eprintid: 5264 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/52/64 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:16:59 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:16:59 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:01:07 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Khan, T. creators_name: Isa, M.H. creators_name: Chaudhuri, M. creators_name: Muhammad, R.U.M. creators_name: Saeed, M.O. title: Determination of adsorption capacity of agricultural-based carbon for Ni (II) adsorption from aqueous solution ispublished: pub keywords: Adsorption isotherms; Carbon; Developing countries; Dyes; Enzyme kinetics; Incineration; Isotherms; Microporosity; Nickel, Adsorption capacities; Batch adsorption tests; Equilibrium adsorption; Initial concentration; Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms; Langmuir isotherm models; Pseudo second order kinetics; Rice husk, Adsorption note: cited By 4 abstract: The aim of the study was to prepare potentially cheaper carbon for the adsorptive removal of Nickle Ni (II) from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity of the prepared carbon to remove Ni (II) from aqueous solution was determined and adsorption mechanism was investigated. Rice husk carbon was prepared by incineration in a muffle furnace. The incinerated rice husk carbon (IRHC) was characterised in terms of surface area, micropore area, micropore volume, average pore diameter and surface morphology. Adsorption of Ni (II) by IRHC was examined. The influence of operating parameters, namely, pH, initial concentration and contact time on adsorption of Ni (II) by IRHC was evaluated. Batch adsorption tests showed that extent of Ni (II) adsorption depended on initial concentration, contact time and pH. Equilibrium adsorption was achieved in 120 min, while maximum Ni (II) adsorption occurred at pH 4. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were studied and the equilibrium adsorption data was found to fit well with the Langmuir isotherm model. Langmuir constants Q° and b were 14.45 and 0.10, and Freundlich constants Kf and 1/n were 4.0 and 0.26, respectively. Adsorption of Ni (II) by IRHC followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. Being a lowcost carbon, IRHC has potential to be used for the adsorption of Ni (II) from aqueous solution and wastewater in developing countries. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. date: 2014 publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903520999&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.567.20&partnerID=40&md5=95b1f401012370400f164551847bbb5d id_number: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.567.20 full_text_status: none publication: Applied Mechanics and Materials volume: 567 pagerange: 20-25 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9783038351238 issn: 16609336 citation: Khan, T. and Isa, M.H. and Chaudhuri, M. and Muhammad, R.U.M. and Saeed, M.O. (2014) Determination of adsorption capacity of agricultural-based carbon for Ni (II) adsorption from aqueous solution. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 567. pp. 20-25. ISSN 16609336