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Optimization of Cd (II) removal from aqueous solution by natural hydroxyapatite/bentonite composite using response
Yiene Molla Desalegn1, Endrias Adane Bekele2, Femi Emmanuel Olu2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Woldia Institute of Technology, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. yiene21ayl@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Toxic cadmium (Cd) was removed from water using eggshell-based hydroxyapatite (HAp) grafted bentonite (HAp/bentonite) composite through a straightforward chemical synthesis route. The as-prepared adsorbents were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET). Optimization of the initial adsorbate concentration, adsorbent dosage, pH, and contact time-all of which affect the adsorption process-was performed using the central composite design (CCD) of the response surface methodology (RSM). 99.3 percent adsorptive removal efficiency was observed at an initial concentration of 61.58 mg/L of Cd (II), with an adsorbent dosage of 1.58 g, a solution pH of 5.88, and a contact time of 49.63 min. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed, and the multiple correlation coefficient (R2) was found to be 0.9915 which confirms the significance of the predicted model. The Langmuir isotherm model best represented the adsorption isotherm data, which also predicted a maximum sorption capacity of 125.47 mg/g. The kinetic data were best described by the pseudo-second order model.
