Modeling Adsorption of Copper on Amine-Functionalized SBA-15: Predicting Breakthrough Curves
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 1
Abstract
Dynamic experiments on the adsorption of copper ions were conducted in a laboratory packed bed containing amine-modified SBA-15 pellets. Breakthrough curves were analyzed at different flow rates and after two adsorption–desorption cycles. A model based on mass balance was developed and tested to predict the breakthrough curves under the different experimental conditions. The model was found to agree with the experimental data. Bed regeneration was performed by circulating a ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid solution through the column.
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Acknowledgments
The financial support of the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) is acknowledged. A.S. thanks the Federal Government for the Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Materials for Catalysis and Separation (2001–2015).
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 1 • January 2013
Pages: 95 - 103
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 16, 2011
Accepted: Jun 8, 2012
Published online: Aug 3, 2012
Published in print: Jan 1, 2013
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