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Local Adsorbent for Toxic Metal Removal

The study investigates the effectiveness of light expanded clay aggregate from Shat al-Khora in removing heavy metal ions (Cr(VI), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Fe(III)) from industrial wastewater. Optimal removal was achieved at specific pH levels, with adsorption data fitting Langmuir and Freundlich models. Kinetic analysis indicated successful fitting with first and second pseudo models for all heavy metal ions tested.

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Local Adsorbent for Toxic Metal Removal

The study investigates the effectiveness of light expanded clay aggregate from Shat al-Khora in removing heavy metal ions (Cr(VI), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Fe(III)) from industrial wastewater. Optimal removal was achieved at specific pH levels, with adsorption data fitting Langmuir and Freundlich models. Kinetic analysis indicated successful fitting with first and second pseudo models for all heavy metal ions tested.

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2nd International Scientific Conference of Al-Ayen University (ISCAU-2020) IOP Publishing

IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 928 (2020) 022049 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/928/2/022049

A new local adsorbent for the removal of toxic metals from


industrial wastewater

Mustafa Alfaize1*, Firas Albadran2, Sahar AlJomma3, Ibtisam Kamal4


1
College of Petroleum Engineering, University of Alayen, Thi-Qar, Iraq

2
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, College of Oil and Gas Engineering, Basrah
University for Oil and Gas, Basrah, Iraq

3
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Basra University.

4
Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Soran University, Kurdistan Region-Iraq.

*Corresponding Author, E-mail: [Link]@[Link]

Abstract
The ability of light expanded clay aggregate from Shat al-Khora in the city of Basrah
to remove heavy metal ions Cr(VI) , Zn(II) , Cu(II) and Fe(III) from industrial
wastewater in the State Company of Petrochemical industries was studied in a batch
mode adsorption process. The effects of process variables including: pH, adsorbent
dose, contact time, adsorbent particle size and temperature were investigated. The
results showed that the maximum removal percentage of Cr(VI) , Zn(II) , Cu(II) and
Fe(III) ions was achieved at a pH values of 2 and 5 for Cr(VI) and Zn(II) )
respectively and at 4.5 for both Cu(II) and Fe(III). The experimental data were fitted
using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. The results indicated that
the adsorption of Cr(VI) , Zn(II) and Cu(II) matched with Langgmuir model while for
Fe(III) it fitted Freundlich model. Five kinetic reaction models were tested for fitting
the experimental data, the results analysis showed successful fitting with the 1st and
the 2nd pseudo models for all the heavy metal ions investigated.

Keywords: Heavy metals ions, light expanded clay aggregate, adsorption isotherms, adsorption
kinetics.

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