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- Title
ADSORPTION MECHANISM FOR MITIGATION OF TOXIC Zn<sup>2+</sup> FROM SYNTHETIC POLLUTED WATER ONTO BLENDED COMPOSITE OF CHITOSAN/KAOLINITE.
- Authors
Mubarak, Mahmoud F.; Shehata, Nabila; Ahmed, Hanan A.
- Abstract
Adsorption has been a widely economical way of removing major pollutants from wastewater in latest times. Zn2+ is a severe human and animal life hazard. The adsorption properties of the chitosan-kaolinite (Ch-K) composite prepared by chemical precipitation for Zn2+ uptake from synthetic polluted water were investigated. The Ch-K composite was analyzed by FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TGA. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the minimum beds average diameter of Ch-K composite was 110 µm. A lot of experiments were done to optimize the adsorption parameters such as concentration of adsorbate, dose of adsorbent, pH and time of contact. The results showed that the Zn2+ sorption onto Ch-K composite were mainly dependent on pH and was affected by the temperature. To express the mechanism of adsorption process and the effect of other parameters on the adsorption time, the kinetic and isothermal models were studied. The second-order kinetics and Freundlich model are suitable for the process. Thus, Ch-K composite has been proved as a potential adsorbent for the removal of Zn2+.
- Publication
Journal of Chemical Technology & Metallurgy, 2021, Vol 56, Issue 1, p133
- ISSN
1314-7471
- Publication type
Academic Journal