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Removal of Chromium and Nickel Ions from Wastewater by Rice Husk Carbon

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18943
Mervette El-Batouti*
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt *Corresponding author: E-mail: mervette_b@yahoo.com
Abdel-Moneim M. Ahmed
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt *Corresponding author: E-mail: mervette_b@yahoo.com
Fatma Mohamed Abou Zeid
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt *Corresponding author: E-mail: mervette_b@yahoo.com
Noha Mohamed
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt *Corresponding author: E-mail: mervette_b@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 10 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 10

Abstract

Rice husk carbon was used as an adsorbent to remove nickel and chromium ions from a synthesized industrial wastewater. A laboratory experimental investigation was carried out to identify the effect of pH, initial concentration, dose and contact time on adsorption of nickel and chromium from the metals solution. Equilibrium adsorption experiments at 30 °C were carried out and fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich models. Results showed that pH 4.5 was the most suitable for nickel and 2 for chromium, while the maximum adsorbent capacity was at a dosage of 0.4 g/L, recording a sorption capacity of 1.337 mg/g of nickel and 1.581 mg/g for chromium and 90 min for nickel and chromium. Langmuir model had higher R2 values of 0.997 and 0.917 for nickel and chromium respectively, which fitted the equilibrium adsorption process more than a Freundlich model for the two metals.

Keywords

Nickel Chromium Adsorption process Activated rice husk Freundlich isotherm.
El-Batouti*, M., M. Ahmed, A.-M., Mohamed Abou Zeid, F., & Mohamed, N. (2015). Removal of Chromium and Nickel Ions from Wastewater by Rice Husk Carbon. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(10), 3721–3728. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18943
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