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Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,
Khouzestan, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Department of science, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/300356
ABSTRACT
This study attempts to introduce a procedure to remove Aluminum ions from drinking water
and industrial effluents by using active carbon with different grading as absorbent. Absorption of
Aluminum ions were discussed in different conditions of Aluminum concentration, contact time, impact
of electrolytes and pH on Aluminum ions absorbency. Both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms used
to investigate the adsorption. Thermodynamics relations governing process, such as specification of
(∆G°), (∆S°) and the enthalpy of adsorption, were calculated, which showed that Aluminum absorption
on active carbon is an endothermic and spontaneous process.
Methodology
Equipment Contact time effect
The following equipment’s were used At this stage, the contact time between one
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Ther mo gram of activated carbon and 50 milliliters of the
Scientific Company; Hot Plate, Genesis 10s model, solution having aluminum ions with the concentration
IKA ; Mettler Scales, Jar Test, Lovibond Mode. l of 3 milligrams per liter was changed between one to
Chemical materials
All solutions were made of deionized
water with the electrical conductivity less than one
micro Siemens. Tetrazole aluminum (aluminum(III)
chloride salt in water, equivalent to 1000 micrograms
aluminum) made by Merck Company, Germany, was
used to produce the standard aluminum solution.
Solutions of lower concentration were produced
through the process of step-by-step dilution; activated
carbon in mesh size of 20.
Isothermal adsorption
To study the isother mal adsor ption
of aluminum ion on absorbent; The adsorption
of aluminum ion on one gram absorbent were
measured for samples with various concentration
levels between 20 to 200 ppm. The Langmuir and
Freundlich isotherm absorption graphs were plotted
Fig. 3: Effect of pH changes on aluminum (Fig.5 and 6).
adsorption by adsorbent
With regard to the values obtained for
Removing aluminum ion from real samples
0.990, the absorption is in line with Langmuir
The accuracy and reliability of our
equation and the coatings on the activated carbon
measurements were confirmed by experiments with
particles are monolayer.
several water samples and the removal process was
studied at optimized conditions. Real samples from
Thermodynamic analysis of the absorption
karoon-river (a major river in southwest Iran) and
process
waste water pool (Ramin-Ahwaz power station).
Thermodynamic parameters of ∆G, ∆S
The results are shown in Table 1 which reveals the
1368 POUR et al., Orient. J. Chem., Vol. 30(3), 1365-1369 (2014)
Kd=(Co-Ce) /Ce
∆H= 127345 kJ/mol ∆S= 529 kJ/mol carbon particles is considered one of the fast, simple
and cheap methods. Less than five minutes is
required for the completion of the absorption process
and the process of aluminum absorption to the
∆G= 4716.5 - (273.15* 19.60) = 4716.5 - 5353.74= activated carbon is endothermic and spontaneous.
- 17205 kJ/mol The temperature increase would lead to the
increase in the absorption distribution constant. The
CONCLUSION aforementioned method enjoys a high potential for
removing aluminum ions with high efficiency from
Absorbing aluminum ions from water water and wastewater.
solutions through extracting solid phase by activated
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