Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk

In this study, the development of low-cost adsorbent material from cheap abundant rice husk was developed via sulfuric acid treatment. The physiochemical properties and functional groups characterization of the adsorbents were evaluated. The effects of pH and contact time were studied in batch exper...

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Main Authors: Daffalla, S.B., Mukhtar, H., Shaharun, M.S.
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spelling utp-eprints.329052022-03-30T01:11:51Z Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk Daffalla, S.B. Mukhtar, H. Shaharun, M.S. In this study, the development of low-cost adsorbent material from cheap abundant rice husk was developed via sulfuric acid treatment. The physiochemical properties and functional groups characterization of the adsorbents were evaluated. The effects of pH and contact time were studied in batch experiments. It was found that sulfuric acid treatment affects the pore size distribution, surface area, morphological structure and functional groups of the rice husk. Analysis showed that the surface area of rice husk was increased 7 times from 7.14 to 50.17 m2.g-1. In addition, the surface structure of the rice husk was changed from a non-porous to a porous surface after treatment. On the other hand, the uptake of phenol onto the rice husk was increased from 20.06 to 48.62 after treatment. Further, the percentage adsorption of phenol increased with the increase of the contact time. The maximum uptake of phenol can be obtained at pH 4. The equilibrium data were well described by the Freundlich model, while the kinetic data were well fitted to the models of pseudo second order and Elovich, and followed closely by the Elovich chemisorption model. © 2013 WIT Press. WITPress 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896096556&doi=10.2495%2fSC131002&partnerID=40&md5=10ab01f69f2833718ae7abb84f60c104 Daffalla, S.B. and Mukhtar, H. and Shaharun, M.S. (2013) Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 179 VO . pp. 1177-1188. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/32905/
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description In this study, the development of low-cost adsorbent material from cheap abundant rice husk was developed via sulfuric acid treatment. The physiochemical properties and functional groups characterization of the adsorbents were evaluated. The effects of pH and contact time were studied in batch experiments. It was found that sulfuric acid treatment affects the pore size distribution, surface area, morphological structure and functional groups of the rice husk. Analysis showed that the surface area of rice husk was increased 7 times from 7.14 to 50.17 m2.g-1. In addition, the surface structure of the rice husk was changed from a non-porous to a porous surface after treatment. On the other hand, the uptake of phenol onto the rice husk was increased from 20.06 to 48.62 after treatment. Further, the percentage adsorption of phenol increased with the increase of the contact time. The maximum uptake of phenol can be obtained at pH 4. The equilibrium data were well described by the Freundlich model, while the kinetic data were well fitted to the models of pseudo second order and Elovich, and followed closely by the Elovich chemisorption model. © 2013 WIT Press.
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author Daffalla, S.B.
Mukhtar, H.
Shaharun, M.S.
spellingShingle Daffalla, S.B.
Mukhtar, H.
Shaharun, M.S.
Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
author_sort Daffalla, S.B.
title Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
title_short Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
title_full Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
title_fullStr Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
title_full_unstemmed Sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
title_sort sorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using acid-treated rice husk
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