Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System

Several studies have focused on the removal and recovery of precious metal ions from industrial wastewater due to their environmental and economic importance. Adsorption on bentonite clays has been shown to possess a high removal potential for several metal ions. We herein investigated the dynamic a...

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Main Authors: M. L. Cantuaria, E. S. Nascimento, A. F. Almeida Neto, O. A. A. dos Santos, M. G. A. Vieira
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.91
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O. A. A. dos Santos
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description Several studies have focused on the removal and recovery of precious metal ions from industrial wastewater due to their environmental and economic importance. Adsorption on bentonite clays has been shown to possess a high removal potential for several metal ions. We herein investigated the dynamic adsorption of silver using a fixed-bed column and a calcined bentonite clay called Verde-lodo as an adsorbent. A fluid dynamic study was performed to evaluate the adsorption system's metal-ion removal capacity (q u and q t ), the mass transfer zone and the percentage of total removal according to different effluent's flow. Adsorption–desorption cycles were carried out using nitric acid as an eluent to evaluate the useful lifetime of the column. The breakthrough curves were fitted to the Bohart–Adams model (quasichemical). Moreover, the zeta potential was analyzed to explain the difference between the removal capacity obtained for the static and dynamic systems.
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spelling doaj-art-4a7abfb13c77402c85fd7df55ba9a48c2025-08-20T02:42:49ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382015-02-013310.1260/0263-6174.33.2.91Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column SystemM. L. Cantuaria0E. S. Nascimento1A. F. Almeida Neto2O. A. A. dos Santos3M. G. A. Vieira4 Department of Process and Products Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Avenida Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Process and Products Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Avenida Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Process and Products Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Avenida Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Maringá, UEM, Avenida Colombo, 5790, CEP 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil Department of Process and Products Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Avenida Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, São Paulo, BrazilSeveral studies have focused on the removal and recovery of precious metal ions from industrial wastewater due to their environmental and economic importance. Adsorption on bentonite clays has been shown to possess a high removal potential for several metal ions. We herein investigated the dynamic adsorption of silver using a fixed-bed column and a calcined bentonite clay called Verde-lodo as an adsorbent. A fluid dynamic study was performed to evaluate the adsorption system's metal-ion removal capacity (q u and q t ), the mass transfer zone and the percentage of total removal according to different effluent's flow. Adsorption–desorption cycles were carried out using nitric acid as an eluent to evaluate the useful lifetime of the column. The breakthrough curves were fitted to the Bohart–Adams model (quasichemical). Moreover, the zeta potential was analyzed to explain the difference between the removal capacity obtained for the static and dynamic systems.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.91
spellingShingle M. L. Cantuaria
E. S. Nascimento
A. F. Almeida Neto
O. A. A. dos Santos
M. G. A. Vieira
Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
title_full Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
title_fullStr Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
title_full_unstemmed Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
title_short Removal and Recovery of Silver by Dynamic Adsorption on Bentonite Clay Using a Fixed-Bed Column System
title_sort removal and recovery of silver by dynamic adsorption on bentonite clay using a fixed bed column system
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.91
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