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Removal of zinc by bitter orange peels activated carbon and commercially activated carbon : a comparison study
Other Title(s)
إزالة الزنك بواسطة الكاربون المنشط المصنع من قشور النارنج و الكاربون المنشط التجاري : دراسة مقارنة
Author
Source
Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.120-131, 12 p.
Publisher
Wasit University College of Engineering
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In this study, a comparison between using activated carbon prepared from bitter orange peels (BOAC) and a common commercially activated carbon (CAC), which is brought from the market, as adsorbent materials.
This study was designed to find out which of these two activated carbons is more effective in the removal of zinc from waste water.
This work examines the use of bitter orange peels, which are available as waste in local markets and in household garbage as an alternative presage to prepare an activated carbon by using (H2SO4) as activating reagent.
The effects of pH, initial zinc concentrations, treatment time, adsorbent media bed height and the flow rate of simulated synthetic aqueous solution (SSAS) on the removal efficiency of zinc were all studied under 24oC The results indicated that the removal efficiency of zinc increases with decreasing in pH of SSAS.
When the initial concentration of zinc increases in SSAS, the removal efficiency of zinc was decreased.
The study proved that the increasing of contact time leads to greater removal efficiency.
When the height of adsorbent media in fixed column increases, the removal efficiency was increased.
The experiments also showed that the removal efficiency of zinc from the SSAS increased, when the flow rate decreased.
It could be concluded from this work that (BOAC) is better than (CAC) as an adsorbent materials in the removal of zinc; with a removal efficiency of (90%, 86%), respectively
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hawal, Layth Hamdan. 2017. Removal of zinc by bitter orange peels activated carbon and commercially activated carbon : a comparison study. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.120-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-869110
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hawal, Layth Hamdan. Removal of zinc by bitter orange peels activated carbon and commercially activated carbon : a comparison study. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences Vol. 5, no. 1 (2017), pp.120-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-869110
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hawal, Layth Hamdan. Removal of zinc by bitter orange peels activated carbon and commercially activated carbon : a comparison study. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.120-131.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-869110
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 130-131
Record ID
BIM-869110