Optimization of arsenite removal by adsorption onto organically modified montmorillonite clay: Experimental & theoretical approaches
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- 作者：Anoushiravan Mohseni Bandpei…
- 关键词：Modeling ; Response Surface Methodology ; Organic Nanoclay ; Arsenite ; Optimization
- 刊名：Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：34
- 期：2
- 页码：376-383
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- 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
- 刊物主题：Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Catalysis; Materials Science, general; Biotechnology;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1975-7220
- 卷排序：34
文摘
Arsenic is a critical contaminant for aqueous environments as it poses harmful health risks. To meet the stringent regulations regarding the presence of arsenic in aqueous solutions, the feasibility of montmorillonite clay modified with hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride as the adsorbent was tested for the removal of arsenic ions from aqueous solutions. A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study confirmed that the organically modified nanoclay (ONC) adsorbent had a porous structure with a vast adsorbent surface.The x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis proved the presence of carbon in the structure of the modified nanoclay that can be evidence for the creation of ONC. The x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis results confirm the existence of four main groups of minerals, carbonate (Calcite), clay (Askmtyt and Kandyt), silicate (Quartz), and phyllosilicate (Kaolinite), in the ONC structure.The influence of various parameters such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, initial arsenite concentration, and contact time on arsenic adsorption onto ONC was investigated. A 25 full factorial central composite experimental design was applied. A central composite design under response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to investigate the effects of independent variables on arsenite removal and to determine the optimum condition. The experimental values were in a good fit with the ones predicted by the model. The optimal operating points (adsorbent dosage: 3.7 g L−1, surfactant dosage: 3 g L−1 and the contact time: 37.2min) giving maximum arsenite removal (95.95%) were found using Solver “Add-ins” in Microsoft Excel 2010.