Abstract
In this study, the adsorption of sulfate ion on a novel composite containing industrial (red mud) and agricultural wastes (rise husk), prepared using a one-step hydrothermal process, has been investigated in a batch system by the OFAT method. The properties of the absorbent were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM), BET surface area, FT-IR spectrum, and XRF. Pre-treatment and composite preparation processes led to morphological enhancement of adsorbent. The optimum adsorption conditions were determined as equilibrium time of 90 min, initial concentration of 100 ppm, pH = 4, temperature of 65 °C, and 7.5 g L−1 dose of the absorbent. The efficiency of sulfate removal was 93.1% at the optimum conditions. Thermodynamic analysis of adsorption showed that the adsorption process at all analyzed temperatures was °Ccurred spontaneously. Sulfate adsorption kinetics onto composite surfaces followed a pseudo-second-order equation and adsorption isotherm had high conformity with Langmuir isotherm (r = 0.994) and the maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity was determined as 13.07 mg of sulfate per gram of the absorbent. Loaded composite particles had shown stability in a wide range of pHs.
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Red Mud.
Activated Red Mud.
Rice Husk.
Base-treated Rice Husk.
Base treated Rice Husk-Activated Red Mud.
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Dolatabad, A.A., Ganjidoust, H. & Ayati, B. Application of Waste-Derived Activated Red Mud/Base Treated Rice Husk Composite in Sulfate Adsorption from Aqueous Solution. Int J Environ Res 16, 2 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-021-00381-7
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