Use of fly ash and fly ash agglomerates for As(III) adsorption from aqueous solution

• Authors: Justyna Ulatowska , Izabela Polowczyk , Wojciech Sawiński , Anna Bastrzyk , Tomasz Koźlecki , Zygmunt Sadowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The objective of the present study is to assess the efficiency of fly ash and fly ash agglomerates to remove arsenic(III) from aqueous solution. The maximum static uptakes were achieved to be 13.5 and 5.7 mgAs(III)/adsorbent for nonagglomerated material and agglomerated one, respectively. Isotherm studies showed good fit with the Langmuir (fly ash) and the Freundlich (fly ash agglomerates) isotherm models. Kinetic studies indicated that the sorption of arsenic on fly ash and its agglomerates follows the pseudo-second-order (PSO) chemisorption model (R2 = 0.999). Thermodynamic parameters revealed an endothermic nature of As(III) adsorption on such adsorbents. The adsorption results confirmed that fly ash and its agglomerates can be used for As(III) removal from aqueous solutions. Fly ash can adsorb more arsenic(III) than agglomerates, which are easier to use, because this material is less dusty and easier to separate from solution.

Keywords

EN

arsenic; fly ash; fly ash agglomerates; adsorbents; adsorption

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-27

Dates

published

1 - 03 - 2014

online

25 - 03 - 2014

Contributors

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Justyna Ulatowska

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Izabela Polowczyk

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Wojciech Sawiński

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Anna Bastrzyk

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Tomasz Koźlecki

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Zygmunt Sadowski

• Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjct-2014-0004