Journal
WATER
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w10060754
Keywords
process optimization; Typha angustifolia; biochar; Cr(VI); removal mechanism
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- Research foundation of Education Department of Hunan Province of China [16A221]
- Science and Technology Planning Foundation of China Hunan Province [2017SK2361]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51608208]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M610513]
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In this study, Box-Behnken design (BBD) was employed to optimize the process for H3PO4-activated Typha angustifolia activated carbon (TAC) production and Cr removal by TAC; the removal mechanisms were discussed based on TAC characterization, and the regeneration evaluation was also conducted. The optimum preparation conditions were activated time of 1.5 h, temperature of 469.02 degrees C, and incubation ratio of 4, resulting in an experimental carbon yield of 38.23% and Cr removal of 90.01%. The optimum adsorption parameters were found to be 0.02 g/50 mL TAC, 80 mg/L Cr(VI), and 2.21 pH with the observed Cr adsorption capacity of 59.54 mg/g. The removal mechanisms involved coulombic attraction, ionic exchange, surface complexation, and reduction. The process of Cr(VI) adsorption was feasible, spontaneous, and endothermic in nature, and the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models were more appropriate for the removal process. After five adsorption/desorption cycles, the Cr adsorption capacity on TAC reduced by only 24.37%. The results showed that BBD could successfully optimize TAC production and Cr removal, and TAC could be developed as a promising, eco-friendly, and effective adsorbent for Cr pollution control.
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