Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites

In this research, natural bentonite and its acid-activated forms were employed as adsorbents for the adsorption of Ni2+ ions from wastewater. Natural bentonite was activated with 2 M sulfuric acid, 4.5 h and 95 °C (the best acid-activated sample with the highest adsorption capacity) and the other 6...

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Main Authors: Zahra Ashouri Mehranjani, Majid Hayati-Ashtiani, Mehran Rezaei
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Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-11-01
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author Zahra Ashouri Mehranjani
Majid Hayati-Ashtiani
Mehran Rezaei
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Majid Hayati-Ashtiani
Mehran Rezaei
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description In this research, natural bentonite and its acid-activated forms were employed as adsorbents for the adsorption of Ni2+ ions from wastewater. Natural bentonite was activated with 2 M sulfuric acid, 4.5 h and 95 °C (the best acid-activated sample with the highest adsorption capacity) and the other 6 M sulfuric acid, 7.5 h and 95 °C (the worst acid-activated sample with the lowest adsorption capacity). The adsorption of Ni2+ was studied through experiments including equilibrium contact time and selectivity. The equilibrium contact time for bentonite was obtained at 180 min. The Ni2+ separation process along with Zn2+ selectivity studies was considered through adsorption experiments. The results showed that there was a maximum amount of Ni2+ adsorption in the absence of Zn2+ for all samples. The results showed the best fit is obtained with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Working out different bentonite types to determine the best kinetic models, we explored the Langmuir and Florry–Huggins models provided a good fit with experimental data for acid-activated bentonites and the best results from linear forms of the adsorption isotherm models for fitting the experimental data of natural bentonite are obtained for Langmuir, Temkin and Freundlich models. HIGHLIGHTS Working out different nanobentonite types to determine the best kinetic models.; Investigating special acid-activated nanobentonite through Ni adsorption isotherms.; New approach to study Ni separation process through a modeling provided.;
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spelling doaj.art-764d94369f78463f8b2e8fb05959d45a2022-12-21T19:30:17ZengIWA PublishingWater Science and Technology0273-12231996-97322021-11-018492394240510.2166/wst.2021.435435Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonitesZahra Ashouri Mehranjani0Majid Hayati-Ashtiani1Mehran Rezaei2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran In this research, natural bentonite and its acid-activated forms were employed as adsorbents for the adsorption of Ni2+ ions from wastewater. Natural bentonite was activated with 2 M sulfuric acid, 4.5 h and 95 °C (the best acid-activated sample with the highest adsorption capacity) and the other 6 M sulfuric acid, 7.5 h and 95 °C (the worst acid-activated sample with the lowest adsorption capacity). The adsorption of Ni2+ was studied through experiments including equilibrium contact time and selectivity. The equilibrium contact time for bentonite was obtained at 180 min. The Ni2+ separation process along with Zn2+ selectivity studies was considered through adsorption experiments. The results showed that there was a maximum amount of Ni2+ adsorption in the absence of Zn2+ for all samples. The results showed the best fit is obtained with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Working out different bentonite types to determine the best kinetic models, we explored the Langmuir and Florry–Huggins models provided a good fit with experimental data for acid-activated bentonites and the best results from linear forms of the adsorption isotherm models for fitting the experimental data of natural bentonite are obtained for Langmuir, Temkin and Freundlich models. HIGHLIGHTS Working out different nanobentonite types to determine the best kinetic models.; Investigating special acid-activated nanobentonite through Ni adsorption isotherms.; New approach to study Ni separation process through a modeling provided.;http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/84/9/2394acid-activatedbentonitenanoporousnickelselectivity
spellingShingle Zahra Ashouri Mehranjani
Majid Hayati-Ashtiani
Mehran Rezaei
Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
Water Science and Technology
acid-activated
bentonite
nanoporous
nickel
selectivity
title Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
title_full Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
title_fullStr Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
title_full_unstemmed Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
title_short Isotherm and selectivity study of Ni(II) removal using natural and acid-activated nanobentonites
title_sort isotherm and selectivity study of ni ii removal using natural and acid activated nanobentonites
topic acid-activated
bentonite
nanoporous
nickel
selectivity
url http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/84/9/2394
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