Simultaneous adsorption of phenol and Cu2+ from aqueous solution by activated carbon/chitosan composite

Qian Liu; Bingchao Yang; Lujie Zhang; Ruihua Huang

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.31, No.9, 1608-1615, September, 2014

DOI10.1007/s11814-014-0080-9 Export Citation

Simultaneous adsorption of phenol and Cu2+ from aqueous solution by activated carbon/chitosan composite

Qian Liu, Bingchao Yang¹, Lujie Zhang, and Ruihua Huang^†

College of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
¹Xi’an Institute of Geology and Mineral Resource, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, China

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A multifunction adsorbent was synthesized by incorporating AC into CTS, and the ratio of AC to CTS was 1/1. The resultant was called activated carbon (AC)/chitosan (CTS) composite. The simultaneous adsorption of phenol and Cu2+ from aqueous solution onto AC/CTS composite was investigated by a batch procedure. The adsorption processes for both Cu2+ and phenol obeyed the pseudo second-order kinetic model. Phenol was prone to be adsorbed more quickly as compared with Cu2+ when they coexisted in solution. The adsorption behavior of both phenol and Cu2+ followed the Langmuir isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacities of phenol and Cu2+ were 34.19 mg/g and 74.35 mg/g at 293 K, respectively. No obvious competitive adsorption existed between phenol and Cu2+.

Keywords:AC/CTS Composite;Phenol;Cu2+;Simultaneous Adsorption

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