scholarly journals NaA zeolite derived from blast furnace slag: its application for ammonium removal

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1140-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Guo ◽  
Lizhen Tang ◽  
Bingji Yan ◽  
Kang Wan ◽  
Peng Li

In this paper, high value added NaA zeolite material was prepared from blast furnace (BF) slag by hydrothermal method and its adsorption behavior on the removal of ammonium ion was investigated. It was found out that the synthetic NaA cubic zeolite with smaller crystal size obtained at nSiO2/nAl2O3 = 2 and nH2O/nNaOH = 20 showed better adsorption performance. The kinetics of the adsorption of ammonium ion by synthesized NaA zeolite was fitted by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The intra-particle diffusion modeling reveals that two mixed rate-controlling mechanisms were involved in the adsorption process. The relatively high value of activation energy of 92.3 kJ·mol−1 indicates a high impact of temperature on the adsorption rate, and the nature of ammonium adsorption is chemical reaction rather than physisorption. Based on the thermodynamics calculations, the adsorption of ammonium was found to be an endothermic, spontaneous process. The adsorption isothermal analysis showed that the Langmuir model could be well fitted and a maximum adsorption capacity of 83.3 mg·g−1 of NH4+ was obtained. Thus, it was demonstrated that by forming low cost NaA zeolite and using it for environmental remediation, the synchronous minimization of BF slag and ammonia nitrogen contamination could be achieved.

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2682
Author(s):  
Gyuhyeon Kim ◽  
Young-Mo Kim ◽  
Su-Min Kim ◽  
Hyun-Uk Cho ◽  
Jong-Moon Park

In this study, magnetic steel slag biochar (MSSB) was synthesized from low-cost steel slag waste to investigate the effectiveness of steel slag biochar composite for NH4-N removal and magnetic properties in aqueous solution. The maximum adsorption capacity of NH4-N by MSSB was 4.366 mg/g according to the Langmuir model. The magnetic properties of MSSB indicated paramagnetic behavior and a saturation magnetic moment of 2.30 emu/g at 2 Tesla. The NH4-N adsorption process was well characterized by the pseudo-second order kinetic model and Temkin isotherm model. This study demonstrated the potential of magnetic biochar synthesized from steel slag waste for NH4-N removal in aqueous solution.


Author(s):  
Redouane Ouafi ◽  
Anass Omor ◽  
Younes Gaga ◽  
Mohamed Akhazzane ◽  
Mustapha Taleb ◽  
...  

This research investigates the adsorption potential of pine cones powder (PCP) for the removal of copper ions (Cu(II)) from aqueous solutions. The process of adsorption was reasonably fast to be completed within a time of 60 min. The pseudo-second order kinetic model describes properly the Cu(II) adsorption by PCP. The adsorbent was characterised by various instrumental techniques and batch experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of PCP dose, solution pH, particle size and initial Cu(II) concentration on adsorption efficiency. Optimum Cu(II) removal occurred at a slightly acidic pH, with a particle size less than 100 ?m. The effective PCP dose was estimated to be 36 g.L-1. The increase in the initial concentration of Cu (II) was accompanied by a reduction in the rate of its reduction by almost half. The Langmuir model was the best fitting isotherm with a maximum adsorption capacity of 9.08 mg.g-1. The thermodynamic parameters values showed that the Cu(II) adsorption was a spontaneous and endothermic process. The results of this research suggest that Cu(II) could be removed through an environmentally friendly process using PCP as low-cost natural wastes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chen ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Quanzhou Chen ◽  
Changhong Peng ◽  
Dewen He ◽  
...  

Abstract In this study, a novel poly ligand exchanger-Zn(II)-loaded resin was designed to effectively remove ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) from wastewater. The surface morphology and structure of the Zn-loaded resin were characterized using scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. SEM shows the surfaces of the Zn(II)-loaded resin were rough and nonporous and EDS demonstrated that Zn2+ was loaded onto the resin successfully. In addition, the combination form of Zn(II) with NH3-N adsorption reagent was revealed by FTIR spectra; the complex could be R-N-R-O-Zn-O-R-N-R and R-N-R-(O-Zn)2. The kinetics and equilibrium of the NH3-N adsorption onto the Zn(II)-loaded resin has been investigated. The effects of pH, reaction time, and temperature on NH3-N removal from wastewater by Zn(II)-loaded resin were investigated, and the results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity reached 38.55 mg/g at pH 9.54 at 298 K in 240 min. The adsorption ability of the modified resin decreased with an increase in temperature. Moreover, the NH3-N adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic process. The kinetic data demonstrated that the adsorption process might be limited by a variety of mechanisms. The study can provide the scientific foundation for the extensive application of a novel poly ligand exchanger-Zn(II)-loaded resin to remove NH3-N from wastewater.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-638
Author(s):  
Sheng Liu ◽  
Xujie Li ◽  
Zilin Su ◽  
Linya Yi ◽  
Zhanli Chen ◽  
...  

