Kinetic study of humic acid adsorption onto smectite: The role of individual and blend background electrolyte

Laila H. Abdel-Rahman; Ahmed M. Abu-Dief; Badriah Saad Al-Farhan; Doaa Yousef; Mohamed E. A. El-Sayed; Laila H. Abdel-Rahman; Ahmed M. Abu-Dief; Badriah Saad Al-Farhan; Doaa Yousef; Mohamed E. A. El-Sayed

doi:10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1176

AIMS Materials Science

2019, Volume 6, Issue 6: 1176-1190. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1176

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Kinetic study of humic acid adsorption onto smectite: The role of individual and blend background electrolyte

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, 82534 Sohag, Egypt
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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Girls for Science, King Khalid University, Abha, King Saudi Arabia, KSA
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Soils, Water, and Environmental Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, El-Giza, Egypt

Received: 06 August 2019 Accepted: 25 November 2019 Published: 03 December 2019

Many factors can affect the natural organic matter adsorption on clay, such as pH and ionic strength. Blended background electrolyte could be causing better simulation to natural effects. Therefore, kinetic study of humic acid (HA) adsorption onto smectite has been studied under various conditions. Impact of pH and individual and blend background electrolyte with different ionic strength concentration on the rate of adsorption has been investigated. The rate and amount of adsorbed HA on smectite improved with raised background electrolyte concentration, declining pH, and in existence Ca²⁺. The rate of adsorption order was in the presence of CaCl₂ > blend (CaCl₂ and KCl) > KCl. The adsorption isotherm was L-shap in the presence of CaCl₂ and KCl while was S-shap in presence blend (CaCl₂ and KCl). Moreover, the data revealed that the adsorption behavior of HA might be pronounced more obviously by Freundlich model than Langmuir. Two kinetic models were applied to assess the rate constants and kinetic data. The results clarified that HA adsorption on smectite was following to pseudo second order model under various conditions.
- kinetics,
- humic acid,
- smectite,
- adsorption,
- background electrolyte
Citation: Laila H. Abdel-Rahman, Ahmed M. Abu-Dief, Badriah Saad Al-Farhan, Doaa Yousef, Mohamed E. A. El-Sayed. Kinetic study of humic acid adsorption onto smectite: The role of individual and blend background electrolyte[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2019, 6(6): 1176-1190. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1176

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Abstract

Many factors can affect the natural organic matter adsorption on clay, such as pH and ionic strength. Blended background electrolyte could be causing better simulation to natural effects. Therefore, kinetic study of humic acid (HA) adsorption onto smectite has been studied under various conditions. Impact of pH and individual and blend background electrolyte with different ionic strength concentration on the rate of adsorption has been investigated. The rate and amount of adsorbed HA on smectite improved with raised background electrolyte concentration, declining pH, and in existence Ca²⁺. The rate of adsorption order was in the presence of CaCl₂ > blend (CaCl₂ and KCl) > KCl. The adsorption isotherm was L-shap in the presence of CaCl₂ and KCl while was S-shap in presence blend (CaCl₂ and KCl). Moreover, the data revealed that the adsorption behavior of HA might be pronounced more obviously by Freundlich model than Langmuir. Two kinetic models were applied to assess the rate constants and kinetic data. The results clarified that HA adsorption on smectite was following to pseudo second order model under various conditions.

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