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Sorption of Ammonium Ions onto Natural and Modified Egyptian Kaolinites : Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies
Joint Authors
El-Shafey, Ola I.
Fathy, Nady A.
El-Nabarawy, Thoria A.
Source
Advances in Physical Chemistry
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thermally activated, acid-activated, and acid-leached of thermally activated kaolinites were prepared from the Egyptian ore.
The physical and chemical properties were studied using N2 sorption at −196°C, FTIR, SEM, and the total surface acidity.
The sorption of NH4+ ions on the investigated sorbents was controlled with the solution pH, sorbent dosage, and initial concentration of NH4+ solution.
Kinetic and equilibrium NH4+ sorption at 30°C were employed.
Four kinetic models were applied to the kinetic sorption data; pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion models fitted well the kinetic data whereas pseudo-first-order model was less applicable.
Elovich parameters refer to physical sorption type of NH4+ on nonuniform sites and the intraparticle diffusion controls the sorption of NH4+ by kaolinites to a small extent.
The equilibrium sorption data followed Langmuir and D-R models; the negative value of ΔG indicates a spontaneous sorption and the mean sorption energy obtained shows also physical sorption.
The sorption capacities of nonactivated and activated Egyptian kaolinites towards NH4+ sorption (10.87–45.45 mg·g−1) were good sorbents as compared with those uptaken by other clays reported in the literature and proved to be more active besides being less expensive and highly available.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El-Shafey, Ola I.& Fathy, Nady A.& El-Nabarawy, Thoria A.. 2014. Sorption of Ammonium Ions onto Natural and Modified Egyptian Kaolinites : Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies. Advances in Physical Chemistry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
El-Shafey, Ola I.…[et al.]. Sorption of Ammonium Ions onto Natural and Modified Egyptian Kaolinites : Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies. Advances in Physical Chemistry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
El-Shafey, Ola I.& Fathy, Nady A.& El-Nabarawy, Thoria A.. Sorption of Ammonium Ions onto Natural and Modified Egyptian Kaolinites : Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies. Advances in Physical Chemistry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509525
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509525