Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste

Activated carbons derived from date pits obtained as a surplus agricultural solid waste and natural date pits were used for the adsorption of cadmium ions from water. The effect of contact time, pH, temperature, cadmium ion concentration, sorbent dose, salinity, as well as the activation temperature...

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Main Authors: Fawzi Banat, Sameer Al-Asheh, Leema Al-Makhadmeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-04-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361703322404395
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description Activated carbons derived from date pits obtained as a surplus agricultural solid waste and natural date pits were used for the adsorption of cadmium ions from water. The effect of contact time, pH, temperature, cadmium ion concentration, sorbent dose, salinity, as well as the activation temperature on the removal of cadmium ions by date pits was studied. The maximum adsorption capacity of date pits for cadmium ions was obtained using the linear Langmuir isotherm model and used as a basis for comparative purposes. Three sorption kinetic models were used for explaining the probable mechanisms of cadmium ion uptake. The kinetic data for the adsorption process obeyed a second-order rate equation.
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spelling doaj-art-521e617fe2754052be5cfaa220516c922025-01-03T00:10:31ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382003-04-012110.1260/026361703322404395Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural WasteFawzi BanatSameer Al-AshehLeema Al-MakhadmehActivated carbons derived from date pits obtained as a surplus agricultural solid waste and natural date pits were used for the adsorption of cadmium ions from water. The effect of contact time, pH, temperature, cadmium ion concentration, sorbent dose, salinity, as well as the activation temperature on the removal of cadmium ions by date pits was studied. The maximum adsorption capacity of date pits for cadmium ions was obtained using the linear Langmuir isotherm model and used as a basis for comparative purposes. Three sorption kinetic models were used for explaining the probable mechanisms of cadmium ion uptake. The kinetic data for the adsorption process obeyed a second-order rate equation.https://doi.org/10.1260/026361703322404395
spellingShingle Fawzi Banat
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title Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste
title_full Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste
title_fullStr Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste
title_short Kinetics and Equilibrium Study of Cadmium Ion Sorption onto Date Pits — An Agricultural Waste
title_sort kinetics and equilibrium study of cadmium ion sorption onto date pits an agricultural waste
url https://doi.org/10.1260/026361703322404395
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