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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 174, Issue 1, Pages 49-57Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.027
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Adsorption; Activated carbon; Avocado kernel; Phenol
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- CAPES
- CNPq
- FAPESP [06/55450-7]
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Activated carbon derived from avocado kernels (AAC) was evaluated for its ability to remove phenol. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of the AAC was 206 m(2) g(-1) and the total pore volume was 0.100 cm(3) g(-1). The kinetic of the adsorption process was described by a pseudo-second-order rate model. The maximum uptake was obtained at pH values between 4 and 8.5. The optimum adsorbent dose obtained was 0.1 g. The thermodynamic parameters exhibited the feasibility and the spontaneous nature of the adsorption process. Adsorption isotherms showed that the interaction of phenol with AAC surface was described by a localized monolayer adsorption. The adsorption mechanism was discussed based on experimental results, and the pi-pi interactions were considered to be an important parameter in the adsorption process. The adsorbent regeneration was investigated using several types of desorbing agents, but no agent show any promising result. The results showed that the prepared activated carbon was an effective adsorbent for phenol removal from aqueous solution. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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