Sorption of Cr (VI) onto Olive Stone in a Packed Bed Column: Prediction of Kinetic Parameters and Breakthrough Curves
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper investigates the ability of olive stone to remove chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solution in a packed bed up-flow column with an internal diameter of 1.5 cm. The experiments were performed with a bed height of 15 g (13.4 cm) and a flow rate of 2 mL/min. To predict the breakthrough curves and to determine the characteristic parameters of the column useful for process design, four kinetic models; Adams-Bohart, Thomas, Yoon-Nelson, and Dose-Response models were applied to the experimental data. All models were found suitable for describing the whole or a definite part of the dynamic behavior of the column. The simulation of the whole breakthrough curve was effective with the Dose-Response model, but the initial part of the breakthrough was best predicted by the Adams-Bohart model. On the other hand, the results indicated that, at pH values of this work, approximately 50% of Cr (VI) is biosorbed by olive stone and the other 50% is reduced to Cr (III), both processes being of equal importance. Therefore, a two-stage biosorption process was developed. The goal of these final experiments was to confirm that Cr (III) [the Cr (VI) reduction product] was also effectively sorbed by olive stone in a second column.
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Acknowledgments
The writers are grateful to the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación for the financial support received (Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDCTM2005-03957/TECNO) in the realization of this work.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 12 • December 2010
Pages: 1389 - 1397
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Received: Jan 16, 2010
Accepted: Jun 1, 2010
Published online: Jun 3, 2010
Published in print: Dec 2010
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