In the present work, the usefulness of dried activated sludge has been investigated for the removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions. Kinetic data and equilibrium sorption isotherms were measured in batch conditions. The influence of initial pH, metal concentration and copper salt nature on the metal removal kinetics has been studied. Copper uptake was time contact, initial copper concentr...

Kinetics and selected variables (temperature, particle size and time) for extraction of Terminalia Catappa L Kernel Oil (TCKO) were investigated using solvent extraction. Kinetic models studied were: parabolic diffusion, power law, hyperbolic, Elovich and pseudo-second-order. In ascending order, the best-fitted models at the optimum temperature and oil yield were Elovich’s model, hyperbolic...

   In the present study, CeO2/Fe2O3 nanocomposite was prepared by co-precipitation method and its application was investigated for arsenic removal from water. Characterization of the nano sized adsorbent particles was carried out using SEM and XRD techniques. Systemic adsorption experiments were performed in batch systems and the optimum conditions were obtained. The effects of p...

Catalytic degradation of tartrazine in the presence Oxone? activated by a catalyst constituted cobalt supported on nanocomposite smectite with chitosan-derived carbon was investigated. The synthesized using impregnation followed carbonization at 773 K an inert atmosphere. previously fully characterized appropriate characterization methods, including XRPD, XPS, FTIR, HR-TEM, and low-temperature ...

Cadmium is widely used in electroplating, batteries, plastics, and paints. a toxic element for humans, affecting mainly the kidneys skeleton. Adsorption an easy, effective, inexpensive method removing metal ions wastewater. In this research, we have synthesized calcium alginate-PVA beads as Cd (II) ion adsorbent. The adsorbent characterization was carried out using Fourier Transform Infrared Sp...

Calcium carbonate is a versatile mineral with diverse industrial applications. Drying is a necessary processing step in preparation of calcium carbonate product. Deep knowledge of drying kinetics is required in order to design an appropriate dryer. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the drying kinetics of calcium carbonate, experimentally. Thirteen empirical correlations with ...

graphene, a new member of the carbon family, was used as an adsorbent due to its exceptional capability to remove rhodamine b (rb) and malachite green (mg), two organic dyes, from aqueous solutions. adsorption kinetics of rb and mg onto graphene and adsorption capacity of the adsorbent were studied. also the effects of parameters, including ph, contact time, temperature, and adsorbent dosage we...

phosphoric acid (h3po4) and zinc chloride (zncl2) catalyzed shea nut shells, subjected to a one way activation scheme was employed to study the adsorption kinetics and mode of diffusion of industrial dye uptake. thermodynamics data obtained in this study indicate that the sorption of dye spontaneously increases with time and decreases after equilibration was reached. the adsorption follows the ...