Activated carbons from waste biomass by sulfuric acid activation and their use on methylene blue adsorption

被引:435
作者
Karagoez, Selhan [1 ]
Tay, Turgay [2 ]
Ucar, Suat [1 ]
Erdem, Murat [2 ]
机构
[1] Dokuz Eylul Univ, Chem Program, Izmir Vocat Sch, TR-35160 Izmir, Turkey
[2] Anadolu Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, TR-26470 Eskisehir, Turkey
关键词
waste biomass; activated carbon; adsorption; methylene blue;
D O I
10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.019
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
Preparation of the activated carbons from sunflower oil cake by sulphuric acid activation with different impregnation ratios was carried out. Laboratory prepared activated carbons were used as adsorbents for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. Liquid-phase adsorption experiments were conducted and the maximum adsorption capacity of each activated carbon was determined. The effects of various process parameters i.e., temperature, pH, initial methylene blue concentration, contact time on the adsorption capacity of each activated carbon were investigated. The kinetic models for MB adsorption onto the activated carbons were studied. Langmuir isotherm showed better fit than Freundlich isotherm for all activated carbon samples. The rates of adsorption were found to conform to the pseudo-second-order kinetics with good correlation. The separation factor (R(L)) revealed the favorable nature of the isotherm of the MB activated carbon system. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:6214 / 6222
页数:9
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