期刊
WATER
卷 13, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w13030263
关键词
chromium; functional groups; isotherm; rice husk
资金
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP 2020/236]
- Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Higher Education commission, Pakistan
Rice husk was found to be an efficient adsorptive material for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater, with high adsorption capacity and potential environmental and economic benefits. Studies showed that physical and monolayer adsorption were the dominant mechanisms, with a fast adsorption rate of Cr(VI) onto rice husk mainly attributed to -OH and C-H groups.
Chromium (Cr) in water bodies is considered as a major environmental issue around the world. In the present study, aqueous Cr(VI) adsorption onto rice husk was studied as a function of various environmental parameters. Equilibrium time was achieved in 2 h and maximum Cr(VI) adsorption was 78.6% at pH 5.2 and 120 mg L-1 initial Cr(VI) concentration. In isotherm experiments, the maximum sorption was observed as 379.63 mg g(-1). Among four isotherm models, Dubinin-Radushkevich and Langmuir models showed the best fitting to the adsorption data, suggesting physical and monolayer adsorption to be the dominant mechanism. The kinetic modeling showed that a pseudo-second order model was suitable to describe kinetic equilibrium data, suggesting a fast adsorption rate of Cr(VI). The results of FTIR spectroscopy indicated that mainly -OH and C-H contributed to Cr(VI) adsorption onto rice husk. This paper provided evidence that rice husk could be a cost-effective, environment-friendly and efficient adsorptive material for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater due to its high adsorption capacity.
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