Removal of phenol from aqueous solution using sugar beet pulp activated carbon


YARBAY R. Z., YARGIÇ A. Ş., ÖZBAY N., Önal E.

Chemical Engineering Transactions, cilt.42, ss.169-174, 2014 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3303/cet1442029
  • Dergi Adı: Chemical Engineering Transactions
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.169-174
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Copyright © 2014, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.In this study, activated carbon was obtained from sugar beet pulp by applying low-temperature carbonization at 350 °C. Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions was investigated by applying chemical activation process to activated carbon with HCl and NaOH. For adsorption of phenol removal from aqueous solutions; effects of pH, adsorbent dosage, phenol concentration, temperature and contact times were investigated. The highest removal efficiency was achieved as 63 % at pH of 7 for NaOH-treated activated carbon at 0.1 g adsorbent dosage, 100 mg/L phenol concentration, 1 hour contact time, and room temperature. Results of the experiments showed that the adsorption kinetics obey pseudo-second order kinetic model, respectively.