Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solutions Using Biopolymers
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 144, Issue 8
Abstract
Two biopolymers were prepared by reaction of chestnut and quebracho tannins with gelatin extracted from untanned hide wastes. Obtained biopolymers were evaluated as adsorbents for removing Cr(VI) from water using the batch equilibrium technique. Adsorption of Cr(VI) by gelatin–chestnut (GC) and gelatin–quebracho (GQ) biopolymers was investigated as a function of initial pH, adsorbent mass, contact time, and initial metal ion concentration. Maximum Cr(VI) uptake was obtained at pH 4 and the percentage of Cr(VI) adsorbed increased significantly by increasing the biopolymer mass. The contact times that were enough to reach equilibrium were 90 and 150 min using GC and GQ, respectively. The pseudo-second-order equation provided the best kinetic model for the biosorption process ( for GC and for GQ). The intraparticle diffusion model was also investigated to describe the adsorption kinetics of Cr(VI) onto synthesised biopolymers. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were applied to describe the experimental equilibrium data obtained at . The process was well described by Langmuir isotherm and the maximum uptake values, , were 80.64 and for dry GC and GQ biopolymers, respectively.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the University of Valencia (Project 2014/10). We would also like to thank Tanneries AGOUZZAL Group (Mohammedia, Morocco) for supplying untanned hide wastes and vegetable tannins and M. T. Laghzaoui for his collaboration.
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Volume 144 • Issue 8 • August 2018
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Received: Sep 27, 2017
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Published online: May 25, 2018
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