Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto Activated Carbons Prepared from Indigenous Materials

The adsorption of chromium(VI) on activated carbons prepared from low cost materials has been studied by batch process. The influences of various parameters like contact time, dosage, pH, pHzpc and co-ions were experimentally verified. The adsorption of Cr(VI) is maximum at strongly acidic medium (p...

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Main Authors: G. Karthikeyan, S. Siva Ilango
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/109398
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description The adsorption of chromium(VI) on activated carbons prepared from low cost materials has been studied by batch process. The influences of various parameters like contact time, dosage, pH, pHzpc and co-ions were experimentally verified. The adsorption of Cr(VI) is maximum at strongly acidic medium (pH 3). Adsorption is explained using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms with help of chi-square analysis. Thermodynamic parameters like ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° were calculated to understand the nature of adsorption. The surface morphology of the three activated carbons before and after metal sorption was verified using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction studies (XRD).
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spelling doaj-art-e935e36f97354e3da8b083c2eb4690d52025-08-20T02:21:53ZengWileyE-Journal of Chemistry0973-49452090-98102008-01-015466667810.1155/2008/109398Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto Activated Carbons Prepared from Indigenous MaterialsG. Karthikeyan0S. Siva Ilango1Department of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram-624 302, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram-624 302, Tamilnadu, IndiaThe adsorption of chromium(VI) on activated carbons prepared from low cost materials has been studied by batch process. The influences of various parameters like contact time, dosage, pH, pHzpc and co-ions were experimentally verified. The adsorption of Cr(VI) is maximum at strongly acidic medium (pH 3). Adsorption is explained using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms with help of chi-square analysis. Thermodynamic parameters like ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° were calculated to understand the nature of adsorption. The surface morphology of the three activated carbons before and after metal sorption was verified using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction studies (XRD).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/109398
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Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto Activated Carbons Prepared from Indigenous Materials
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title Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto Activated Carbons Prepared from Indigenous Materials
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