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The aim of this study was the optimisation of the activated carbon (C) production process by dehydration-carbonisation using concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) from hazelnut shells found locally and readily available agricultural waste and the adsorption of chromium (III) (Cr3) on the activated carbon produced by this method. An adsorption experiment was carried out at conditions of 25 degrees C and initial concentration of 30 mg chromium (III)/l. The optimum process conditions for ensuring maximum adsorption capacity were investigated by means of statistically designed experiments and steepes ...More
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 ...More
Activated carbon (AC) was obtained from the cotton (Gossypium malvaceae) processing waste materials. The process was carried out by carbonization at 500–800 °C and subsequent activation at 800 °C by water stream. Cotton biomass is a renewable, low-cost alternative source for textile and food products; however, it hasn't been used for manufacturing of an activated carbon by carbonization in a boiling layer method. Characterization of adsorbents by means of Scanning Electronic Microscope and FT-IR showed that high porosity of carbonized products which was achieved and functional groups were form ...More
Among the various metal ions, chromate (Cr(VI)) and arsenate (As(V)) are the two most hazardous toxic ion species and are found in nature in the form of dichromate and arsenate anions. In this investigation, polyethyleneimine (PEI)-based hydrogels were prepared with microgel, cryogel, and bulkgel morphologies employing glycerol diglycidyl ether as a crosslinker. The prepared PEI-based hydrogels were used to remove dichromate and arsenate anions from aqueous media. PEI microgel, cryogel, and bulkgels weighing 50 mg of each adsorbed 84.7 /- 0.8, 76.5 /- 5.2, and 108.9 /- 2.4 mg.g(-1) of dichroma ...More
Removal of thiocyanate (SCN-), which is widely used in many industrial processes is of concern due to this toxicity. In this work, the potential of polyaniline-coated charcoal ash (PANI-CCA) as a low-cost and efficient adsorbent was evaluated in order to remove thiocyanate ions from aqueous solution. Morphologies and chemical composition of the PANI-CCAhave been examined by using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRD). Batch experiments were performed to examine the effects of operating conditions such as pH (6.0-10.0), ash dosage (0-0.30 g/50 ml), initial dye c ...More
Phosphates are a major cause of eutrophication and growth of algal blooms in surface waters. The current study investigated phosphorus removal from sludge centrate effluent (SCE) of a municipal wastewater plant by packed-bed electrocoagulation (EC) reactor. Distinctively, iron (Fe), aluminum (Al) and Al-Fe hybrid scrap anodes were used. The influence of initial pHi, applied current and packed anode bed density were evaluated. Phosphorous removal efficiency of 99.99 ?as obtained at applied current of 0.20A with anode bed densities of 0.18 kg Al/m3 (pHi 5.0) and 0.48 kg Fe/m3(pHi 7.0). Optimum o ...More