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Application of Activated Carbon Obtained from Spent Coffee Ground Wastes to Effective Terbium Recovery from Liquid Solutions

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العنوان: Application of Activated Carbon Obtained from Spent Coffee Ground Wastes to Effective Terbium Recovery from Liquid Solutions
المؤلفون: Lorena Alcaraz, Dayana Nathaly Saquinga, Francisco J. Alguacil, Esther Escudero, Félix A. López
المصدر: Metals; Volume 11; Issue 4; Pages: 630
بيانات النشر: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: MDPI Open Access Publishing
مصطلحات موضوعية: rare earth recovery, low-cost adsorbent, spent coffee wastes, terbium elution
الوصف: A process aimed at the recovery of terbium from liquid solutions using activated carbon (AC) derived from spent coffee grounds (SCG) was assessed. AC was obtained using the hydro-alcoholic treatment of SCG, followed by the physical activation of the as-obtained product. The AC exhibited both microporous and mesoporous structures, which were shown by the corresponding nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. In addition, a certain graphitic character was found in the micro-Raman measurements. By use of this AC, terbium adsorption was investigated, and the influence of solution pH, temperature, and the adsorbent amount on terbium uptake was tested. In addition, adsorption isotherms and kinetic studies were also evaluated. The best fit was found for the type-1 Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Thermodynamic studies revealed that terbium adsorption is an endothermic and spontaneous process. Terbium desorption by the use of acidic solutions was also investigated. This work demonstrated that it is possible to recover this valuable metal from liquid solution using the present AC.
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اللغة: English
Relation: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met11040630
DOI: 10.3390/met11040630
الاتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/met11040630
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.7BAD2A94
قاعدة البيانات: BASE