Evaluation of a new peat-based sorbent for metals capture

Alfaqih, Laith; Johnson, Pauline; Allen, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.059

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“…Publications studying sorption of heavy metals in the presence of DOC by low-cost sorbents are very scarce [27][28][29]. No investigations have been reported on the sorption of heavy metal-humic acid complexes on cellulose-rich materials.…”

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The influence of dissolved organic carbon on sorption of heavy metals on urea-treated pine bark

Khokhotva

Waara

2010

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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The influence of dissolved organic carbon on sorption of heavy metals on urea-treated pine bark

Khokhotva

Waara

2010

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…Peats can, therefore, be a good alternative for use as fertilizers, providing a combination of organic matter and essential nutrients. Peats have been investigated for use as in natura organic fertilizers (Kiehl 1985) and as adsorbents in systems for environmental decontamination (Al-Faqih, Johnson, and Allen 2008;Novoselova and Sirotkina 2008).…”

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Biosorption of macronutrients by Brazilian tropical peats

Melo

Oliveira

Fraceto

et al. 2018

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the adsorption of macronutrients calcium, potassium, magnesium, nitrogen, and phosphorus in two Brazilian tropical peat samples, investigating the effect of pH and determining the kinetics of the adsorption process. Two different Brazilian tropical peat samples were characterized using FTIR, TG, and SEM techniques. Different pH conditions were tested, as well as different mass concentrations of the peats. Differences in the chemical structures of the peat samples directly influenced the adsorptive capacities for the macronutrients. The adsorptive capacity for nitrogen was highest at pH 3, while the best adsorption of calcium and potassium was obtained at pH 6. The best fit to the data was provided by the pseudo-second-order model, which confirmed the rapid adsorption of calcium by both peats.

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“…Many efforts have been made to develop the effective, cheap sorbents, and several approaches have been recently suggested [1,2]. Besides the synthetic sorbents, a variety of plant species and peat have been examined for this aim [1,3].…”

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Peat as Sorbent for Cu2+ and Cr3+ Ions

Robalds¹,

Kļaviņš²,

Zicmanis³

2011

Latvian Journal of Chemistry

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Peat as Sorbent for Cu2+ and Cr3+ Ions Heavy metals as trace elements can often be found in industrial waste waters, and their discharge to the environment is a significant threat due to their acute toxicity to the aquatic and terrestrial life. The common methods used for removal of toxic metals and trace elements from the municipal and industrial waste waters are based on their adsorption onto insoluble compounds - sorbents. Synthetic sorbents usually are quite expensive; therefore, as a prospective approach to the metal removal, the use of a natural sorbent - peat - was tested. Peat as sorbent was proved to have a relatively high sorption capacity in respect to the studied metal ions, it can be used batchwise and in a dynamic regime and is a relatively robust and reliable sorbent regarding pH, the ionic strength, and the amounts of sorbed metal.

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Evaluation of a new peat-based sorbent for metals capture

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

The influence of dissolved organic carbon on sorption of heavy metals on urea-treated pine bark

The influence of dissolved organic carbon on sorption of heavy metals on urea-treated pine bark

Biosorption of macronutrients by Brazilian tropical peats

Peat as Sorbent for Cu2+ and Cr3+ Ions

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