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Title: Removal of endosulfan by sal wood charcoal
Authors: Mishra, P C
Patel, R K
Keywords: Endosulfan
Sal wood charcoal
Langmuir model
Freundlich model
BET model
Time–decay
Issue Date: 2008
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Abstract: The removal efficiency of endosulfan from water by two low cost adsorbents viz. sal wood (Shorea robusta, family—Diptero carpaceae) charcoal and sand along with activated charcoal as the reference was investigated. For the selection of the suitable adsorbent for endosulfan uptake, the maximum adsorption capacity (Qmax) was chosen as the main parameter. Using linearized forms of equilibrium models like Langmuir, BET, Freundlich, the maximum adsorptive capacities were determined. It was observed that the efficiency for removal of pesticide is higher in activated charcoal with 94% followed by sand 90%. The efficiency of sal wood charcoal is moderately high with 87% which can be regenerated after treatment with dilute HCl and HNO3. Though the efficiency of sand is better than sal wood charcoal, it cannot be regenerated.
Description: Copyright for the article belongs to Elsevier
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2080/597
ISSN: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.091
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