Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Investigation of Kinetic Modeling and Isotherm of Nickel Metal Adsorption by Modified Granular Activated Carbon

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Shahab Khodabakhsh
Hassan Pahlavanzadeh
Faculty of Chemical Engineering Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, I.R. IRAN
Abstract
This research work aims to investigate the sorption of nickel ions from an aqueous solution using Activated Carbon modified by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (AC-SDS). The sorption process by the batch method is carried out. The characterization of the adsorbent structure was studied by FT-IR, SEM, and BET. The effect of pH, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature were investigated. The optimum condition of nickel sorption onto AC-SDS was found to be: a sorbent dose of 1 g in 100 ml of nickel ions, contact time of 300 min, pH=8, in optimum condition removal efficiency was 95.18% for nickel. Three equations, i.e. Morris Weber, Pseudo first order, and pseudo-second-order have been tested to track the kinetics of the removal process. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and R-P are subjected to sorption data to estimate sorption capacity. It can be concluded that AC-SDS has the potential to remove nickel ions from an aqueous solution at different concentrations. In addition, the effect of temperature on the process was investigated. It was found that the temperature has a positive effect on the process and the negative ΔG values indicated the thermodynamically feasible and spontaneous nature of the sorption. The positive value of ΔS reveals the increased randomness at the solid–solution interface during the fixation of the ion on the surface of the sorbent.
Keywords
Activated Carbon
Nickel
sorption
aqueous solution

