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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Adsorption of Zn
2+
ions onto NaA and NaX zeolites: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 173, No. 1-3, Year 2010
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The adsorption of Zn2+ onto NaA and NaX zeolites was investigated. The samples were synthesized according to a hydrothermal crystallization using aluminium isopropoxide (Al[OCH(CH3)2]3) as a new alumina source. The effects of pH, initial concentration, solid/liquid ratio and temperature were studied in batch experiments. The Freundlich and the Langmuir models were applied and the adsorption equilibrium followed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The uptake distribution coefficient (Kd) indicated that the Zn2+ removal was the highest at minimum concentration. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated. The negative values of standard enthalpy of adsorption revealed the exothermic nature of the adsorption process whereas the negative activation entropies reflected that no significant change occurs in the internal structure of the zeolites solid matrix during the sorption of Zn2+. The negative values of Gibbs free energy were indicative of the spontaneity of the adsorption process. Analysis of the kinetic and rate data revealed that the pseudo second-order sorption mechanism is predominant and the intra particle diffusion was the determining step for the sorption of zinc ions. The obtained optimal parameters have been applied to wastewater from the industrial zone (Algeria) in order to remove the contained zinc effluents. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nibou, Djamel
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Mekatel, Hadj
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Amokrane, Samira
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Barkat, Mahfoud
Algeria, Algiers
Commissariat à L'energie Atomique
Trari, Mohamed
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Statistics
Citations: 164
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.132
ISSN:
03043894
Study Locations
Algeria