Open AccessAdsorption of Dissociating Aromatic Compounds by Activated Carbon: Effects of Ionization on the Adsorption Capacity
Author(s) -
S Nouri,
F. Haghseresht
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
adsorption science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2048-4038
pISSN - 0263-6174
DOI - 10.1260/02636170260295588
Subject(s) - adsorption , chemistry , activated carbon , langmuir adsorption model , aqueous solution , monolayer , langmuir , homogeneous , carbon fibers , langmuir equation , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , materials science , biochemistry , physics , composite number , engineering , composite material
The adsorption of three dissociating aromatic compounds on an untreated commercially available activated carbon was investigated systematically. All adsorption experiments were carried out in pH-controlled aqueous solutions. The experimental isotherms were analyzed using the homogeneous Langmuir model. The effects of surface heterogeneity were investigated via the theory of localized physical adsorption, using the Langmuir equation as the local isotherm equation and assuming a Gaussian adsorption energy distribution. A new method of utilizing the extracted parameters from the homogeneous and heterogeneous models is presented. This new approach provided a better understanding of the change in monolayer capacity and other adsorption characteristics of a carbon/solute system with pH.
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