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Microporous adsorbent from winemaking waste for the recovery of Mn( VII ) in liquid solutions
Author(s) -
Alcaraz Lorena,
Alguacil Francisco J.,
López Félix A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.23862
Subject(s) - microporous material , adsorption , chemistry , activated carbon , aqueous solution , ion exchange , precipitation , langmuir adsorption model , activation energy , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , chromatography , nuclear chemistry , ion , materials science , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology , engineering , composite number , composite material
Microporous activated carbon (MAC) was synthesized from winemaking waste and was used to adsorb Mn(VII) from aqueous solutions under various experimental conditions. Moreover, Mn(VII) adsorption on MAC was compared to other adsorbents and an ion‐exchange resin, as well as those of other anionic complexes. Langmuir type‐1 isotherm best fitted the adsorption process, whereas for all the studied temperatures (30°C‐60°C), the experimental data fitted well with the pseudo‐second‐order kinetic model. The calculated activation energy was 8.1 kJ · mol −1 , suggesting that Mn(VII) adsorption onto the MAC was a physical adsorption driven process. A reduction of Mn(VII) to Mn(II) occurs at a pH of 1 with the precipitation of MnO 2 . Mn(VII) recovery from loaded‐activated carbon using acidic conditions and different variables was investigated.