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Corncob-derived activated carbon for roxarsone removal from aqueous solution: isotherms, kinetics, and mechanism

Environmental Science and Pollution Research volume 27, pages 15785–15797 (2020)Cite this article

Abstract

In this study, the adsorption of roxarsone (ROX) onto corncob-derived activated carbon (AC) was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). Following this, the AC was comprehensively characterized by FT-IR, SEM, and EDS analysis. The results showed that the highest ROX adsorption efficiency of 304.34 mg/g was obtained at the contact time of 262 min, initial pH of 2.5, adsorbent dosage of 0.4 g/L, and initial concentration of 240 mg/L. Besides, it was found that the adsorption equilibrium data was fitted well to the Langmuir and Sips isotherm models. The thermodynamic parameters (e.g., ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS) revealed the spontaneous and exothermic nature of ROX adsorption. As indicated by pseudo second-order kinetics model, the adsorption of ROX onto AC could be achieved through the hydrogen bond, π-π adsorbate–adsorbent interaction, and electrostatic interaction between AC surface functional group and molecular species variations of ROX at different pH values. Overall, it can be concluded that corncob-derived AC is an alternative option for removing ROX from aqueous solution.

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This project is funded by program of Science and Technology Department of Henan Province (Award number 162102210002) and Processing and Efficient Utilization of Biomass Resources of Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists (Award number GZS2018004).

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    Xiao Yu, Xiuli Han, Chun Chang & Shuqi Fang

  2. Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    Xiuli Han, Chun Chang, Chunbao (Charles) Xu & Shuqi Fang

  3. Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada

    Yulin Hu & Chunbao (Charles) Xu

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Yu, X., Han, X., Chang, C. et al. Corncob-derived activated carbon for roxarsone removal from aqueous solution: isotherms, kinetics, and mechanism. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 15785–15797 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07942-x

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Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Response surface methodology
  • Roxarsone adsorption
  • pH
  • Hydrogen bond