TY - JOUR
T1 - Pine bark as bio-adsorbent for Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn
T2 - batch-type and stirred flow chamber experiments
AU - Cutillas-Barreiro, L.
AU - Ansias-Manso, L.
AU - Fernandez Calviño, David
AU - Arias-Estévez, M.
AU - Nóvoa-Muñoz, J.C.
AU - Fernández-Sanjurjo, M.J.
AU - Álvarez-Rodríguez, E.
AU - Núñez-Delgado, A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The objective of this work was to determine the retention of five metals on pine bark using stirred flow and batch-type experiments. Resulting from batch-type kinetic experiments, adsorption was rapid, with no significant differences for the various contact times. Adsorption was between 98 and 99% for Pb2+, 83-84% for Cu2+, 78-84% for Cd2+, 77-83% for Zn2+, and 70-75% for Ni2+, and it was faster for low concentrations, with Pb suffering the highest retention, followed by Cu, Cd, Ni and Zn. The fitting to the Freundlich and Langmuir models was satisfactory. Desorption increased in parallel to the added concentrations, with Pb always showing the lowest levels. Stirred flow chamber experiments showed strong hysteresis for Pb and Cu, sorption being mostly irreversible. The differences affecting the studied heavy metals are mainly due to different affinity for the adsorption sites. Pine bark can be used to effectively remove Pb and Cu from polluted environments.
AB - The objective of this work was to determine the retention of five metals on pine bark using stirred flow and batch-type experiments. Resulting from batch-type kinetic experiments, adsorption was rapid, with no significant differences for the various contact times. Adsorption was between 98 and 99% for Pb2+, 83-84% for Cu2+, 78-84% for Cd2+, 77-83% for Zn2+, and 70-75% for Ni2+, and it was faster for low concentrations, with Pb suffering the highest retention, followed by Cu, Cd, Ni and Zn. The fitting to the Freundlich and Langmuir models was satisfactory. Desorption increased in parallel to the added concentrations, with Pb always showing the lowest levels. Stirred flow chamber experiments showed strong hysteresis for Pb and Cu, sorption being mostly irreversible. The differences affecting the studied heavy metals are mainly due to different affinity for the adsorption sites. Pine bark can be used to effectively remove Pb and Cu from polluted environments.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Pine bark
KW - Stirred flow chamber
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.008
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84903201212
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 144
SP - 258
EP - 264
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
ER -