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Removal of Denim Blue from Aqueous Solutions by Inorganic Adsorbents in a Fixed-Bed Column

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The adsorption behavior of denim blue from aqueous solutions in column systems, using both carbonaceous material and Fe-zeolitic tuff (Fe-Z), was determined. The breakthrough data obtained for denim blue adsorption were fitted to the empty-bed contact time, Bohart–Adams, Thomas, and Yoon–Nelson models. The parameters such as breakthrough and saturation times, bed volumes, kinetic constants, adsorption capacities, and adsorbent usage rates (AUR) were determined. The results show that the breakthrough time increases proportionally with increasing bed height, but it decreases as the kinetic constant increases. The adsorption capacity for denim blue for carbonaceous material was higher than Fe-Z. AUR was lower for carbonaceous material than Fe-Z. The results indicated that the carbonaceous material from pyrolysis of sewage sludge is a good adsorbent for denim blue removal.

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We acknowledge the financial support from CONACYT, project 131174Q and scholarship grant no. 170350 for EGS.

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  1. Departamento de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, A.P. 18-1027, Col. Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11801, México, D.F., Mexico

    E. Gutiérrez-Segura & M. Solache-Ríos

  2. Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón y Tollocan s/n., C.P. 50000, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico

    E. Gutiérrez-Segura & A. Colín-Cruz

  3. Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua (CIRA), Km 14.5 de la Carretera Toluca–Ixtlahuaca, Unidad San Cayetano, Estado de México, Mexico

    C. Fall

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Gutiérrez-Segura, E., Colín-Cruz, A., Solache-Ríos, M. et al. Removal of Denim Blue from Aqueous Solutions by Inorganic Adsorbents in a Fixed-Bed Column. Water Air Soil Pollut 223, 5505–5513 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1299-x

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