%0 Conference Paper
%A Khan, T.
%A Wahab, S.A.B.A.
%A Chaudhuri, M.
%D 2011
%F scholars:1657
%K Adsorption Kinetics; Batch adsorption tests; Contact time; Equilibrium adsorption; Filter mediums; Freundlich constants; Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models; Langmuir constant; Muffle furnaces; Pseudo second order kinetics; Rice husk; Rice husk silica, Adsorption isotherms; Arsenic; Dyes; Groundwater; Radioactive waste vitrification; Silica; Sustainable development, Adsorption
%R 10.1109/NatPC.2011.6136347
%T Arsenic(III) immobilization on rice husk silica
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/1657/
%X Silica was prepared by burning rice husk in a muffle furnace at 500C and immobilization (adsorption) of As(III) by the rice husk silica from aqueous solution was examined. Batch adsorption test showed that extent of As(III) adsorption depended on initial As(III) concentration, contact time and pH. Equilibrium adsorption was attained in 180 min, with maximum adsorption occurring at pH 8. Equilibrium adsorption data were well described by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. Langmuir constants Q° and b were 1.89 and 0.1, and Freundlich constants K f and 1/n were 0.17 and 0.9, respectively. Adsorption of As(III) by rice husk silica followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. Rice husk silica is effective in the adsorption of As(III) from water and is a potentially suitable filter medium for removing As(III) from groundwater at wells or in households. © 2011 IEEE.
%Z cited By 1; Conference of 3rd National Postgraduate Conference - Energy and Sustainability: Exploring the Innovative Minds, NPC 2011 ; Conference Date: 19 September 2011 Through 20 September 2011; Conference Code:88531