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Cu(II) adsorption from aqueous solution using red mud activated by chemical and thermal treatment

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Author(s):
da Conceicao, Fabiano T. [1] ; Pichinelli, Beatriz C. [2] ; Silva, Mariana S. G. [2] ; Moruzzi, Rodrigo Braga [1] ; Menegario, Amauri Antonio [3] ; Pereira Antunes, Maria Lucia [4]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] UNESP, IGCE, Ave 24-A, 1515 Bela Vista, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[2] UNESP, FEB, Bauru - Brazil
[3] UNESP, CEA, Ave 24-A, 1515 Bela Vista, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[4] UNESP, Campus Expt Sorocaba, Sorocaba - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES; v. 75, n. 5 MAR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Brazil is the third-largest producer of aluminium, with the red mud generated during the extraction of aluminium from bauxite through the Bayer process. The red mud has been studied for use as an adsorbent for removing of elements/compounds from wastewater and/or contaminated soil. However, there are several compounds and treatments that were not tested yet. In this study, the Cu(II) adsorption potential for natural red mud (NRN) and red mud activated by thermal treatment at 400 degrees C (TRM) and chemical treatment with hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 0.05 mol L-1 (CRM1) and calcium nitrate {[}Ca(NO3)(2)] 0.1 mol L-1 (CRM2) was evaluated using adsorption isotherms obtained by the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The NRM and TRM presented Cu(II) adsorptions of ca. 100 % in aqueous solution with lower concentrations of the metal (0.5 and 1.0 mmol 25 mL(-1)). The Langmuir isotherm was more appropriate to describe the phenomenon of Cu(II) removal using NRM, TRM, CRM1 and CRM2, with the thermally activated red mud presenting the highest adsorption capacity at 2.08 mmol g(-1) for Cu(II). Thus, these results indicate that TRM has the potential for use in applications that treat effluents and/or contaminated soil from industrial activity. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/02374-0 - Characterization of Brazilian red mud and evaluation of its dye adsorption potential
Grantee:Maria Lúcia Pereira Antunes
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants