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The process of adsorption of two dissociating and two non-dissociating aromatic compounds from dilute aqueous solutions on an untreated commercially available activated carbon (B.D.H.) was investigated systematically. All adsorption experiments were carried out in pH controlled aqueous solutions. The experimental isotherms were fitted into four different models (Langmuir homogenous Models, Langmuir binary Model, Langmuir-Freundlich single model and Langmuir-Freundlich double model). Variation of the model parameters with the solution pH was studied and used to gain further insight into the adsorption process. The relationship between the model parameters and the solution pH and pKa was used to predict the adsorption capacity in molecular and ionic form of solutes in other solution.
A relationship was sought to predict the effect of pH on the adsorption systems and for estimating the maximum adsorption capacity of carbon at any pH where the solute is ionized reasonably well.
N2 and CO2 adsorption were used to characterize the carbon. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurement was used for surface elemental analysis of the activated carbon.
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Nouri, S., Haghseresht, F. Estimation of Adsorption Capacity for Dissociating and Non Dissociating Aromatic Compounds on Activated Carbon with Different Models. Adsorption 11, 77–86 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-005-1095-7
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