Removal of Glycolic Acid From Aqueous Solution using Bagasse Flyash

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1 Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur, Chhattisgarh -492010, India

2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Present study deals with the adsorption of glycolic acid (GA) from aqueous solutions by using
bagasse fly ash (BFA). BFA is a solid waste generated from bagasse fired boilers and can be used as an adsorbent. Batch adsorption studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of various parameters like adsorbent dose, contact time, initial concentration and temperature on the removal of GA from aqueous solutions. For the selected dosage, it was found that the adsorption increases with increase in BFA doses and decreases with increase in acid concentration. The effect of contact time on removal shows that the adsorption of glycolic acid on BFA is very fast. The kinetics of the sorption of GA was well represented by Elovich model, first order, pseudo-second order and Weber and Morris intra-particle diffusion model. The adsorption isotherm analyses
were also carried out by using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations. Freundlich equation was found satisfactory to represent the equilibrium data. Thermodynamic studies revealed that the adsorption of GA on BFA is exothermic in nature.

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International Journal of Environmental Research
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2012
Pages 297-308

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