Activated Carbon for Wastewater Treatment from Phenol Compounds

Külümkan SARTOVA | Emil ÖMÜRZAK

Application of activated carbon (AC) obtained from cotton wastes (bolls, stems, and roots) for phenol adsorp-tion from water, or wastewater dephenolization, is presented. The kinetics of phenol adsorption by carbon adsor-bents were studied using UV/Vis spectrophotometer. The porosity of the formed ACs ranged from 1.952 to 2.339 cm3/g, the volume of macropores was from 1.79 to 2.09 cm3/g, while the commercial sample BAU-A showed 1.920 and 1.320 cm3/g, respectively. The highest phenol adsorption rate, 32.49-52.80 mg/(g center dot min), was observed for contact time up to 5 min on carbon adsorben ...Более