Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite

A study was carried out of ammonium ion sorption from synthetic aqueous solutions by Transcarpathian clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite, under static conditions. The main physical properties of the clinoptilolite and the basic parameters of its porous structure were determined. Values of the specific...

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Main Authors: Mariya Lebedynets, Myroslav Sprynskyy, Iryna Sakhnyuk, Radoslaw Zbytniewski, Roman Golembiewski, Boguslaw Buszewski
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-11-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617043026541
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description A study was carried out of ammonium ion sorption from synthetic aqueous solutions by Transcarpathian clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite, under static conditions. The main physical properties of the clinoptilolite and the basic parameters of its porous structure were determined. Values of the specific surface area and of the pore volume occupied by sorbed substances were calculated using the relative moisture content established and the maximum sorption capacity exhibited towards ammonium ions as well as a nitrogen adsorption/desorption method. Ammonium ion sorption by the zeolite appeared to be complete within 24 h for all fraction sizes, initial NH 4 + ion concentration and adsorbate volumes. The amounts of NH 4 + ions sorbed increased with increasing initial NH 4 + concentration and decreasing adsorbate volumes, with the maximum sorption capacity exhibited by the clinoptilolite being 0.64 mequiv/g. The sorption effectiveness decreased somewhat with increasing fraction size. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were applied to the data obtained from the batch studies with the first model exhibiting the more satisfactory correlation coefficient value (0.996 and 0.959, respectively).
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spelling doaj-art-cd0119d681e0426dbcdfcbaee2e9b7262025-08-20T02:44:20ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382004-11-012210.1260/0263617043026541Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian ClinoptiloliteMariya Lebedynets0Myroslav Sprynskyy1Iryna Sakhnyuk2Radoslaw Zbytniewski3Roman Golembiewski4Boguslaw Buszewski5 Department of Ecological and Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Faculty of Geology, Ivan Franko L'viv National University, 4 Grushevsky Str., 79005 L'viv, Ukraine Department of Oil and Gas Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry and Hydrosphere Protection, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 3a Naukova Str., 79053 L'viv, Ukraine Department of Oil and Gas Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry and Hydrosphere Protection, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 3a Naukova Str., 79053 L'viv, Ukraine Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecoanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 7 Gagarina Str., 87-100 Toruń, Poland Department of Fundamentals of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 7 Gagarina Str., 87-100 Toruń, Poland Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecoanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 7 Gagarina Str., 87-100 Toruń, PolandA study was carried out of ammonium ion sorption from synthetic aqueous solutions by Transcarpathian clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite, under static conditions. The main physical properties of the clinoptilolite and the basic parameters of its porous structure were determined. Values of the specific surface area and of the pore volume occupied by sorbed substances were calculated using the relative moisture content established and the maximum sorption capacity exhibited towards ammonium ions as well as a nitrogen adsorption/desorption method. Ammonium ion sorption by the zeolite appeared to be complete within 24 h for all fraction sizes, initial NH 4 + ion concentration and adsorbate volumes. The amounts of NH 4 + ions sorbed increased with increasing initial NH 4 + concentration and decreasing adsorbate volumes, with the maximum sorption capacity exhibited by the clinoptilolite being 0.64 mequiv/g. The sorption effectiveness decreased somewhat with increasing fraction size. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were applied to the data obtained from the batch studies with the first model exhibiting the more satisfactory correlation coefficient value (0.996 and 0.959, respectively).https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617043026541
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Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite
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title_short Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite
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