Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses

In this work, activated carbons were produced by the thermochemical treatment of palm kernel shells with different activation time. The developed products (activated carbon samples) were described by their surface area, porosity, and applied for lead(II) ions separation from liquid phase. By prolong...

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Main Authors: Isokise, Ekemini Monday, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Tan, Yen Ping
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/
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author Isokise, Ekemini Monday
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Tan, Yen Ping
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Tan, Yen Ping
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description In this work, activated carbons were produced by the thermochemical treatment of palm kernel shells with different activation time. The developed products (activated carbon samples) were described by their surface area, porosity, and applied for lead(II) ions separation from liquid phase. By prolonging the activation time beyond 2h, some of the micropores collapsed to form mesopores without causing a significant transformation in the surface area. The influences of solution pH, mass of biosorbents, concentration of Pb(II) ions, and temperature on the entrapment of lead(II) ions explored. Based on experimental outcome, the best-suited condition for the Pb(II) uptake was 0.13 g AC-4, 250 mg L-1 concentration, and pH 4. The Pb(II) entrapment process is thermodynamically exothermic and spontaneous. The adsorption data fit the Langmuir monolayer adsorption model, with 222 mg g-1 as maximum sorption capacity, and the Ho-second-order kinetics model suitably described the process rate.
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spelling upm-893472021-09-20T23:02:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/ Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses Isokise, Ekemini Monday Abdullah, Abdul Halim Tan, Yen Ping In this work, activated carbons were produced by the thermochemical treatment of palm kernel shells with different activation time. The developed products (activated carbon samples) were described by their surface area, porosity, and applied for lead(II) ions separation from liquid phase. By prolonging the activation time beyond 2h, some of the micropores collapsed to form mesopores without causing a significant transformation in the surface area. The influences of solution pH, mass of biosorbents, concentration of Pb(II) ions, and temperature on the entrapment of lead(II) ions explored. Based on experimental outcome, the best-suited condition for the Pb(II) uptake was 0.13 g AC-4, 250 mg L-1 concentration, and pH 4. The Pb(II) entrapment process is thermodynamically exothermic and spontaneous. The adsorption data fit the Langmuir monolayer adsorption model, with 222 mg g-1 as maximum sorption capacity, and the Ho-second-order kinetics model suitably described the process rate. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/1/PB.pdf Isokise, Ekemini Monday and Abdullah, Abdul Halim and Tan, Yen Ping (2021) Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 29 (3). pp. 1517-1534. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/resources/files/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2029%20(3)%20Jul.%202021/10%20JST-2374-2020.pdf 10.47836/pjst.29.3.17
spellingShingle Isokise, Ekemini Monday
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Tan, Yen Ping
Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title_full Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title_fullStr Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title_full_unstemmed Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title_short Sequestration of Pb(II) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
title_sort sequestration of pb(ii) from aqueous environment by palm kernel shell activated carbon: isotherm and kinetic analyses
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89347/1/PB.pdf