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S Kalyani1, J Ajitha Priya, P Srinivasa Rao
1Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati - 517502, India.
Abstract:
Studies on removal of Ni2+ by adsorption on flyash and acid treated flyash have been carried out at room temperature (30+/-1 degrees C). The adsorption isotherm of Ni2+ on flyash and acid treated flyash was obtained in a batch reactor. Various parameters such as pH, initial concentration of adsorbate and adsorbent dose were studied. The experimental adsorption data fitted reasonably well to Langmuir, Freundlich and Redlich - Peterson isotherms for both the adsorbents. The adsorption follows Lagergren first order kinetic model. The monolayer adsorption model are found to be 41.7 and 62.9 mg/g respectively. Acid treated flyash has been observed to have greater adsorptive capacity than flyash in natural form.
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