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- Title
Reutilization of carbon of waste filter cartridge after its surface modification for the fluoride removal from water by continuous flow process.
- Authors
Bhan, Chandra; Singh, Jiwan; Sahu, Naincy; Koduru, Janardhan Reddy
- Abstract
In the present study, the waste carbon cartridge of the water filter was modified and reutilized for defluoridation of water. The modified carbon was characterized by particle size analysis (PSA), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), zeta potential, pHzpc, energy-dispersive X-ray (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray crystallography (XRD). The adsorptive nature of modified carbon was investigated with pH (4–10), dose (1–5 g/L), contact time (0–180 min), temperature (25–55 °C), fluoride concentration (5–20 mg/L), and the effect of the competitive ions. Adsorption isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and breakthrough studies were evaluated for fluoride uptake on surface-modified carbon (SM*C). Fluoride adsorption on the carbon accepted Langmuir model (R2 = 0.983) and pseudo-second-order kinetic (R2 = 0.956). The presence of HCO3− in the solution reduced the elimination of fluoride. The carbon was regenerated and reused four times; the removal percentage was decreased from 92 to 31.7%. This adsorption phenomenon showed exothermic behavior. The maximum fluoride uptake capacity of SM*C achieved 2.97 mg/g at 20 mg/L of initial concentration. The modified carbon cartridge of the water filter was successfully employed for fluoride removal from water.
- Subjects
FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; CONTINUOUS processing; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; WATER filters; FLUORIDES
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 37, p87483
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-28573-y