Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 26, Issue 12, Pages 11542-11557Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1930-5
Keywords
Adsorption; Almond shell; Peanut shell; Influent flow rate; Influent concentration; Kinetic modeling
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- Department of Science & Technology, West Bengal [21(Sanc)/ST/P/ST/13G-1/2013]
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Cu(II) adsorption in continuous column using green adsorbents like peanut and almond shell was investigated. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Brunaer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Point of Zero charge (pH(pzc)) determination have been used for characterization of the adsorbents. Experiments were conducted at various operating conditions to calculate the adsorption capacity of the adsorbents. Adsorption studies signify that both the adsorbents have good adsorptive capacity for Cu(II) ion. Equilibrium of adsorption was described using Langmuir isotherm and the highest q(max) value for both the adsorbent were obtained at an operating condition of 20ml/min flow rate, 15mg/L influent Cu(II) concentration, and 7cm bed depth. Regeneration of both the adsorbents suggests that these adsorbents can be used several times for Cu(II) removal. Seven different kinetic models were tested among which the modified dose response model was fitted well for peanut shell and the Thomas model was fitted well for almond shell. These fitted models were further used for scale-up design. Regeneration studies show that peanut shell and almond shell are useful up to the fifth adsorption cycle. Application of these adsorbents with industrial effluent was also reported. This study reveals that peanut and almond shells can be used for Cu(II) removal for industrial wastewater.
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