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Biosorption of nickel(II) ions by using chemically pre-treated Sargassum filipendula biomass in a fixed bed column

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The application of fixed bed adsorption is an important separation technique used for heavy metals in environmental pollution control. To design a fixed bed column, it is necessary to find dynamics data in the breakthrough curve form. The objective of this study was to model the biosorption process of nickel by using biomass of Sargassum filipendula in a fixed bed column. Experimental data were generated at 30°C, pH 3, flow rate of 6 ml/min and feed concentrations of 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5 and 6 mequiv/l. Langmuir isotherm was used to represent the equilibrium data in the column (q max = 2.496 mequiv/g, b = 0.456 l/mequiv) and in a batch operation of the system (q max = 1.577 mequiv/g, b = 0.269 l/mequiv). These Langmuir parameters were used to simulate the continuous adsorption process of nickel. The partial differential equations model has taken into consideration the mass transfer resistance in the biosorbent as the key controlling phenomenon, which adequately represented the dynamic biosorption process of nickel.

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The authors thank the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil for financial support of this work.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Western Paraná State University, Campus De Toledo, Rua da Faculdade 645, Jardim La Salle, Toledo, PR, 85903-000, Brazil

    Márcia Teresinha Veit, Edson Antonio da Silva, Márcia Regina Fagundes-Klen & Luiz Gustavo de Lima Vaz

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of Maringá, Campus Universitário, Avenida Colombo 5790, Bloco E-46, Sala 09, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil

    Célia Regina Granhen Tavares & Araceli Aparecida Seolatto

  3. Federal University Technology of Paraná, Campus de Toledo, Rua XV de Novembro 2191, Toledo, PR, 85920-040, Brazil

    Gilberto da Cunha Gonçalves

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Veit, M.T., da Silva, E.A., Tavares, C.R.G. et al. Biosorption of nickel(II) ions by using chemically pre-treated Sargassum filipendula biomass in a fixed bed column. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 25, 1849–1856 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-009-0087-2

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