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摘要
Wastewater containing low levels of pollutants can be effectively treated by the adsorption technique. In the present work, an adsorption study was carried out using chitosan as adsorbent in a fixed-bed column for the removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater solutions. The column performance of Cr(VI) adsorption onto chitosan was studied at different bed heights (3-9cm), flow rates (50-200mL/min), initial metal concentrations (2-10mg/L), pH values (2-7), and temperatures (30 degrees-60 degrees C). The equilibrium data for the batch adsorption of Cr(VI) on chitosan were tested using the Langmuir, Freundlich, and BET isotherm models. The Langmuir model was found to be the most suitable, with a maximum adsorption capacity of 35.7mg/g and a correlation coefficient (R (2))=0.952. The experimental data were found to fit well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, with R (2)=0.999. The dynamics of the adsorption process was modeled using the Adams-Bohart, Thomas, and mass transfer models. The models were used to predict the breakthrough curves of adsorption systems and to determine the characteristic design parameters of the column. The adsorption data were observed to fit well with all three models. The model parameters were derived using MATLAB software. In order to compare quantitatively the applicability of adsorption dynamic models in fitting to experimental data, the percentage relative deviation (P) was calculated and found to be less than 5, confirming that the fit is good for all three models.
- 出版日期2014-6-3
