Evaluation of chromium(VI) sorption efficiency of modified Amberlite XAD-4 resin

The present work deals with the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous media by modified Amberlite XAD-4 (MAX-4) resin through the solid phase extraction method. Different parameters such as pH, dosage and temperature were optimized during the batch experiment. The experimental data were analyzed by Freundlich, Langmuir, Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) and Temkin equilibrium isotherms. Each characteristic parameter of isotherms was determined. The kinetic sorption experiments show that the sorption process follows pseudo second order kinetics. The sorption mechanism was investigated by Reichenberg (R-B) and Morris-Weber equations. From the thermodynamic parameters, it could be concluded that the sorption process is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The interference and desorption studies were also performed. The results show that MAX-4 resin has the capability to remove Cr(VI) significantly from aqueous media even in the presence of interfering ions. (C) 2013 Production and hosting by Elsevier B. V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.