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Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

2011

Water treatment

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Batch And Column Studies Of Zn2+ Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Chicken Feathers As Sorbents, Ismael Alejandro Aguayo-Villarreal, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Miguel A. Montes-Morán, Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Avila Jan 2011

Batch And Column Studies Of Zn2+ Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Chicken Feathers As Sorbents, Ismael Alejandro Aguayo-Villarreal, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Miguel A. Montes-Morán, Hilda Elizabeth Reynel-Avila

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

We report the removal of zinc ions from aqueous solution by raw chicken feathers using both batch and continuous systems. Specifically, kinetic and sorption isotherms have been determined considering the effect of temperature, pH and metal concentration. Batch sorption data were fitted to various sorption models and results indicate that Zn2+ sorption process using raw chicken feathers followed the pseudo-second order rate model, while sorption isotherms were described properly by Sips isotherm. Sorption isotherms show that the experimental maximum sorption capacity of Zn2+ was found to be 4.31 mg/g at 30 °C and pH 5 and that chemisorption may play …


Role Of The Pericarp Of Carya Illinoinensis As Biosorbent And Precursor Of Activated Carbon For The Removal Of Lead And Acid Blue 25 In Aqueous Solution, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, María Ana Pérez-Cruz, Miguel A. Montes-Moran Jan 2011

Role Of The Pericarp Of Carya Illinoinensis As Biosorbent And Precursor Of Activated Carbon For The Removal Of Lead And Acid Blue 25 In Aqueous Solution, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, María Ana Pérez-Cruz, Miguel A. Montes-Moran

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

The pecan nuts are widely cultivated in states of north of Mexico and the residues generated during nut processing are abundant and not reused. In the present study, the pericarp of pecan (PP) was physicochemically characterized and their use as low cost biosorbent of lead and acid blue 25 was studied in batch systems at different experimental conditions. Also, the PP was used as precursor of activated carbon and a natural modifier agent extracted from egg shells was used in the synthesis of the carbons. Results suggest that the pericarp of pecan (PP) has an acidic character due to the …


Improving The Adsorption Of Heavy Metals From Water Using Commercial Carbons Modified With Egg Shell Wastes, Alejandro Guijarro-Aldaco, Virginia Hernandez-Montoya, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Miguel A. Montes-Moran, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo Jan 2011

Improving The Adsorption Of Heavy Metals From Water Using Commercial Carbons Modified With Egg Shell Wastes, Alejandro Guijarro-Aldaco, Virginia Hernandez-Montoya, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Miguel A. Montes-Moran, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

We introduce the application of hen egg shell waste to improve the adsorption capacities of heavy-metal ions using commercial carbons via the modification of their surface chemistry. Specifically, a calcium solution extracted from egg shell waste has been used as a low-cost activation agent to improve the adsorption properties of three commercial carbons. An orthogonal array of the Taguchi method has been applied to identify the optimal conditions for the adsorbent modification process using the Zn batch adsorption, at 30 °C and pH 5, as the response variable. Our results show that maximum adsorption capacities of Cd, Ni, and Zn …