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Adsorption isotherms for describing heavy-metal retention in paper mill sludges

TitleAdsorption isotherms for describing heavy-metal retention in paper mill sludges
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsCalace, N., Di Muro A., Nardi Elisa, Petronio B.M., and Pietroletti M.
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume41
Pagination5491-5497
ISSN08885885
KeywordsAdsorption, Adsorption isotherms, article, binding affinity, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Curve fitting, Data reduction, heavy metal, Heavy metals, industrial sludge, ion current, Ionic strength, isotherm, Lead, Metal recovery, molecular model, Paper industry, paper manufacture, Paper mill sludge, pH, pH effects, Positive ions, silver, sludge, thermodynamics, waste water management, water pollutant
Abstract

In this work the adsorption characteristics of paper mill sludge are evaluated for the purpose of removing metal ions from polluted waters. The Ag(I), Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Cr(VI) (as chromate ion) adsorption mechanism on the sludge is studied by adsorption isotherms in batch conditions, after paper mill sludge characterization. The effect of several parameters (ionic charge of metals, pH, and ionic strength of metal solutions) and the competition between different metals are also considered. For Ag(I), Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Cr(VI), the thermodynamic curves fit the Langmuir model best, whereas experimental data for Cu(II) fit the Freundlich model best. The nature of ionic charges influences the sorption process: cations are sorbed much more than chromate ion, and the affinity series for cations is Cu(II) > Pb(II) > CD(II) ≅ Ag(I). The maximum amount of sorbed metal (qmax) value is significantly influenced both by the liquid/solid ratio and by the pH values of metal solutions.

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