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Biosorption of Phenol onto Posidonia oceanica (L.) Seagrass in Batch System: Equilibrium and Kinetic Modelling
Author(s) -
Ncibi Mohamed Chaker,
Mahjoub Borhane,
Seffen Mongi
Publication year - 2006
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.5450840411
Subject(s) - posidonia oceanica , biosorption , seagrass , phenol , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , kinetic energy , black sea , aqueous solution , pulp and paper industry , adsorption , botany , environmental engineering , environmental science , biology , geology , ecology , physics , organic chemistry , oceanography , ecosystem , engineering , sorption , quantum mechanics
In this research, the biosorption of phenol using the fibres of a Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) was studied. Batch experimental procedures were made to investigate the ability of this novel marine biomass to remove phenol from aqueous phase. The influences of pH and contact time at different initial concentrations were evaluated. The results showed that biosorption capacity was enhanced using solution pH equal to 5.2. The modelling results showed that pseudo‐second‐order and Redlich‐Peterson models were found to be the most suitable to satisfactory describe the kinetic and equilibrium adsorption data, respectively.