摘要

This work presents an evaluation of iron and cadmium adsorption in sediment of the Furnas Hydroelectric Plant Reservatory located in Alfenas, Minas Gerais (Brazil). The metal determination was done employing a flow injection analysis (FIA) with an on-line filtering system. As detection techniques, flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) for iron and thermospray flame furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (TS-FF-AAS) for cadmium determinations were used. The developed methodology presented good limits of detection, being 190 mu g L-1 for iron and 1.36 mu g L-1 for cadmium, and high sampling frequency for both metals 144 and 60 readings h(-1) for iron and cadmium, respectively. Both metals obey the Langmuir model, with maximum adsorptive capacity of 0.169 mg g(-1) for iron and 7.991 mg g(-1) for cadmium. For iron, a pseudo-first-order kinetic model was obtained with a theoretical Q(e) = 9.8355 mg g(-1) (experimental Qe = 9.5432 mg g(-1)), while for cadmium, a pseudo-second-order kinetic model was obtained, with a theoretical Q(e) = 0.3123 mg g(-1) (experimental Q(e) = 0.3052 mg g(-1)).

  • 出版日期2014-1-27