The biosorption potential of modified bottle gourd shell for phosphate: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

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Title: The biosorption potential of modified bottle gourd shell for phosphate: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies
Authors: Marković-Nikolić Dragana Z., Bojić Aleksandar Lj., Bojić Danijela V., Cakić Milorad D., Cvetković Dragan J., Nikolić Goran S.
Source: Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 319-332 (2018)
Publisher Information: Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Chemical engineering
Subject Terms: Lagenaria vulgaris, phosphate, biosorption, kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamic, Chemical engineering, TP155-156, Chemical industries, HD9650-9663
More Details: In order to preserve the environment and prevent the occurrence of eutrophication, a new quaternary ammonium biosorbent based on the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) shell (QALVS) was prepared and characterized in the present study. The results of FTIR and elemental analyses confirmed the successful modification of the lignocellulosic biomass and showed that 15.68 mg N g-1 was incorporated as cationic –N+R3 group. The biosorbent was tested to remove phosphate from aqueous solution in batch mode. Kinetic studies indicated that the biosorption of phosphate onto QALVS can be fitted by a non-linear pseudo nth-order model (n ≈ 1) very well. The Freundlich model provided the best description of the biosorption process. The maximum phosphate biosorption capacity was 16.69 mg P g-1 for QALVS at 20°C and pH 6. Thermodynamic parameters indicate that the biosorption of phosphate by QALVS is exothermic. The anion exchange mechanism was the dominant process, in addition to physisorption. Coexisting ions exhibited a distinct effect on phosphate biosorption with the order of NO3 - > SO4 2- > Cl-. The QALVS biosorbent could be repeatedly used in phosphate biosorption with slight losses in initial biosorption capacities
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1451-9372
2217-7434
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1451-9372; https://doaj.org/toc/2217-7434
DOI: 10.2298/CICEQ171019006M
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/209c7396a7d34c55b8fc851ed7467dc8
Accession Number: edsdoj.209c7396a7d34c55b8fc851ed7467dc8
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14519372
22177434
DOI:10.2298/CICEQ171019006M
Published in:Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
Language:English