Preparation of sludge carbon with Fenton activation and adsorption characteristics of hexavalent chromium
- Received Date: 19/12/2016
- Accepted Date: 28/09/2016
- Available Online: 26/08/2017
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Key words:
- Fenton /
- dewater sludge /
- activated carbon /
- adsorbtion /
- Cr(Ⅵ)
Abstract: Using Fenton activation method to prepare activated carbon through dewatered sludge. The effects of Fenton's reagent dosage, activation time, carbonization temperature, residence time and heating rate on the preparation of sludge carbon were studied. The optimum preparation conditions are as the following:Fenton's reagent dosage is 150 mL, activation time is 2.5 h, carbonization temperature is 350℃, residence time is 1 h, heating rate is 20℃·min-1. The iodine adsorption value of sludge carbon under this optimum preparation condition is 331.90 mg·g-1, and BET specific surface area is 24.265 m2·g-1, the total pore volume is 0.146 cm3·g-1, microporosity is 17%. The effects of contact time, pH value and temperature on the adsorption of Cr(Ⅵ) in sludge carbon had been analyzed. In the condition of 90 min contact time, pH value of 3 and temperature of 50℃, the adsorption capacity of Cr(Ⅵ) is 9.93 mg·g-1 in sludge carbon. The adsorption kinetics fit the pseudo-second order kinetics model, and the adsorption process is described well with the Langmuir and Tempkin isotherm model.