A Study on Adsorption of Heavy Metals with Zeolite and FeS Media

• Main Authors: Gimin Lee, Gyuri Kim, Sungkyu Choi, Tae-jin Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Environmental Engineers 2020-07-01
• Series: 대한환경공학회지
• Subjects: heavy metal adsorption; zeolite; fes media; langmuir adsorption isotherm
• Online Access: http://jksee.or.kr/journal/view.php?number=4270

Objectives:Adsorption characteristics in aqueous solution were investigated to effectively remove heavy metals by the crystallization of FeS and reaction kinetics were analyzed to compare with heavy metal adsorption characteristics of zeolite. Methods:The adsorption characteristics of each media were analyzed using Langmuir adsorption isotherm, and the adsorption reaction kinetics of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn) on zeolite and FeS media were analyzed by a pseudo-first or pseudo-second order reaction kinetics. Results and Discussion:The maximum adsorption capacity of zeolite was highest in Pb, and the adsorption preference was in the order of Pb>Cu>Zn. In the case of FeS media, Cu was found to have a higher adsorption capacity than Pb or Zn, and the adsorption preference was observed to be Cu>Pb>Zn. It was found that the adsorption mechanism is based on chemical adsorption (chemisorption) because adsorption of each heavy metal onto zeolite or FeS media is more suitable for pseudo-second order kinetics. Conclusions:It was found that the removal of heavy metals through FeS media has a different pattern from zeolite, and when comparing the adsorption capacity of each media, it was found that FeS media is more effective for Zn or Cu except Pb.