Catalytic Sorption of (Chloro)Benzene and Naphthalene in Aqueous Solutions by Granular Activated Carbon Supported Bimetallic Iron and Palladium Nanoparticles

Adsorption of benzene, chlorobenzene, and naphthalene on commercially available granular activated carbon (GAC) and bimetallic nanoparticle (Fe/Pd) loaded GAC was investigated for the potential use in active capping of contaminated sediments. Freundlich and Langmuir linearizations were both applied...

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Published in:ISRN nanotechnology 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.1-8
Main Authors: Virkutyte, Jurate, Al-Abed, Souhail R., Barth, Edwin F., Reible, Danny, Dunlap, Patrick, Chattopadhyay, Sandip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benzene
Bimetals
Chlorobenzenes
Iron
Mathematical models
Naphthalene
Palladium
Partitioning
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Summary:Adsorption of benzene, chlorobenzene, and naphthalene on commercially available granular activated carbon (GAC) and bimetallic nanoparticle (Fe/Pd) loaded GAC was investigated for the potential use in active capping of contaminated sediments. Freundlich and Langmuir linearizations were both applied to this data, and it was found that the Freundlich model most closely fits the experimental data. Based on Freundlich parameters, the effective partitioning coefficients (L kg−1) taking into account KF and n were calculated to be 2.97×106 and 8.25×105 for benzene and chlorobenzene, respectively, on GAC. In addition, effective partitioning coefficients (L kg−1) were 650, 5640, and 1.91×105 for benzene, chlorobenzene, and naphthalene, respectively, on Fe/Pd/GAC. Values of logKF  ((μg/kg)/(μg/L)n) were 6.11, 7.11, and 7.54 for benzene, chlorobenzene, and naphthalene, respectively, for GAC and 4.53, 5.47, and 5.22, respectively, for Fe/Pd/GAC.
ISSN:2090-6072
2090-6072
DOI:10.1155/2013/525697