Mercury wastewater is a kind of heavy metal wastewater discharged from many industrial processes. The treatment of a large amount of mercury-containing wastewater increasingly requires high-efficiency, low-cost, and low-cost treatment materials, treatment processes and technologies to ensure compliance with mercury standards. This paper mainly studies the effect of iron-manganese oxide modified biochar on the removal of trace mercury in water. The prepared activated carbon is added to a mercury solution with a proper concentration, and a single factor adsorption experiment of pH, initial concentration, amount of activated carbon, particle size, temperature, and time is performed. In this paper, iron manganese oxide modified biochar is listed as the research object. The activated carbon is studied through the adsorption characteristics, adsorption mechanism and influencing factors of mercury in the solution, and the process technology and optimization parameters of the modified activated carbon to treat mercury-containing wastewater are explored. The maximum adsorption capacity of modified activated carbon calculated by Lagergren quasi-first-order kinetic model is 16.62 mg/g. This indicates that the adsorption kinetics of Hg by iron-manganese oxide modified biochar is more consistent with the Lagergren quasi-secondary kinetic model and is also more efficient.


2014 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
pp. 74-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asadpour Robabeh ◽  
Nasiman Sapari ◽  
Mohamed Hasnain Isa ◽  
Kalu Uka Orji

Today oil spills generally cause worldwide worry due to their damaging effects on environment. Use of agricultural wastes such as raw and modified mangrove barks (RhizophoraApiculata), as an abundant and low cost adsorbent for oil-products spill cleanup in aquatic systems, has been developed to control these spills. Sorption capacity can improve by modification of adsorbent. The modification significantly increased the hydrophobicity of the adsorbent. The raw mangrove bark was modified using fatty acid (Palmitic acid) to improve its adsorption capacity. Oil sorption capacity of the modified bark was studied and compared with the raw bark. Kinetic tests were conducted with a series of contact time. The kinetic studies show good correlation coefficients for a pseudo-first-order kinetic model. A correlation between surface functional groups of the adsorbent was studied by FTIR spectrum. The results gave the maximum adsorption capacity of 2640.00 ± 2.00 mg/g for Palmitic acid treated bark (PTB). The prepared adsorbent revealed the potential to use as a low-cost adsorbent in oil-spill clean-up.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 1160-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyun Yang ◽  
Xiaoming Qian ◽  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Yuan Li ◽  
Hao Bai ◽  
...  

This study investigates the removal effectiveness and characteristics of phenanthrene and naphthalene using low-cost steel slag with batch experiments. The adsorption characteristics of steel slag were measured and analysed using X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The batch experiments investigated the effect of the time gradient, pH, and steel slag dosage gradient on the adsorption of the steel slag. The results show that with time and dosage of steel slag increased, the adsorption capacity of phenanthrene and naphthalene increased and gradually became balanced, but pH had no obvious effect on the adsorption of phenanthrene and naphthalene. The Langmuir isotherm model best describes the phenanthrene and naphthalene removal by the steel slag, which shows the adsorption occurring in a monolayer. The maximum adsorption capacity of the steel slag to phenanthrene and naphthalene is 0.043 and 0.041 mg/g, respectively. A pseudo-first-order kinetic model can better represent the adsorption of phenanthrene and naphthalene by steel slag. The research demonstrates that the steel slag has a certain adsorption capacity for phenanthrene and naphthalene.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannin Mosoarca ◽  
Cosmin Vancea ◽  
Simona Popa ◽  
Marius Gheju ◽  
Sorina Boran

Abstract In this study, the potential of a new low-cost adsorbent, Syringa vulgaris leaves powder, for methylene blue adsorption from aqueous solution was investigated. The adsorbent surface was examined using SEM and FTIR techniques. The experiments were conducted, in batch system, to find out the effect of pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, initial dye concentration, temperature and ionic strength on dye adsorption. The process is best described by Langmuir isotherm and the pseudo second order kinetic model. Maximum adsorption capacity, 188.2 (mg g−1), is better than other similar adsorbent materials. Thermodynamic parameters revealed a spontaneous and endothermic process, suggesting a physisorption mechanism. A Taguchi orthogonal array (L27) experimental design was used to determine the optimum conditions for the removal of dye. Various desorbing agents were used to investigate the regeneration possibility of used adsorbent. Results suggest that the adsorbent material is very effective for removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Jin ◽  
Renrong Liu ◽  
Huifang Wang ◽  
Li Han ◽  
Muqing Qiu ◽  
...  

