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Soya bean derived activated carbon as an efficient adsorbent for capture of valuable heavy metals from waste aqueous solution

  • Ahmed M. Masoud EMAIL logo , Adel A. El-Zahhar , Ahmed M. A. El Naggar , Asmaa I. Zahran EMAIL logo , Gamil A. A. Al-Hazmi and Mohamed H. Taha
Published/Copyright: November 9, 2022
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 111 Issue 2

Abstract

The removal of hazardous metal ions from liquid waste effluents is very important for water as well as environmental safety. In this regard, this article discusses in detail the U(VI) uptake from aquatic environment using biomass-based Soya Bean activated carbon (labeled as AC-SB). XRD, SEM, FTIR, Raman, and BET analysis were used to characterize the synthesized AC-SB sorbent. Batch-type experiments were used to investigate the effect of various parameters on adsorption efficiency, including pH, metal-ion concentration, temperature, and contact time. The sorption experimental data have been described well with pseudo-second-order kinetic mathematical equations. The equilibrium state of the uptake reaction was 120 min. The Langmuir isotherm model accurately described the equilibrium process which declares that the uranium sorption is a monolayer and homogeneous process. The sorption capacity of the prepared AC was 32.7 mg g−1. Thermodynamic analysis explore that the U(VI) uptake process is endothermic, feasible and spontenous process. The displayed results demonstrate that the prepared AC-SB sorbent could be used as the proper material for uranium sorption from real matrix samples.

Keywords: activated carbon; biomass; decontamination; heavy metals; wastewater
Corresponding authors: Ahmed M. Masoud, Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El Maddi, Cairo, Egypt, E-mail: ; and Asmaa I. Zahran, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), 1 Ahmed El-Zomer St., Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, E-mail:

Acknowledgment

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through large groups (R.G.P. 2/128/43).

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors of this manuscript have no competing or conflict of interest with any person or any organization.

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Received: 2022-10-06
Accepted: 2022-10-26
Published Online: 2022-11-09
Published in Print: 2023-02-23

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Keywords for this article
activated carbon; biomass; decontamination; heavy metals; wastewater

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