ADSORPTION OF CADMIUM IONS ON CHITOSAN MEMBRANES: KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES

• Authors: Katarzyna Zielińska , Alexandre G. Chostenko , Stanisław Truszkowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The presence of toxic heavy metals in industrial wastewater is a serious pollution problem. The ability of chitosan membranes as an adsorbent for cadmium ions in aqueous solution was studied. Experiments were carried out as function of contact time and concentration of cadmium ions. This study has shown that chitosan is capable of removing cadmium from aqueous solution. The removal efficiency depends on reaction time and concentration of cadmium. The Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models were applied to describe the isotherms and isotherm constants. Equilibrium data agreed very well with the Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity of the Langmuir isotherm equation was 94 mg/g and the Langmuir adsorption equilibrium constant was 1.6 × 10-3 dm3/mg at 25 °C.

Keywords

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adsorption isotherm; cadmium; chitosan; membranes

• Publisher: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Polskie Towarzystwo Chitynowe
• Journal: Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 73 - 78

Contributors

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Katarzyna Zielińska

• Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University,

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Alexandre G. Chostenko

• Faculty of Chemistry Nicolaus Copernicus University,

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Stanisław Truszkowski

• Faculty of Chemistry Nicolaus Copernicus University,

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• Document Type: article