• 임산에너지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2006

전통 방식으로 제조되어 시중에 유통 중인 2종의 참나무 백탄과 2종의 소나무 백탄에 대한 물성과 수용액 상 구리(II) 이온 흡착 성질을 시험하였다. 물성시험 결과, 탄의 pH는 약 9.5-9.8로 시료 탄간의 차가 크지 않았다. 원소 조성에 있어서는, 4종 시료 탄의 탄소(C) 함량이 약 85-90%로 나타났으며 S사 소나무탄의 수소(H) 함량이 1.62%로 타 시료에 비해 3배가량 높았다. 4종 시료 탄의 요오드 흡착량과 비표면적 측정의 결과에서는, 소나무탄이 참나무탄 보다 높게 나타났다. 이들 시료 목탄의 수용액 내 구리(II) 이온 흡착율 측정 시험에서는, 목탄 시료의 처리양이 늘어날수록, 처리 시간이 길수록, 그리고 pH가 높을수록 높은 구리(II) 이온 흡착율을 나타냈다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.403-416
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• 2016

The possibility of using carica papaya leaf powder for removal of copper from wastewater as a low cost adsorbent was explored. Different parameters that affect the adsorption process like initial concentration of metal ion, time of contact, adsorbent quantity and pH were evaluated and the outcome of the study was tested using adsorption isotherm models. A maximum of 90%-94.1% copper removal was possible from wastewater having low concentration of the metal using papaya leaf powder under optimum conditions by conducting experimental studies. The biosorption of copper ion was influenced by pH and outcome of experimental results indicate the optimum pH as 7.0 for maximum copper removal. Copper distribution between the solid and liquid phases in batch studies was described by isotherms like Langmuir adsorption and Freundlich models. The adsorption process was better represented by the Freundlich isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity of copper was measured to be 24.51 mg/g through the Langmuir model. Pseudo-second order rate equation was better suited for the adsorption process. A dynamic mode study was also conducted to analyse the ability of papaya leaf powder to remove copper (II) ions from aqueous solution and the breakthrough curve was described by an S profile. Present study revealed that papaya leaf powder can be used for the removal of copper from the wastewater and low cost water treatment techniques can be developed using this adsorbent.