Dynamic simulation of lead(II) metal adsorption from water on activated carbons in a packed-bed column

Abstract In this work, lead(II) adsorption on activated carbons, tire-derived carbon (TAC), and commercial (CAC), in a packed-bed column, was simulated using the Aspen Adsorption® V11 flowsheet simulator. The simulator used to model fixed-bed column establish breakthrough curves by varying initial concentration of ions (500 mg/L, 1000 2000 3000 mg/L), bed height (0.2 m, 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 m), flow rate (9.88 × 10 −4 m 3 /s, 1.98 −3 2.96 3.95 4.94 /s), at constant temperature pressure 25 °C bar, respectively. At optimum conditions 500 mg/L concentration, height, 9.88 /s rate, times were 488 s 23 for TAC CAC, Under same conditions, capacity obtained t 114.26 mg/g 7.72 CAC. simulation results indicate potential comparison