This paper presents the feasibility of removal of MB dye from aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Usoro fiber (Adenia lobata). FTIR analysis revealed that many functional groups were present on the surface of the adsorbent. The adsorption Kinetics was analyzed by pseudo first order, pseudo second order and intra particle diffusion kinetics models. Results showed that MB adsorp...

Three isotherm models were used to describe adsorption equilibrium of a toxic chemical compound, phenol, onto a non porous adsorbent (Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica fibres) and a porous adsorbent, activated carbon prepared from Caribbean Vetiveria zizanoides roots. The adsorption characteristic parameters obtained were calculated using classical adsorption isotherm, i.e. the Langmuir (LI), Fr...

In this work, a low-cost lignocellulosic adsorbent with high biosorption capacity is proposed, suitable for the efficient removal of hexavalent chromium from water and wastewater media. The adsorbent was produced by autohydrolyzing Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) sawdust. The effect of the autohydrolysis conditions, i.e., pretreatment time and temperature, on hexavalent chromium biosorption was i...

Samples of commercial activated carbons (AC) obtained from different sources: Norit E Supra USP, Norit B Test EUR, and ML (Baracoa, Cuba) were investigated. The adsorption of acetaminophen, Co = 2500 mg/L, occured in simulated gastric fluid (SGF) at pH 1.2 in contact with activated carbon for 4 h at 310 K in water bath with stirring. Residual acetaminophen was monitored by UV visible. The resul...

Polyelectrolyte-coated nanoparticles or microparticles interact with bioactive molecules (peptides, proteins or nucleic acids) and have been proposed as delivery systems for these molecules. However, the mechanism of adsorption of polyelectrolyte onto particles remains unsolved. In this study, cationic poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles were fabricated by adsorption of various conc...

In this paper, the adsorption of cerium on modified Mesoporous aluminosilicate (with Si/Al mole ratio of 10) was studied. The effects of pH, contact time, initial concentration of cerium on adsorption of cerium were investigated. The adsorption capacity was high in the pH range of 4-8 and decreases with decreasing of the pH value. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were applied to represent ...

Waste materials with no further treatment such as orange barks from commercial oranges may act as adsorbent for the removal of Pb. Batch kinetic and equilibrium experiments were conducted to study the effects of contact time, initial pH, adsorbent dose and initial concentration of lead. The results show that the equilibrium was achieved less than 30 min of contact time. Three adsorption isother...

Currently, marine protein byproducts are mainly hydrolyzed and prepared for applications that depend on their physiological activity. Such uses require strict removal of heavy metal ions from the material. In this work, a green approach was proposed using peanut shells as adsorbent to remove Pb(II) from solutions containing amino acid and sodium chloride. The effects of amino acids and sodium c...

A new chelating resin was prepared by coupling Amberlite XAD-4 with alizarin red-s through an azo spacer, characterized by infra-red spectroscopy and thermal analysis and studied for Rh(III) preconcentration using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for rhodium monitoring in the environment. The optimum pH for sorption of the metal ion was 6.5. The sorption capacit...

The adsorption of Cr(III) and As(III) by using coal ash from thermal power plants in batch mode ,The effect of adsorbent agitation speed, dose, pH, contact time and agitation speed on the adsorption of Cr(III) and As(III) by coal ash is examined. Adsorption equilibrium was achieved in 50–55 min. The Langmuir, Temkin and Freundlich adsorption isotherms were used to observed sorption phenomena. T...