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Adsorption of vanadate(V) on Fe(III)/Cr(III) hydroxide waste

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Adsorption of vanadate(V) from aqueous solution onto industrial solid ‘waste’ Fe(III)/Cr(III) hydroxide was investigated. HCl treated Fe(III)/Cr(III) hydroxide was found to be more efficient for the removal of vanadate(V) compared to untreated adsorbent. The adsorption follows second-order kinetics. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms have been studied. The Langmuir adsorption capacity (Q 0) of the treated and untreated adsorbents was found to be 11.43 and 4.67 mg g−1, respectively. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic in the temperature range 32–60°C. Maximum adsorption was found at system pH 4.0. The adsorption mechanism was predominantly ion exchange. Effect of other anions such as phosphate, selenite, molybdate, nitrate, chloride, and sulfate on adsorption of vanadium has been examined.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Dr. P. Weidler, Institute for Technical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Research Center (Germany), for the analysis of surface area and pore size distribution of the adsorbent. Grateful acknowledgement is due to DAAD, Germany, for the Equipment Grant, which facilitated the experimental work. The authors are also grateful to the anonymous reviewers for the useful comments/suggestions.

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Prathap, K., Namasivayam, C. Adsorption of vanadate(V) on Fe(III)/Cr(III) hydroxide waste. Environ Chem Lett 8, 363–371 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-009-0234-x

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