Abstract The large amounts of heavy metal from landscape wastewater have become serious problems of environmental pollution and risks for human health. It affects the growth of plant and aquatic, and leads to the destruction of landscape. Therefore, the development of efficient novel adsorbent is a very important for treatment of heavy metal. A low-cost and easily obtained agricultural waste (Peanut Shell) was modified by nanoscale Fe3O4 particles. Then, the functionalized porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles supported biochar from peanut shell (PS-Fe3O4) for removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution was investigated. The characterization of PS-Fe3O4 composites showed that PS from peanut shell was successfully coated with porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles. The pseudo second-order kinetic model and Langmuir model were more fitted for describing the adsorption process of Pb(II) ions in solution. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb(II) ions removal in solution by PS-Fe3O4 composites could reach 188.68 mg/g. The adsorption process of Pb(II) ions removal by PS-Fe3O4 composites was a spontaneous and endothermic process. The adsorption mechanisms of Pb(II) ions by PS-Fe3O4 composites were mainly controlled by the chemical adsorption process. They included Fe-O coordination reaction, co-precipitation, complexation reaction and ion exchange. PS-Fe3O4 composites were thought as a low-cost, good regeneration performance and high efficiency adsorption material for removal of Pb(II) ions in solution.


Author(s):  
Jingjie Yang ◽  
Hongjuan Sun ◽  
Tongjiang Peng ◽  
Li Zeng ◽  
Xin Zhou

Non-biodegradable copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) contaminants in water are highly toxic and have series adverse effects. Therefore, it is very important to extract heavy metals from wastewater before it is discharged into the environment. Adsorption is a cost-effective alternative method for wastewater treatment. Choosing a low-cost adsorbent can help reduce the cost of adsorption. In this study, conversion of reside after extracting aluminum (REA) produced by sub-molten salt method transform high-alumina coal fly ash (CFA) into 11Å-tobermorite to adsorb Cu(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions at room temperature. The synthesis of the adsorbent was confirmed using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method surface analysis. To study the adsorption characteristics, factors such as initial Cu(II) and Pb(II) concentration, pH, contact time, adsorption characteristics and temperature were investigated in batch mode. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cu(II) and Pb(II) was 177.1 mg·g−1 and 176.2 mg·g−1, respectively. The Langmuir adsorption model was employed to better describe the isothermal adsorption behavior and confirm the monolayer adsorption phenomenon. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model was used to highlight Cu(II) and Pb(II) adsorption kinetics. Thermodynamic analysis indicated the removal Cu(II) and Pb(II) by TA-adsorbent was a nonspontaneous and exothermic reaction. The obtained results are of great significance to the conversion of industrial waste to low-cost adsorbent for Cu(II) and Pb(II) removal from water.


2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (9-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Azliza Akbar ◽  
Hamidi Abdul Aziz ◽  
Mohd Nordin Adlan

Adsorption using low cost of media plays more attention to this current research. Previous literature found that high quality of limestone was effective in removing heavy metals in water and wastewater. In this study, the potential use of limestone media was investigated. Groundwater sample and limestone properties were characterized to determine the physical and chemical composition. The batch experiments were conducted to determine the effect of varied dosage and contact time.   Analysis on isotherm and kinetic was carried out in this study. Batch study results showed that the maximum removal of both Fe and Mn was greater than 95 and 80% respectively which occurs at optimum dosage of 40g. Moreover, the optimum contact time of Fe and Mn was 90 and 120 minutes, respectively. At the optimum contact time, 96.8% of Fe and 87.4 % of Mn was removed using limestone adsorbent media. In isotherm study, the result revealed that Langmuir isotherm fitted the experimental data better than Freundlich isotherm for both Fe and Mn adsorption. In Langmuir isotherm, the maximum adsorption capacity for both Fe and Mn were 0.018mg/g and 0.011mg/g. Based on kinetic study, the removal of Fe and Mn followed the pseudo-second order kinetic model which R2 (>0.99) greater than in pseudo-first order. This indicates that the chemisorption is the mechanism of adsorption, which contributed to the Fe and Mn removal from the groundwater sample. Thus, from these results, limestone could be used as an alternative for the removal of Fe and Mn from groundwater


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