Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon

The adsorption of p -cresol by three activated carbons, one untreated S.E.I. and the other two treated S.E.I., was carried out under controlled conditions. Such treatment led to a change in the point of zero charge (PZC) and the adsorption capacity (Q max ) of the carbon concerned. The adsorption ca...

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Main Author: Sirous Nouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2002-11-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/02636170260555822
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spelling doaj-89c925dd8530499eaa06bd7e1364a8ff2021-04-02T12:57:44ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382002-11-012010.1260/02636170260555822Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated CarbonSirous NouriThe adsorption of p -cresol by three activated carbons, one untreated S.E.I. and the other two treated S.E.I., was carried out under controlled conditions. Such treatment led to a change in the point of zero charge (PZC) and the adsorption capacity (Q max ) of the carbon concerned. The adsorption capacity and affinity (K 1 ) of each carbon was determined using the Langmuir homogeneous and binary models to compare the effects of different treatments on these and relative parameters. The variation of the model parameters with the solution pH was also studied. The fitted parameters obtained from both models showed the pH value had the most significant effect on the adsorption capacity (Q max ) and the adsorption affinity (K 1 ) of a given carbon, with both quantities showing a decrease with increasing pH. It was found that the uptake of the molecular forms of the aromatic solute was dependent on the PZC of the carbons. Treatment with H 2 increased the PZC whilst treatment with H 2 SO 4 led to a decrease in this factor. At higher pH (when the solute was in an ionic form), it was found that electrostatic forces played a significant role on the extent of adsorption. Under these conditions, the adsorption of the solute depended on the concentration of its anionic form. It was shown that the effect of pH must be considered from the viewpoint of its combined effect on the carbon surface and on the solute molecules.https://doi.org/10.1260/02636170260555822
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Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
Adsorption Science & Technology
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title Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
title_short Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
title_full Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
title_fullStr Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Treatment on the Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon
title_sort effect of treatment on the adsorption capacity of activated carbon
publisher Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
series Adsorption Science & Technology
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2048-4038
publishDate 2002-11-01
description The adsorption of p -cresol by three activated carbons, one untreated S.E.I. and the other two treated S.E.I., was carried out under controlled conditions. Such treatment led to a change in the point of zero charge (PZC) and the adsorption capacity (Q max ) of the carbon concerned. The adsorption capacity and affinity (K 1 ) of each carbon was determined using the Langmuir homogeneous and binary models to compare the effects of different treatments on these and relative parameters. The variation of the model parameters with the solution pH was also studied. The fitted parameters obtained from both models showed the pH value had the most significant effect on the adsorption capacity (Q max ) and the adsorption affinity (K 1 ) of a given carbon, with both quantities showing a decrease with increasing pH. It was found that the uptake of the molecular forms of the aromatic solute was dependent on the PZC of the carbons. Treatment with H 2 increased the PZC whilst treatment with H 2 SO 4 led to a decrease in this factor. At higher pH (when the solute was in an ionic form), it was found that electrostatic forces played a significant role on the extent of adsorption. Under these conditions, the adsorption of the solute depended on the concentration of its anionic form. It was shown that the effect of pH must be considered from the viewpoint of its combined effect on the carbon surface and on the solute molecules.
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