Publication: Adsorption of antimony by bagasse fly ash: Chemical modification and adsorption mechanism
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2016-09-01
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10614303
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Mahidol University
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Water Environment Research. Vol.88, No.9 (2016), 907-912
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Piyawan Leechart, Duangrat Inthorn, Paitip Thiravetyan Adsorption of antimony by bagasse fly ash: Chemical modification and adsorption mechanism. Water Environment Research. Vol.88, No.9 (2016), 907-912. doi:10.2175/106143015X14362865227030 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/40665
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Adsorption of antimony by bagasse fly ash: Chemical modification and adsorption mechanism
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© 2016, Water Environment Federation. All rights reserved. Modification of bagasse fly ash (BFA) and the adsorption mechanism of antimony (Sb) by modified BFA were studied. It was found that BFA grafted with acrylic acid (BFAG) and BFA treated with hydrochloric acid (BFA/HCl) led to a decrease in the pH of the zero point of charge (pHzpc) of the adsorbents. The pHzpcof BFA, BFAG, BFA/HCl and activated carbon (AC) were 8.3, 6.4, 6.2 and 8.2, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacities (Qmax) of Sb by BFA, BFAG, BFA/HCl and AC were 0.14, 0.34, 0.38 and 0.29 mg Sb/g adsorbent, respectively. Modified BFA had Qmaxhigher than AC although the BET surface area of AC was the highest. This was due to the system pH of BFAG and BFA/HCl was 5.20-6.00 and the pHzpcof BFAG and BFA/HCl accounted for 6.4 and 6.2, respectively. Therefore, the adsorbent surface had a positive charge, resulting in increasing adsorption of Sb.