Lanthanum ion–impregnated granular activated carbon for the removal of phenol from aqueous solution: Equilibrium and kinetic study

Abstract

The current study discusses application of the lanthanum ions (La 3+ ) as an activating agent incorporated /immobilized into coconut shell-based granular activated carbon (GAC) for porosity development; subsequently, the carbon material is used for the adsorption of phenol from aqueous solutions. The new carbons were characterized using FTIR, XRD, CHNO, burn off, and carbon yield. The surface functional groups were determined by Boehm titration. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of the carbons is 953 m 2 g −1 (GACLa1073), 997 m 2 g −1 (GAC383), and 973 m 2 g −1 (GACO383). Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, and John-Sivanandan Achari (J-SA) isotherm models on the equilibrium isotherm data were examined for the new carbon-phenol system. It is found that the Langmuir isotherm fits better with a monolayer adsorption capacity, highest for GACLa1073 (387.59 mg g −1 ) followed by GAC383 (303.03 mg g −1 ) and GACO383 (197.62 mg g −1 ). Kinetic studies reveal that the adsorption system follows the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Isotherm analysis by the phase change method of John-Sivanandan Achari (J-SA) isotherm gives a better insight into adsorption phenomena, which is accompanied by regeneration studies of carbon with >75% for GACLa1073 after three cycles. K E Y W O R D Sadsorption, granular activated carbon, John-Sivanandan Achari isotherm, kinetics, lanthanum ions Int J Chem Kinet. 2019;51:215-231.

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