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Adsorption kinetic models for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by clay liners in landfills

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Liners are commonly used in engineered waste disposal landfill to minimize the potential contamination of the aquatic environment. The adsorption behavior of Cu(II) from aqueous solution onto clay admixed with various mix ratios of quarry fines was investigated. The amount of Cu(II) adsorption increases with increase in contact time. The copper removal efficiencies of the composite mixture gradually decrease from 94.53 % (raw clay) to 85.59 % (20 % of quarry fines with clay), and appreciable decrease in percent removal 75.61 % was found with 25 % of quarry fines with clay. The kinetic adsorption data were analyzed by pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Bhattacharya–Venkobachar and Natarajan–Khalaf kinetic models to classify adsorption process mechanisms. Kinetic experimental data were good agreement with pseudo-second-order kinetic model with the degree of fitness of the data (R 2) 0.9999 for the adsorption of Cu(II). The results revealed that quarry fines can be used with optimum of 20 % replacement of natural clay for removal of Cu(II) as a liner material in landfills.

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The authors thank the authorities of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) for sponsoring research tuition fee to carry out this study and Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India, for providing SEM and EDAX results.

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Venkatesan, G., Rajagopalan, V. Adsorption kinetic models for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by clay liners in landfills. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, 1123–1130 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-0951-1

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