Journal
CARBON
Volume 73, Issue -, Pages 338-350Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.02.073
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- MEC-DGI
- FEDER [CTM2010-18889, CTQ2011-29035-C02-02]
- Junta de Andalucia (Junta de Andalucia) [RNM 172, RNM7522]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the simultaneous adsorption of bisphenol A (BPA) and chromium ions from aqueous solution on activated carbons (both commercial and prepared from olive-mill waste), analyzing both kinetic and equilibrium adsorption data. The effects of solution pH and ionic strength on the adsorption processes were also studied, as well as the chemical interactions between the carbon surface and the pollutants. The activated carbon prepared from olive-mill waste showed: a large surface area (up to 1641 m(2) g(-1)), a highly heterogeneous micropore distribution, and a basic chemical nature. The pore volume diffusion model was used to predict the adsorption kinetics of both pollutants. The effective diffusion coefficients ranged between 1.15 x 10(-6) and 9.18 x 10(-7) cm(2) s(-1) for the BPA-Cr(III) system and between 1.65 x 10(-6) and 2.8 x 10(-6) cm(2) s(-1) for the Cr(III)-BPA system. The presence of both Cr(III) and BPA in the binary systems increases the adsorption effective diffusion coefficients and therefore the overall adsorption rate of each pollutant. The increased adsorption of each adsorbate when both pollutants are present is due to the in situ formation of complex compounds between Cr(III), acting as central metallic cation, and BPA, acting as ligand, during adsorption of both adsorbates on activated carbon. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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