), standard free energy (Delta G degrees) and activation energy were determined. The regeneration efficiency of the spent activated carbon was high, with TCP desorption of 99.6%. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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