Adsorption of Lead and Copper by Carbon Black and Sodium Bentonite Composite Material: A Study on Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics

Haleden Chiririwa; Thabo Matthews; Bothwell Nyoni; Stephen Majoni; Bobby Naidoo

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2017.20877

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Adsorption of Lead and Copper by Carbon Black and Sodium Bentonite Composite Material: A Study on Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20877

Haleden Chiririwa

Biosorption and Water Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, 1911, Andries Potgieter Blvd, South Africa

Thabo Matthews

Department of Applied Chemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bothwell Nyoni

Department of Applied Chemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Stephen Majoni

Department of Applied Chemistry, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bobby Naidoo

Biosorption and Water Research Laboratory Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, 1911, Andries Potgieter Blvd, South Africa

Corresponding Author(s) : Haleden Chiririwa

harrychiririwa@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 29 No. 12 (2017): Vol 29 Issue 12
Article Published : October 31, 2017

Abstract

The efficiency of using a composite of carbon black and sodium bentonite in treating drinking water contaminated with lead and copper ions was analyzed. The effects of pH, contact time, concentration and adsorbent dosage using an adsorbent composite of 20 % sodium bentonite and 80 % carbon black were studied. The adsorption data was analyzed with respect to Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms. The data fits well with the Langmuir isotherm model with high coefficients of determination for both metal ions adsorption. The adsorption kinetics follows a pseudo second-order model for both metal ions. The maximum metal ion uptake (q_max) of composite adsorbent is 7.69 and 0.80 mg/g for lead and copper, respectively.

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Adsorption Carbon black Sodium bentonite Drinking water Isotherms Kinetics

Chiririwa, H., Matthews, T., Nyoni, B., Majoni, S., & Naidoo, B. (2017). Adsorption of Lead and Copper by Carbon Black and Sodium Bentonite Composite Material: A Study on Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29(12), 2761–2766. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20877

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Adsorption of Lead and Copper by Carbon Black and Sodium Bentonite Composite Material: A Study on Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics

Corresponding Author(s) : Haleden Chiririwa

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