Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 37, Issue 12, Pages 3023-3033Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00121-0
Keywords
adsorption; diffusion; hydrotalcite; kinetics; mass transfer; reactive dye
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The removal of a reactive color, Cibacron Yellow LS-R, from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto hydrotalcite particles is investigated using batch rate experiments. Measurements are performed at various initial color concentrations, solid loads, pH values and ionic backgrounds (dissolved NaCl). The speed of agitation and the temperature inside the batch adsorber are also varied within a practical range of values. It is shown that the sorption capacity is relatively high for most experimental conditions so hydrotalcite may be considered as a suitable sorbent for this application. The probable mechanism of the process is investigated by a number of homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetic models as well as diffusion kinetic models. It is found that no single kinetic model can fully describe the sorption process at all times. At least three independent rate-controlling mechanisms appear to compete each other and dominate the different stages of sorption. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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