Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions

abstract In this research, the production of granular activated carbon from coffee waste (CW) by chemical activation with zinc chloride was studied by using a 23 factorial design with the three responses (surface area, yield, and hardness) and studying three factors (the activation temperature, acti...

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Main Authors: Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz, Soto Regalado, Eduardo, Loredo Cancino, Margarita, Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús, García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo, Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth, Loredo Medrano, José Ángel
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Published: Balaban Publishers 2017
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author Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz
Soto Regalado, Eduardo
Loredo Cancino, Margarita
Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús
García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo
Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth
Loredo Medrano, José Ángel
author_facet Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz
Soto Regalado, Eduardo
Loredo Cancino, Margarita
Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús
García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo
Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth
Loredo Medrano, José Ángel
author_sort Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz
collection Repositorio Institucional
description abstract In this research, the production of granular activated carbon from coffee waste (CW) by chemical activation with zinc chloride was studied by using a 23 factorial design with the three responses (surface area, yield, and hardness) and studying three factors (the activation temperature, activation time, and impregnation ratio). The findings expose that after the experimental design, the highest response values were achieved at an activation temperature of 600°C, an activation time of 40 min, and an impregnation ratio of 1.5 g ZnCl2 g–1 CW. At these conditions, the experimental tests produced a surface area of 1,279 m2 g–1. Batch studies of phenol adsorption onto coffee waste-activated carbon (CW-GAC) were performed at different solution pH, stirring speeds, and initial phenol concentrations. The maximum phenol adsorption capacity onto CW-GAC was 160.52 mg g−1 at pH 7. The adsorption kinetics was affected by stirring speed, the required time to achieve equilibrium decreased from 150 to 120 min when stirring speed varied from 200 to 400 min–1. Film and intraparticle diffusion mechanisms controlled the adsorption of phenol onto CW-GAC. Finally, the porous material developed in this research is capable of sequestering phenol from aqueous solutions to a higher extent than similar lignocellulosic-based activated carbons. Keywords: Adsorption; Coffee; Factorial experimental design; Granular activated carbon; Lignocellulosic waste
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spelling eprints-175492021-05-06T00:38:26Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/17549/ Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz Soto Regalado, Eduardo Loredo Cancino, Margarita Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth Loredo Medrano, José Ángel abstract In this research, the production of granular activated carbon from coffee waste (CW) by chemical activation with zinc chloride was studied by using a 23 factorial design with the three responses (surface area, yield, and hardness) and studying three factors (the activation temperature, activation time, and impregnation ratio). The findings expose that after the experimental design, the highest response values were achieved at an activation temperature of 600°C, an activation time of 40 min, and an impregnation ratio of 1.5 g ZnCl2 g–1 CW. At these conditions, the experimental tests produced a surface area of 1,279 m2 g–1. Batch studies of phenol adsorption onto coffee waste-activated carbon (CW-GAC) were performed at different solution pH, stirring speeds, and initial phenol concentrations. The maximum phenol adsorption capacity onto CW-GAC was 160.52 mg g−1 at pH 7. The adsorption kinetics was affected by stirring speed, the required time to achieve equilibrium decreased from 150 to 120 min when stirring speed varied from 200 to 400 min–1. Film and intraparticle diffusion mechanisms controlled the adsorption of phenol onto CW-GAC. Finally, the porous material developed in this research is capable of sequestering phenol from aqueous solutions to a higher extent than similar lignocellulosic-based activated carbons. Keywords: Adsorption; Coffee; Factorial experimental design; Granular activated carbon; Lignocellulosic waste Balaban Publishers 2017-09-04 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/17549/1/337.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/17549/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/337.pdf Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz y Soto Regalado, Eduardo y Loredo Cancino, Margarita y Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús y García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo y Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth y Loredo Medrano, José Ángel (2017) Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions. Desalination and water treatment, 90. pp. 231-240. ISSN 1944-3994 http://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2017.21418 doi:10.5004/dwt.2017.21418
spellingShingle Díaz de León Garza, María de la Luz
Soto Regalado, Eduardo
Loredo Cancino, Margarita
Cerino Córdova, Felipe de Jesús
García Reyes, Refugio Bernardo
Dávila Guzmán, Nancy Elizabeth
Loredo Medrano, José Ángel
Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
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title Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
title_full Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
title_fullStr Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
title_full_unstemmed Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
title_short Phenol adsorption onto coffee waste - granular activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
title_sort phenol adsorption onto coffee waste granular activated carbon kinetics and equilibrium studies in aqueous solutions
url http://eprints.uanl.mx/17549/1/337.pdf
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