Removal of Pb(II) ions and malachite green dye from wastewater by activated carbon produced from lemon peel

AUTOR(ES)

Mohammadi, Sayed Zia, Karimi, Mohammad Ali, Yazdy, Sayedeh Nasibeh, Shamspur, Tayebeh, Hamidian, Hooshang

FONTE

Quím. Nova

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2014-06

RESUMO

In the present study, a high-surface area activated carbon was prepared by chemical activation of lemon peel with H3PO4 as the active agent. Then, the adsorption behavior of Malachite green dye and Pb(II) ions on the produced activated carbon was studied. Batch process was employed for sorption kinetics and equilibrium studies. Experimental data were �tted to various isotherm models. According to the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacities of Malachite green dye and Pb(II) ions were found to be 66.67 and 90.91 mg g-1, respectively, at room temperature. Kinetic studies showed the adsorption process followed a pseudo second-order rate model. The sorption kinetics were controlled by intra-particle diffusion. The results indicated that the produced activated carbon can be economically and effectively used as an adsorbent for the removal of Malachite green dye and Pb(II) ions from wastewaters.

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