ISSN:
0930-7516
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The adsorption of p-nitrophenol (PNP) from an NaOH, H3PO4-buffered, aqueous solution on activated carbon was studied at pH 2, 7, and 8.5. Comparative studies were then carried out on ozonized carbon and ozonized PNP solution. In the latter case, PNP adsorption was performed from an ozonized solution, and also after exposing the activated carbon to the ozonized PNP solution for 24 h. At acid pH, PNP adsorption was found to be markedly higher than at neutral and weakly basic pH's. Ozonization of carbon affects the results only at pH 7 and 8.5. Ozonization of PNP led to a small decrease in adsorption, irrespective of the method of contect between carbon and ozonization reaction products. The rate was faster at acid than at basic pH, and the ozonization speeded up the adsorption slightly but only at pH 8.5. Application of a mathematical model indicated that mass transfer in bulk solution controls the rate of adsorption.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.270150209
