Published June 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Sorption of phenol and radioactive cesium onto surfactant modified insolubilized humic acid

  • 1. Bilkent University, Ankara (Turkey). Department of Chemistry
  • 2. Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Blacksburg, VA (United States). Department of Chemistry

Description

In this study, the sorption behavior of two important contaminants, phenol and radioactive cesium (137Cs), onto surfactant modified insolubilized humic acid (SMIA) were investigated as a function of time, sorbate concentration utilizing the radiotracer method and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Phenol sorption process was well described by both Freundlich and Tempkin type isotherms, and cesium sorption was described by Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms. It was found that SMIA adsorbs both cations and phenolic substances. Kinetic studies indicated that adsorption behavior of phenol obey the pseudo second order rate law. FTIR spectroscopic technique was used to understand the structural changes during modification process with surfactants. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
284
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 669-675
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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