Journal Article

·2015

Mechanism of heavy metal uptake by electron paramagnetic resonance and FTIR: Enhanced manganese(II) removal onto waste acorn ofQuercus ithaburensis

Zeynep Ekmekyapar Kul , Yaşar Nuhoğlu YTU , Sinan Kul , Çiğdem Nuhoğlu YTU , Fatma Ekmekyapar Torun

Separation Science and Technology

Abstract

This study aimed to use waste acorn of Quercus ithaburensis (WAQI) for biosorption Mn(II) from synthetic wastewater. Parameters such as metal concentration, pH, biosorbent concentration, stirring speed, particle size, and temperature were investigated by using batch kinetic studies. The percent removal of Mn(II) with native WAQI was 66.67%, this rose to 99.97% with activation processing. The mathematical description of the biosorption equilibrium and the adsorption mechanism were examined.Thermodynamic investigations indicate that adsorption reactions are spontaneous and slightly endothermic. ΔH° and ΔS° were found as 2.33 kJ mol−1 and 0.013 kJ mol−1 K−1, respectively. The activation energy of biosorption was calculated as 6.29 kJ mol−1.

Keywords

Chemistry Biosorption Endothermic process Manganese Adsorption Nuclear chemistry Metal Exothermic reaction Acorn Electron paramagnetic resonance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Activation energy Inorganic chemistry Chemical engineering Physical chemistry Nuclear magnetic resonance Organic chemistry Botany

Subject Areas

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal ·Water Science and Technology ·Physical Sciences
Radioactive element chemistry and processing ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Physical Sciences
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis ·Geochemistry and Petrology ·Physical Sciences

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