Sorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+ onto acid- and base-pretreated granular activated carbon and activated carbon fiber samples

Kwang Cheol Kang; Seung Soo Kim; Jong Won Choi; Soo Han Kwon

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.14, No.1, 131-135, January, 2008

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2007.08.007 Export Citation

Sorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+ onto acid- and base-pretreated granular activated carbon and activated carbon fiber samples

Kwang Cheol Kang^{1, 2}, Seung Soo Kim¹, Jong Won Choi¹, and Soo Han Kwon^{2, †}

¹Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Yuseong, Daejeon 305-350, Korea
²Department of Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, 12 Gaeshin-dong, Cheongju 360-764, Korea

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We have investigated the enhanced sorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+ on a granular activated carbon (GAC) and an activated carbon fiber (ACF) after acidic and basic treatments. The commercial GAC and ACF were pretreated with 1.0 M HNO3 and KOH, respectively, and their pore structures and surface properties were evaluated using nitrogen adsorption, pH titration, elemental analysis, and pH of the point of zero charge measurements. The sorption capacities of the acid- and base-pretreated GAC and ACF for Cu2+ and Cd2+ were enhanced as a result of an increase of the acidic-oxygenated groups and number of the micropores, respectively. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.

Keywords:activated carbon fiber;acidic-basic pretreatment;heavy metal removal

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[Referenced By]

[1] Suzuki Y, Kametani T, Maruyama T, Water Res., 39, 1803 (2005)

[2] Rozzi G, Malpei L, Bonomo L, Water Sci. Technol., 34, 9 (1996)

[3] Noll KE, Gounaris V, Hou WS, Adsorption Technology for Air Water Pollution Control, Lewis, Michigan, 1992, p. 42

[4] Puri BR, Chem. Phys. Carbon, 6, 191 (1970)

[5] Schwegler MA, Vinke P, van der Eijk M, van Bekkum H, Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 80, 41 (1992)

[6] Vinke P, van der Eijk M, Verbree M, Voskamp AF, Van Bekkum H, Carbon, 32, 675 (1994)

[7] Donnet JB, Bansal RC, Carbon Fibers, vol. 3, Marcel Dekker, New York (1990)

[8] Shim JW, Park SJ, Ryu SK, Carbon, 39, 1635 (2001)

[9] Boer JH, Linsen BG, Plas T, Zonder GV, J. Catal., 4, 649 (1965)

[10] Boehm HP, Adv. Catal., 16, 179 (1966)

[11] Boehm HP, Carbon, 40, 145 (2002)

[12] Noh JS, Schwarz JA, Carbon, 28, 675 (1990)

[13] Francisco RR, Carbon, 36, 159 (1998)

[14] Park SJ, Jin SY, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 11(3), 395 (2005)

[15] Park HS, Lee BJ, Kim SJ, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 11(3), 353 (2005)

[16] Sigworth EA, Smith SB, J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 64, 386 (1972)

[17] Park SJ, Kim YM, Mater. Sci. Eng. A-Struct. Mater. Prop. Microstruct. Process., 391, 121 (2005)