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The removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by organophilic bentonite
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science a a related to sorption energynd Art, University of Dicle, TR 21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey. makcay@dicle.edu.tr
Abstract:
The adsorption of p-chlorophenol (p-CP) and p-nitrophenol (p-NP) on organophilic bentonite (dodecylammonium bentonite, DDAB) was studied as a function of solution concentration and temperature. The observed adsorption rates were found to be equal to the first-order kinetics. The rate constants were calculated for temperatures ranging between 25.0-35.0 degrees C at constant concentration. The adsorption energies, E and adsorption capacity, (qm), for phenolic compounds adsorbed to organophilic bentonite were estimated by using the Dubinin-Radushkevic equation. Thermodynamic parameters from the adsorption isotherms of p-CP and p-NP on organophilic bentonite were determined. These isotherms were modeled according to Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevic adsorption isotherms and followed the V-shaped isotherm category with two steps. The amount of adsorption was found to be dependent on the relative energies of adsorbent-adsorbate, adsorbate-solvent and adsorbate-adsorbate interaction.
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