The removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions using modified holly sawdust: Equilibrium and kinetics studies

Environmental Engineering Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Siboni, M Shirzad ^a   Samarghandi, M R ^b   Azizian, S ^c   Kim, W G ^d   Lee, S M ^d  

^a KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Hamadan University of Bu Ali Sinna   (Iran)

^d Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cr(VI); Isotherm; Kinetic models; Sawdust

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSAGE; ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; CONTACT TIME; EQUILIBRIUM DATA; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; KINETIC MODELS; KINETICS STUDIES; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM MODELS; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM MODELS; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; SECOND-ORDER MODELS;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 80052002454     PISSN: 12261025     EISSN: 2005968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4491/eer.2011.16.2.55     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Sharma YC. Cr(VI) removal from industrial effluents by ad sorption on an indigenous low-ost material. Colloids Surf. A 2003; 215: 155-162.
2. Gardea-Torresdey JL, Tiemann KJ, Armendariz V, Bess-Oberto L, Chianelli RR, Rios J, Parsons JG, Gamez G. Characterization of Cr(VI) binding and reduction to Cr(III) by the agricultural byproducts of Avena monida (Oat) biomass. J. Hazard. Mater. 2000;80:175-188.
3. Chen JP, Wang X. Removing copper, zinc, and lead ion by granular activated carbon in pretreated fixed-bed columns. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2000;19:157-167.
4. Ranganathan K. Chromium removal by activated carbons prepared from Casurina equisetifolia leaves. Bioresour. Technol. 2000;73:99-103.
5. Sharma DC, Forster CF. A preliminary examination into the adsorption of hexavalent chromium using low-cost adsorbents. Bioresour. Technol. 1994;47:257-264.
6. Sharma DC, Forster CF. Column studies into the adsorption of chromium (VI) using sphagnum moss peat. Bioresour. Technol. 1995;52:261-267.
7. Gupta VK, Shrivastava AK, Jain N. Biosorption of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions by green algae Spirogyra species. Water Res. 2001;35:4079-4085.
8. Selvi K, Pattabhi S, Kadirvelu K. Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution by adsorption onto activated carbon. Bioresour. Technol. 2001;80:87-89.
9. Raji C, Anirudhan TS. Chromium(VI) adsorption by sawdust carbon: kinetics and equilibrium. Indian J. Chem. Technol. 1997;4:228-236.
10. Huang CP, Morehart AL. The removal of Cu(II) from dilute aqueous solutions by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Water Res. 1990;24:433-439.
11. Tiwari DP, Promod K, Mishra AK, Singh RP, Srivastav RP. Removal of toxic metals from electroplating industries (effect of pH on removal by adsorption). Indian J. Environ. Health 1989;31:120-124.
12. Saravanane R, Sundararajan T, Reddy SS. Efficiency of chemically modified low cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from waste water: a comparative study. Indian J. Environ. Health 2002;44:78-87.
13. Rao M, Parwate AV, Bhole AG. Removal of Cr6+ and Ni2+ from aqueous solution using bagasse and fly ash. Waste Manage. 2002;22:821-830.
14. Gupta S, Babu BV. Removal of toxic metal Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions using sawdust as adsorbent: equilibrium, kinetics and regeneration studies. Chem. Eng. J. 2009;150:352-365.
15. Argun ME, Dursun S, Ozdemir C, Karatas M. Heavy metal adsorption by modified oak sawdust: thermodynamics and kinetics. J. Hazard. Mater. 2007;141:77-85.
16. Hamadi NK, Xiao Dong C, Farid MM, Lu MG. Adsorption kinetics for the removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solution by adsorbents derived from used tyres and sawdust. Chem. Eng. J. 2001;84:95-105.
17. Choy KK, McKay G, Porter JF. Sorption of acid dyes from effluents using activated carbon. Resour. Conservat. Recycl. 1999;27:57-71.
18. Azizian S. Kinetic models of sorption: a theoretical analysis. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2004;276:47-52.