The adsorption kinetics of Cu(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solution onto humic acid (HA) were investigated under different conditions. The results showed that HA was particularly effective for adsorbing heavy metals and that the effective pH range was above 6. The adsorption force was not single and dependent on solution pH. The experimental data were found to comply with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model with adsorption capacity, gem more close to the measured results. Increment of initial adsorbate concentration (1-4 mg/L) and temperature (283-303 K) are both favorable to adsorption process. Based on the desorption experiments, it is further indicated that the main adsorption force was complexation effect between organic ligands of HA surface and metal ions and the percentage of desorption is 50% for Cu and 30% for Zn, respectively. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Lanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
Dai, Liang
Zhao, Weifan
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Zhao, Weifan
Wang, Gang
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Lanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
Wang, Gang
Wei, Bigui
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Lanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
Wei, Bigui
Zhang, Kang
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Jiangsu CRRC Environm Co Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
Zhang, Kang
Han, Tao
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Lanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
Han, Tao
Ma, Gui
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Ningxia Normal Univ, Guyuan, Peoples R ChinaLanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
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UASLP, Fac Ciencias Quim, Ctr Invest & Estud Posgrado, San Luis Potosi 78210, MexicoUASLP, Fac Ciencias Quim, Ctr Invest & Estud Posgrado, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico
Leyva-Ramos, R
Bernal-Jacome, LA
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Bernal-Jacome, LA
Guerrero-Coronado, RM
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UASLP, Fac Ciencias Quim, Ctr Invest & Estud Posgrado, San Luis Potosi 78210, MexicoUASLP, Fac Ciencias Quim, Ctr Invest & Estud Posgrado, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico
Guerrero-Coronado, RM
Fuentes-Rubio, L
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