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Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies on the Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant on Quaternary Ammonium Cationic Cellulose
Author(s) -
Zhang Yuanzhang,
Shi Wenjian,
Zhou Hualan,
Fu Xing,
Chen Xuan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143009x12529484816079
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , adsorption , pulmonary surfactant , ammonium , cellulose , chemistry , quaternary , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , geology , biochemistry , paleontology , engineering
Removal of anionic surfactants from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto quaternary ammonium cationic cellulose (QACC) was investigated. The effects of solution acidity, initial concentration, adsorption time, and temperature on the adsorption of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) were studied. The kinetic experimental data fit well with the pseudo‐second‐order model; the rate constant of the adsorption increased with temperature. The values of apparent activation energy for the adsorption were calculated as ranging from 10.2 to 17.4 kJ/mol. The adsorption isotherm can be described by the Langmuir isotherm. The values of thermodynamic parameters (Δ H 0 , Δ S 0 , and Δ G 0 ) for the adsorption indicated that this process was spontaneous and endothermic. At 318 K, the saturated adsorption capacities of QACC for SDBS, SLS, and SDS were 1.75, 1.53, and 1.39 mmol/g, respectively. The adsorption process was mainly chemisorption and partially physisorption. The results show that QACC is effective for the removal of anionic surfactants.