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Sorptive removal of trivalent and hexavalent chromium from binary aqueous solutions by composite alginate-goethite
N K Lazaridis1, Ch Charalambous
1Division of Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. nlazarid@chem.auth.gr
Abstract:
In this study, the removal of hexavalent and trivalent chromium ions from binary aqueous solutions by composite alginate-goethite beads was investigated in a batch mode. Equilibrium sorption experiments were carried out at different temperatures and pH values. The data were correlated with Langmuir and Freundlich equations. The thermodynamic parameters calculated were: change in free energy, in enthalpy, in entropy and the heat of adsorption. The influence of mixing rate, sorbent concentration and sorbent particle size was studied at kinetic runs. The effective diffusion coefficients were evaluated by employing the homogeneous diffusion model and the shrinking core model for hexavalent and trivalent chromium, respectively. Desorption experiments were conducted by employing various eluants showed that the loaded material could be regenerated satisfactorily.
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