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Title Assessment of the Possibilities for Removal of Ni (II) from Contaminated Water by Activated Carbon foam Derived from Treatment Products of RDF
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Authors Stoycheva, I; Tsyntsarski, B; Kosateva, A; Petrova, B; Dolashka, P
Title Assessment of the Possibilities for Removal of Ni (II) from Contaminated Water by Activated Carbon foam Derived from Treatment Products of RDF
Year 2022
Published Processes, 10.0, 3
DOI 10.3390/pr10030570
Abstract Carbon foam is a sophisticated porous material with wide applications that depend on its structure, low density, thermal conductivity and electrical characteristics. This study deals with the preparation of carbon foam by the thermo-oxidative modification with HNO3 of mixtures containing different organic materials with appropriate chemical characteristics-furfural and tar pitch derived from RDF. Carbon foam is characterized by thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, elemental analysis, Raman spectroscopy, N-2 sorption, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron spectroscopy. The investigation of adsorption activity of carbon foam towards nickel (II) in water solution is carried out. Experimental results fit very well with the Langmuir adsorption model. The carbon foam, obtained from tar pitch derived from RDF and furfural, shows a high adsorption capacity towards nickel ions (203.67 mg/g). The high adsorption capacity could be explained by the properties of the adsorbent-moderately high surface area, micro-mesoporous texture and presence of oxygen-containing surface groups.
Author Keywords carbon foam; RDF; activation; pore structure; adsorption
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000774512300001
WoS Category Engineering, Chemical
Research Area Engineering
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/10/3/570/pdf?version=1647335908
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