TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of natural clinoptilolite for the removal of lead, copper and zinc in fixed bed column
AU - Stylianou, Marinos A.
AU - Hadjiconstantinou, Michalis P.
AU - Inglezakis, Vasilis J.
AU - Moustakas, Konstantinos G.
AU - Loizidou, Maria D.
PY - 2007/5/8
Y1 - 2007/5/8
N2 - This work deals with the removal of lead, copper and zinc from aqueous solutions by using natural zeolite (clinoptilolite). Fixed bed experiments were performed, using three different volumetric flow rates of 5, 7 and 10 bed volume/h, under a total normality of 0.01N, at initial pH of 4 and ambient temperature (25 °C). The removal efficiency increased when decreasing the flow rate and the following selectivity series was found: Pb2+ > Zn2+ ≥ Cu2+. Conductivity measurements showed that lead removal follows mainly ion exchange mechanism, while copper and zinc removal follows ion exchange and sorption mechanism as well.
AB - This work deals with the removal of lead, copper and zinc from aqueous solutions by using natural zeolite (clinoptilolite). Fixed bed experiments were performed, using three different volumetric flow rates of 5, 7 and 10 bed volume/h, under a total normality of 0.01N, at initial pH of 4 and ambient temperature (25 °C). The removal efficiency increased when decreasing the flow rate and the following selectivity series was found: Pb2+ > Zn2+ ≥ Cu2+. Conductivity measurements showed that lead removal follows mainly ion exchange mechanism, while copper and zinc removal follows ion exchange and sorption mechanism as well.
KW - clinoptilolite
KW - copper
KW - fixed bed
KW - ion exchange
KW - lead
KW - zinc
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.096
DO - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.096
M3 - Article
C2 - 17118535
AN - SCOPUS:34147112356
SN - 0304-3894
VL - 143
SP - 575
EP - 581
JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials
JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials
IS - 1-2
ER -