期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 336, 期 -, 页码 249-259出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.04.073
关键词
Adsorption; BTEX; Ordered mesoporous carbon; Kinetics; Thermodynamics
资金
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Louisiana Board of Regents [LEQSFRD-C-15]
Chemical and petrochemical industries produce substantial amounts of wastewater everyday. This wastewater contains organic pollutants such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) that are toxic to human and aquatic life. Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (OMC), the adsorbent that possesses the characteristics of an ideal adsorbent was investigated to understand its properties and suitability for BTEX removal. Adsorption isotherms, adsorption kinetics, the effects of initial BTEX concentrations and temperatures on the adsorption process were studied. The OMCs were characterized using surface area and pore size analyzer, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results suggested that the Langmuir Isotherm and Pseudo-Second-Order Models described the experimental data well. The thermo-dynamic parameters, Gibbs free energy (Delta G degrees), the enthalpy change (Delta H degrees) and the entropy change (Delta S degrees) of adsorption indicated that the adsorption processes were physical, endothermic, and spontaneous. In addition, OMC had 27% higher overall adsorption capacities compared to granular activated carbon (GAC). (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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