Subjects

[1] Fu, F., Wang, Q., Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewaters: A Review. J. Environ. Manag, 92: 407- 418 (2011).
[2] Subbaiah, M.V., Vijaya, Y.,Kumar, N.S.Reddy, A.S., Krishnaiah, A., Biosorption of Nickel from Aqueous Solutions by Acacia Leucocephala Bark: Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies, Colloids Surf. B Biointerfaces, 74: 260-265 (2009).
[3] Abbasizadeh S., R .Keshtkar A., Mousavian M. A., Sorption of Heavy Metal Ions II from Aqueous Solution by a Novel Cast PVA/TiO2 Nanohybrid Adsorbent Functionalized with Amine Groups, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20: 1656-1664 (2014).
[4] Wu Sh., Li F., Wang H., Fu L., Zhang B., Li G., Effects of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) (PVA) Content on Preparation of Novel Thiol-Functionalized Mesoporous PVA/SiO2 Composite Nanofibermembranesand Their Application for Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution, Polymer, 51: 6203-621 (2010).
[5] Resterna A. B., Cierpiszewski R., Prochaska K., Kinetic and Equilibriumstudies of the Removal of Cadmium Ions from Acidic Chloride Solutions Byhydrophobicpyridinecarboxamideextractants, J. Hazard.Mater, 179: 828-833 (2010).
[6] Aydin F.A., Soylak M., Solid Phase Extraction and Preconcentration of Uranium (VI) and Thorium (IV) on Duolite XAD761 Prior to Their Inductively Coupledplasma Spectrometric Determination" Talanta, 72: 187-192 (2007)
[7] Soylak M., Erdogan N.D., Copper(II)-Rubeanic Acid Coprecipitation System Forseparation-Preconcentration of Trace Metal Ions in Environmental Samples for Their Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determinations, J. Hazard. Mater, 137: 1035–1041 (2006).
[8] Uluozlu O.D., Tuzen M., Mendil D., Soylak M., Coprecipitation of Trace Elements with Ni2+/2-Nitroso-1-Naphthol-4-Sulfonic Acid and Their Determination by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, J. Hazard. Mater, 176: 1032-1037 (2010).
[9] Kornilovich B.Yu., Kovalchuk I.A., Pshinko G.N., Tsapyuk E.A., Krivoruchko A.P., Water Purification of Uranium by the Method of Ultrafiltration, J. Water Chem. Technol, 22: 43-47 (2000).
[10] Shoushtari A.M., Zargaran M., Abdouss M., Preparation and Characterization of High Efficiency Ion-Exchange Crosslinked Acrylic Fibers, J. Appl. Polym. Sci, 101: 2202-2209 (2006).
[11] Chang H.S., Korshin G.V., Wang Z., Zachara J.M., "Adsorption of Uranyl on Gibbsitea Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy Study, EnvironSci. Technol, 40: 1244-1249 (2006).
[12] Aytas S., Akyil S., Eral M., Adsorption and Thermodynamic Behavior of Uranium Zeolite, J. Radioanal.Nucl. Chem, 260: 119-125 (2004).
[13] Abbasizadeh S., R.Keshtkar A., Mousavian M. A., Preparation of a Novel Electrospun Polyvinyl Alcohol/Titanium Oxide Nanofiber Adsorbent Modified with Mercapto Groups for Uranium(VI)and Thorium(IV) Removal from Aqueous Solution, Chemical Engineering Journal, 220: 161-171 (2013).
[14] Aydin F.A., Soylak M., Separation, Preconcentration and Inductively Coupledplasma-Mass Spectrometric (ICP-MS) Determination of Thorium(IV), Titanium(IV), Iron(III), Lead(II) and Chromium(III) on 2-Nitroso-1-Naphtholimpregnated MCI GEL CHP20P Resin, J. Hazard. Mater, 173: 669-674 (2010).
[15] Chi K. Ahn, Donghee Park, Seung H. Woo, Jong M. Park. Removal of Cationic Heavy Metal from Aqueous Solution by Activated Carbon Impregnated with Anionic Surfactants, J. of Hazardous Materials, 164: 1130-1136 (2009)
[16] Sato S., Yoshihara K., Moriyama K., Influence of Activated Carbon Surface Acidity on Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ion and Aromatics from Aqueous Solution, Appl. Surf. Sci, 253: 8554-8559 (2007).
[17] Amuda O.S., Giwa A.A., Bello I.A., Removal of Heavy Metal from Industrial Wastewater Using Modified Activated Coconut Shell Carbon, Biochem. Eng. J, 36: 174-181 (2007).
[18] Yang L., Wu S., Chen J.P., Modification of Activated Carbon by Polyaniline for Enhanced Adsorption of Aqueous Arsenate, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 46: 2133-2140 (2007).
[19] Afkhami A., Madrakian T., Amini A., Karimi Z., Effect of the Impregnation of Carbon Cloth with Ethlyenediaminetetraacetic Acid on Its Adsorption Capacity for the Adsorption of Several Metal Ions, J. Hazard. Mater, 150: 408-412 (2008).
[20] Monser L., Amor M.B., Ksibi M., Purification of Wet Phosphoric Acid Using Modified Activated Carbon, Chem. ng. Process, 38: 267-271 (1999).
[21] Monser L., Adhoum N., Modified Activated Carbon for the Removal of Copper, Zinc, Chromium and Cyanide from Wastewater, Sep. Purif. Technol, 26: 137-146 (2002).
[22] Bas C.A. ¸ ar, Karagunduz A., Keskinler B., Cakici A., Effect of Presence of Ions on Surface Characteristics of Surfactant Modified Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC), Appl. Surf. Sci. 218: 169-174 (2003).
[23] Choi H.-D., Cho J.-M., Baek K., Yang J.-S., Lee J.-Y., Influence of Cationic Surfactant on Adsorption of Cr(VI) Onto Activated Carbon, J. Hazard. Mater, 161: 1565-1568 (2009).
[24] Hong H.-J., Kim H., Baek K., Yang J.-W., Removal of Arsenate, Chromate and Ferricyanide by Cationic Surfactant Modified Powdered Activated Carbon, Desalination, 223: 221-228 (2008).
[29] González-García, Gonzalez-Martin M.L., Denoyel, R., Gallardo-Moreno A.M., Labajos-Broncano, L., Bruque, J.M., Ionic Surfactant Adsorption Onto Activated Carbons, Journal of colloid and interface science, 278(2): 257-264 (2004).
[30] Byeon, S., Kavitha, D., Ponvel, K.M., Kim, K., Lee, C., Surface Modified Granular Activated Carbon for Enhancement of Nickel Adsorption from Aqueous Solution, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 26: 1748-1753 (2009).
[31] Duong D., D., "Adsorption Analysis: Equilibria and Kinetics". Imperial College Press, Queensland, Australia (1998).
[32] Ozacar, M., Sengil, I.A., Turkmenler, H., 2008. Equilibrium and Kinetic Data, and Adsorption Mechanism for Adsorption of Lead Onto Valonia Tannin Resin, Chemical Engineering Journal, 143: 32-42 (2008).
[33] Allen, S.J., Mckay, G. Porter, J.F., Adsorption Isotherm Models for Basic Dye Adsorption by Peat in Single and Binary Component Systems, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 280: 322-333 (2004).
[34] Sirvastava, V.C., Mall, I.D., Mishra, I.M., Equilibrium Modeling of Single and Binary Adsorption of Cadmium and Nickel Onto Bagasse Fly Ash, Chemical Engineering Journal, 117: 79-91 (2006).
[35] Dastbaz, A., Keshtkar, A.R., Adsorption of Th4+, U6+, Cd2+, and Ni2+ from Aqueous Solution by a Novel Modified Polyacrylonitrile Composite Nanofiber Adsorbent Prepared by Electrospinning, Applied Surface Science, 293: 336-344 (2014).
[36] Karimi, P., Rafizadeh, M., Afshar Taromi, F., Preparation of Animated-Polyacrylonitrile Membranes for the Adsorption of Metal Ions: Comparison with Microfibers, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186: 182-189 (2011).