RESUMONa região amazônica, algumas indústrias despejam cobre nos corpos receptores que, em elevadas concentrações, é tóxico para os seres vivos. A remoção de cobre de efluentes industriais é realizada por diversos processos como a adsorção. Neste trabalho mostrou-se o resultado da adsorção de cobre (II) em carvão ativado de caroço de buriti carbonizado a 400 ºC e ativado a 900 ºC. O carvão ativado foi caracterizado em termos de área específica, tamanho dos poros, densidades aparente e real, porosidade, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, conteúdo de cinzas, pH, umidade, carbono fixo e grupos funcionais de superfície. O estudo de equilíbrio de adsorção avaliou a influência do diâmetro das partículas do carvão, do tempo de contato adsorvente/adsorbato, do pH e da concentração inicial da solução de cobre (II) sobre a remoção de cobre (II). Com base nos resultados, concluiu-se que há uma maior eficiência de remoção de cobre (II) para diâmetro < 0,595 mm, tempo de contato de 300 minutos, pH 4,0 e concentrações iniciais de cobre (II) de 50 e 80 mg L -1. O modelo matemático de Langmuir foi o que melhor se ajustou aos dados de equilíbrio de adsorção. A partir do tempo de contato de 15 minutos todas as concentrações de equilíbrio ficaram abaixo do máximo permitido de 1,0 mg L -1 previsto pela legislação vigente para lançamento de efluentes em corpos receptores. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Adsorção, Cu (II), Carvão Ativado, Buriti. Production and characterization of the activated carbon from buriti stone (Mauritia flexuosa L. f.) to evaluate the adsorption's process of copper (II) ABSTRACTIn the Amazon region some industries discharges copper into watercourse that in high concentrations is toxic to the biota. The removal of copper from industrial effluent is performed by several processes such as adsorption. This work shows the result of copper (II) adsorption on activated carbon obtained from buriti kernel, carbonized at 400 ºC and activated at 900 ºC. The activated carbon was characterized according to specific area, pore size, apparent and real density, porosity, scanning electron microscopy, ash content, pH, moisture, fixed carbon and surface functional groups. The study of adsorption equilibrium evaluated the influence of the coal particles diameter, contact time adsorbent/adsorbate, pH and copper (II) solution initial concentration on copper (II) remotion. The results showed a higher removal efficiency of copper (II) to the diameter D < 0.595 mm, contact time of 300 minutes, pH of 4.01 and the copper (II) initial concentrations of 50 and 80 mg L-1. The mathematical model of Langmuir was the best fit to the adsorption equilibrium data. From the contact time of 15 minutes, all the equilibrium concentrations were below the allowed maximum of 1,0 mg L-1 provided by law for discharging effluents into receiving bodies.
-Adsorption and regeneration of ion exchange resins were studied using a subcritical solution of a CO 2 -H 2 O mixture and a fixed bed column. The commercial Amberlite IRC-50/IRC-86 cation exchange resins and Amberlite IRA-67 anion exchange resin were tested for heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd) adsorption from a solution with different initial metal concentrations at different temperatures. After adsorption, the loaded resins were regenerated with water and carbon dioxide at different temperatures and a pressure of 25 MPa. The efficiency of the IRC-50 resin was lower than that of the IRC-86 resin for the adsorption of metals like Cd, Cu and Pb. Results obtained for desorption of these metals indicated that the process could be used for Cd and in principle for Cu. Sorption of metal ions depended strongly on feed concentration. Mathematical modeling of the metal desorption process was carried out successfully as an extraction process. For this purpose, the VTII Model, which is applied to extraction from solids using supercritical solvents, was used in this work.
ResumoNo processo de síntese da zeólita A decidiu-se testar uma matéria-prima alternativa e mais econômica como fonte de sílica e alumínio, pela utilização de rejeitos da indústria do caulim para papel. As zeólitas são substâncias cristalinas com estrutura caracterizada por um arcabouço de tetraedros interligados, cada um consistindo de quatro átomos de oxigênio envolvendo um cátion. O desenvolvimento de processos de síntese de zeólitas desperta um grande interesse para utilização nas áreas de purificação, catálise e adsorção. Os materiais de partida para a síntese da zeólita A constituíram-se de rejeitos de beneficiamento de caulim para papel de empresas do estado do Pará. A zeólita foi obtida após calcinação em 85 e 110 ºC durante 24 h. A caracterização dos materiais de partida foi feita por difração de raios X, análise química, análise térmica gravimétrica e térmica diferencial, e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. A caracterização da zeólita A foi feita por difração de raios X e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os rejeitos de caulim utilizados como materiais precursores mostraram ser compostos essencialmente pelo mineral caulinita. Para as temperaturas e tempo empregados na síntese foi possível a formação da fase cristalina da zeólita A, para os dois materiais precursores. Palavras-chave: síntese, caulim, zeólita A. Abstract Raw materials were used to synthesize zeolite
BackgroundThe increasing efforts to reduce the environmental impact on the Amazon’s natural resources are focusing on watercourses that pass through effluents with high concentrations of heavy metals. The adsorption by absorbent is one of the methods used to remove metallic ions. In this assignment, the preparation of activated carbon from Brazil nut bark (Bertholletia excelsa l.), which is a waste material produced from the use of seeds in foodstuffs and cosmetics, is shown.ResultsThe absorbent was carbonized at 400 °C in 3 h and activated at 800 °C in 2 h, having received the name of AC2, and, the specific area, pore size, real and apparent densities, porosity, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), pH, moisture, fixed carbon and surface functional groups by Boehm method and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were characterized. According to the results, the carbon presented alkaline characteristic, mesoporosity, average pore diameters of 2.203 nm and specific surface area by BET of 464.835 m2 g-1.The efficiency of removal was performed in synthetic solutions of copper sulphate (II) pentahydrate (CuSO4.5H2O), evaluating the influence of pH, initial concentration of copper solution (II), particle diameter and time contact of the adsorbent in solution. The results of higher removal percentages were to pH 5.09, initial concentration of 50, 100 and 150 mg-1 diameter 0.595 < D < 1.19 mm and time contact of 5 min.ConclusionsThe Brazil nut bark is shown to be an important bio-waste, being an excellent alternative material for the low-cost production of activated carbon for use in processes involving iterations of adsorption.
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