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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO: CTM2014/56770-R
Generically Dependent Continuant
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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carbon, 7440-44-0; charcoal, 16291-96-6; diclofenac, 15307-79-6, 15307-86-5; water, 7732-18-5; Carbon; Charcoal; Diclofenac; Solutions; Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Tailoring the textural properties of an activated carbon for enhancing its adsorption capacity towards diclofenac from aqueous solution
A series of activated carbons (ACs) were prepared by modifying a commercial AC by physical activation using CO 2 during different activation times. The ACs were designated as F, F12, F24, and F40 corresponding to the activation times of 0, 12, 24, and 40 h, respectively. The surface area, total pore volume, micropore volume, and mean micropore width were determined for all the ACs. The textural properties of the modified ACs increased substantially with the activation time, and the capacity of the ACs for adsorbing diclofenac (DCF) was almost linearly dependent upon the surface area of the ACS. The maximum adsorption capacities of F, F12, F24, and F40 carbons towards diclofenac (DCF) from aqueous solution were 271, 522, 821, and 1033 mg/g, respectively. Hence, the adsorption capacities of ACs were considerably enhanced with the activation time, and F12, F24, and F40 carbons presented the highest adsorption capacities towards DCF reported in the technical literature. The F40 adsorption capacity was at least twice those of other carbon materials. The adsorption capacities decreased by raising the pH from 7 to 11 due to electrostatic repulsion between the ACs surface and anionic DCF in solution. The removal of DCF from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent was effectively carried out by adsorption on F40. Hence, the capacity of ACs for adsorbing DCF can be optimized by tailoring the porous structure of ACs. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
Activated carbon; Adsorption; CO 2 activation; Diclofenac; Microporosity; Tailoring porosity activated carbon; adsorption; aqueous solution; carbon dioxide; chemical compound; porosity; texture; wastewater treatment plant; carbon; charcoal; diclofenac; nanomaterial; water; adsorption; chemistry; devices; isolation and purification; pH; porosity; procedures; sewage; solution and solubility; water pollutant; Adsorption; Carbon; Charcoal; Diclofenac; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Nanostructures; Porosity; Solutions; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical
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