Phenolic organic compounds are extremely highly generated from many resources which disposed to sewerage system without treatments that increase the risk of contaminating water resources. This study is focused on preparing and studying the properties of activated carbon produced from cypress fruit by chemically activation using phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4) as an activating agent. The activated carbon used to adsorb p-nitrophenol (PNP) from the aqueous solution. Result show that the activated carbon produces from cypress fruit gives good percentage yields which reach up to 51.8%. Surface area determined by iodine number showed 524.1m 2 /g. The adsorptive properties of CFAC were investigated in terms of adsorbent dose, PNP concentration, pH, and temperature and contact time in a batch system. Results indicate that the optimum percent of PNP removal 90.9 % when adsorbent dosage 0.3g and PNP concentration 80mg/L and percentage removal of PNP increase when the concentration of PNP decrease which maximum percentage removal reach 93.2% when PNP concentration 20mg/L and 0.1g CFAC. The effect of temperature on adsorption by CFAC has also been investigated in the range of 15-45 °C. The results indicate that the temperature slightly affected effectiveness of CFAC adsorption. The results showed that equilibrium time for PNP adsorption is 150min, but most the adsorption attained within the first ten minute. Results investigate that the produced cypress fruit activated carbon (CFAC) adsorption equilibrium is represented by both Frenundlich and Langmuir equilibrium model, but Langmuir model describe very well the adsorption. The main properties of Langmuir equation can be expressed in term of separation factor, R L . The R L equal 0.053 that indicate the adsorption favorable.
This study aims to use the tissues of Cyclamen persicum
tubers to prepare activated carbon (CTAC) by different methods then to set up a
thermodynamic study of the pharmaceutical diclofenac sodium (DCF) adsorption
from aqueous solution onto this activated carbon. Optimum percent of DCF
removal was 72 % when CTAC dosage was 0.25 g and DCF concentration 50 mg/L.
Percentage removal of DCF increases when the concentration of DCF increases as
the maximum percentage removal reached 81 % when DCF concentration was 70 mg/L
and 0.7 g CTAC and pH ranging from 6 to 2.
Freundlich model describes efficiently adsorption isotherm of DCF onto CTAC
with n equal to 1.398 which value indicates a favorable adsorption. This
finding validates the assumption of multilayer physical adsorption process of
DCF. The results showed that DCF was physically adsorbed onto CTAC, as
confirmed by the values of ΔH° minor than 40 Kj/ mol. As ΔG° had negative
charge, the adsorption process is exothermic, and the adsorption process of the
DCF onto CTAC is spontaneous, depending on temperature.
Phenolic organic compounds are extremely highly generated from many resources which disposed to sewerage system without treatments that increase the risk of contaminating water resources. This study is focused on preparing and studying the properties of activated carbon produced from cypress fruit by chemically activation using phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4) as an activating agent. The activated carbon used to adsorb p-nitrophenol (PNP) from the aqueous solution. Result show that the activated carbon produces from cypress fruit gives good percentage yields which reach up to 51.8%. Surface area determined by iodine number showed 524.1m 2 /g. The adsorptive properties of CFAC were investigated in terms of adsorbent dose, PNP concentration, pH, and temperature and contact time in a batch system. Results indicate that the optimum percent of PNP removal 90.9 % when adsorbent dosage 0.3g and PNP concentration 80mg/L and percentage removal of PNP increase when the concentration of PNP decrease which maximum percentage removal reach 93.2% when PNP concentration 20mg/L and 0.1g CFAC. The effect of temperature on adsorption by CFAC has also been investigated in the range of 15-45 °C. The results indicate that the temperature slightly affected effectiveness of CFAC adsorption. The results showed that equilibrium time for PNP adsorption is 150min, but most the adsorption attained within the first ten minute. Results investigate that the produced cypress fruit activated carbon (CFAC) adsorption equilibrium is represented by both Frenundlich and Langmuir equilibrium model, but Langmuir model describe very well the adsorption. The main properties of Langmuir equation can be expressed in term of separation factor, R L . The R L equal 0.053 that indicate the adsorption favorable.