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Equilibrium Modeling of Ternary Adsorption of Phenols onto Modified Activated Carbon

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The prediction of adsorption equilibria in multicomponent systems is of prime importance. Therefore, the equilibrium adsorption data for the following multicomponent systems have been studied. The present paper deals with the simultaneous removal phenol (P), 4-chlorophenol (CP), 4-nitrophenol (NP) and catechol (C), resorcinol (R), hydroquinone (HQ) onto modified activated carbon (MAC) from ternary mixtures. The BET surface area of SC was found to be 934 m2/g, whereas BJH adsorption/desorption surface area of pores is 53.03/58.15 m2/g. The equilibrium adsorption data were obtained at different initial concentrations (C0 = 50–1000 mg/L), 12 h contact time, 30°C temperature, MAC dosage of 10 mg/L at solution pH. Equilibrium isotherms for the ternary adsorption of P–CP–NP and C–R–HQ onto MAC have been analyzed by using non-modified Langmuir, modified Langmuir, extended Langmuir, extended Freundlich and Sheindorf–Rebuhn–Sheintuch (SRS) models. The competitive Sheindorf–Rebuhn–Sheintuch (SRS) model fits for both ternary adsorption equilibrium data satisfactorily and adequately.

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Suresh, S., Srivastava, V.C. & Mishra, I.M. Equilibrium Modeling of Ternary Adsorption of Phenols onto Modified Activated Carbon. Theor Found Chem Eng 52, 271–285 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579518020173

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