TY  - JOUR
CY  - Alicante
KW  - adsorption; aqueous solution; cadmium; concentration (composition); conference proceeding; groundwater; nickel; pollutant removal; sludge; water treatment; zinc
ID  - scholars501
N2  - In this study, the applicability of ground water sludge (GWS), a waste material from a ground water treatment plant as a potential absorbent for heavy metals was experimentally analyzed. The presence of 56.4 of Fe 2O3 in the GWS composition indicated that GWS has potential adsorptive behaviour. An adsorption study using GWS was performed and results were analyzed in the adsorption of several heavy metals namely Ni, Cd, and Zn. The adsorbent concentrations (GWS) were varied from 250 mg/L to 4000 mg/L and agitated with aqueous heavy metal solutions for 1hr, 3hrs, 6hrs and 24hrs contact times. The batch adsorption indicated that Ni, Cd, and Zn were totally adsorbed using 4000 mg/L of the absorbent at a contact time of 24hrs. The removal efficiencies for Cd, Ni, and Zn at adsorbent concentrations of 3000 mg/L, 3500 mg/L and 3500 mg/L, were found to be 91.6, 73.8 and 69, respectively. Adsorption of metals also increased with longer contact times and higher adsorbent dosages. The study indicated that there is a potential in using waste sludge from ground water treatment plants as an adsorption material in removing heavy metals.
Y1  - 2008///
VL  - 111
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58849122293&doi=10.2495%2fWP080241&partnerID=40&md5=ce7bd7a90b816d015e87afc8b798cca7
JF  - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
A1  - Jaafar, A.R.
A1  - Isa, M.H.
A1  - Kutty, S.R.M.
AV  - none
TI  - Adsorption of zinc, cadmium and nickel from aqueous solutions using ground water sludge (GWS)
SP  - 247
N1  - cited By 6; Conference of 9th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollution, Water Pollution 2008 ; Conference Date: 9 June 2008 Through 11 June 2008; Conference Code:75165
SN  - 17433541
PB  - WITPress
EP  - 253
ER  -