S. Ram Mohan Rao
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University College of Technology,
Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, India
V.V. Basava Rao
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University College of Technology,
Osmania University, Hyderabad-500 007, India
ABSTRACT
Chromium in the wastewater coming out from tanneries and electroplating industries is to be treated because of exposure to it may produce effects on the liver, kidney, gastrointestinal and immune systems. On the other hand, fly ash produced from coal fired power plants is having disposal problem and it has to be properly utilized. In this study, the fly ash, subjected to hydrothermal treatment is used as adsorbent to remove Cr (VI) from synthetic samples. The effect of initial stock solution, contact time, adsorbent dose and pH were studied in a batch experiment. Results are compared with powdered activated carbon, granular activated carbon and untreated fly ash. The capacity of adsorption was found to be increased in the case of treated fly ash and it follows the order of powdered activated carbon >granular activated carbon >treated fly ash >untreated fly ash. The adsorption isotherms of Langmuir constants and Freundlich constants for all the adsorbents were determined. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was recommended.
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S. Ram Mohan Rao and V.V. Basava Rao, 2007. Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Electroplating Industrial Effluents by Using Hydrothermally Treated Fly Ash. Journal of Applied Sciences, 7: 2088-2092.
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2088.2092
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2007.2088.2092
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2088.2092
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2007.2088.2092
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