Cationic Dye (Methylene Blue) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Montmorillonite

Baybars Ali Fil,Cengiz Özmetin,Mustafa Korkmaz 대한화학회 2012 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.33 No.10

Color impurity in industrial effluents pose a significant risk to human health and the environment, so much effort has been expended to degrade them using various methods, including the use of clay minerals as adsorbent. The purpose of this study was to advance understanding of the mechanisms for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions onto montmorillonite as an adsorbent. Preliminary experiments showed that montmorillonite was effective for this purpose and adsorption equilibrium could be reached in about 24 h. Adsorption capacity of the clay decreased with increase in temperature and ionic strength, and increased with in pH. The fitness of equilibrium data to common isotherm equations such as the Langmuir,Freundlich, Elovich, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich were tested. The Langmuir equation fitted to equilibrium data better than all tested isotherm models. Thermodynamic activation parameters such as ΔG0,ΔS0 and ΔH0 were also calculated and results were evaluated. As result montmorillonite clay was found as effective low cost adsorbent for removal of cationic dyes from waste waters.

Investigation of Nickel Removal from Heavy Metal Containing Industrial Wastewater by Electrocoagulation Method

Baybars Ali, Fil,Cansu, Elgun,Sevim Alya, Cihan,Sermin, Gunaslan,Alper Erdem, Yilmaz The Korean Electrochemical Society 2022 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.13 No.4

In the study, Ni²⁺ (nickel) removal from synthetically prepared wastewater by electrocoagulation method, which is one of the electrochemical treatment processes, was investigated and parameters such as current density, pH, mixing speed, initial Ni²⁺ concentration, supporting electrolyte type and concentration were determined to determine Ni²⁺ removal efficiencies effects were studied. Experiment conditions during 30 minutes of electrolysis; the current density was determined as 0.95 mA/cm², the initial pH of the wastewater was 6, the mixing speed was 150 rpm, and the initial nickel concentration was 250 mg/L. The Ni²⁺ removal efficiency was obtained as 75.99% under the determined experimental conditions, while the energy consumption was calculated as 3.15 kW-h/m³. In the experiments, it was observed that the type and concentration of the supporting electrolyte did not have a significant effect on the Ni²⁺ removal efficiency. In the trials where the effect of the support electrolyte concentration was examined, the Ni²⁺ removal efficiency was 75.99% in the wastewater environment without the supporting electrolyte, while the Ni²⁺ removal efficiency was 81.55% when 7.5 mmol/L NaCl was used after the 30-minute reaction, and the energy consumption was 2.15 kW-h/m³ obtained as. As a result of the studies, it was concluded that the electrocoagulation process can be applied in the treatment of wastewater containing Ni²⁺.

Adsorption of Ni(II) on ion exchange resin: Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

Baybars Ali Fil,Recep Boncukcuoglu,Alper Erdem Yilmaz,Serkan Bayar 한국화학공학회 2012 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.29 No.9

This article describes the ion exchange of a heavy metal Ni(II) from aqueous solutions onto a Dowex HCR-S, cationic resin. Batch adsorption studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of various parameters such as pH, resin dose, stirring speed, temperature, contact time and initial Ni(II) concentration on the removal of Ni(II). Adsorption rate increased with the increase in initial nickel concentration, stirring speed and temperature. Equilibrium adsorption isotherms were measured for the single component system, and the experimental data were analyzed by using Langmuir, Freundlich, Elovich, Temkin, Khan, Sips, Toth, Koble-Corrigan and Radke-Prausnitz isotherm equations. The Sips equation appears to fit the equilibrium data. Different models were tested for their applicability. Adsorption kinetic data were modeled using the Lagergren pseudo-first-order, Ho’s pseudo-second-order and Elovich models. It was found that Ho’s pseudo-second-order model could be used for the prediction of the system’s kinetics. Thermodynamic activation parameters such as ΔG*, ΔS* and ΔH* of the adsorption of Ni(II) on Dowex HCR-S cationic resin were also calculated.

Cationic Dye (Methylene Blue) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Montmorillonite

Fil, Baybars Ali,Ozmetin, Cengiz,Korkmaz, Mustafa Korean Chemical Society 2012 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.33 No.10

Color impurity in industrial effluents pose a significant risk to human health and the environment, so much effort has been expended to degrade them using various methods, including the use of clay minerals as adsorbent. The purpose of this study was to advance understanding of the mechanisms for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions onto montmorillonite as an adsorbent. Preliminary experiments showed that montmorillonite was effective for this purpose and adsorption equilibrium could be reached in about 24 h. Adsorption capacity of the clay decreased with increase in temperature and ionic strength, and increased with in pH. The fitness of equilibrium data to common isotherm equations such as the Langmuir, Freundlich, Elovich, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich were tested. The Langmuir equation fitted to equilibrium data better than all tested isotherm models. Thermodynamic activation parameters such as ${\Delta}G^0$, ${\Delta}S^0$ and ${\Delta}H^0$ were also calculated and results were evaluated. As result montmorillonite clay was found as effective low cost adsorbent for removal of cationic dyes from waste waters.

The Investigation of Treatment of Pistachio Processing Industrial Wastewater by Electrochemical Methods in Terms of Chemical Oxygen Demand and Total Phenol Removal

Alper Erdem Yilmaz,Baybars Ali Fil,Murat Tolga Yilmaz,Serkan Bayar,Zuhal Koksal The Korean Electrochemical Society 2024 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.15 No.1

This work aims to investigate the efficiency of electrocoagulation (EC) of pistachio processing industrial wastewater (PPIW) using the continuous EC process. The tubular reactor made of stainless steel with an internal diameter of 60 mm was used as a cathode electrode. The effect of some parameters was examined on the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total phenols (TP) removal efficiency. The influences of the initial pH of wastewater (from 4 to 8), flow rate (from 25 to 125 mL/min), current density (from 7 to 21 mA/cm²), and supporting electrolyte type (NaCl, NaNO₃, and Na₂SO₄), supporting electrolyte concentration (from 10 to 100 mg/L NaCl) on removal efficiency were investigated to determine the best experimental conditions. The examination of the physico-chemical parameters during the EC treatment showed that the best removal efficiency was obtained under conditions where the flow rate was 25 mL/min (20 min reaction time), the pH value was 5.2, and the current density was 21 mA/cm² has set. Under these experimental conditions, COD and TP removal efficiency were found to be 75% and 97%, respectively, while energy consumption was 18.5 kW h/m³. The study results show that the EC can be applied to PPIW pre-treatment.

Boron removal by means of chemical precipitation with calcium hydroxide and calcium borate formation

Alper Erdem Yilmaz,Recep Boncukcuoglu,Serkan Bayar,Baybars Ali Fil,Mehmet Muhtar Kocakerim 한국화학공학회 2012 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.29 No.10

Boron removal was investigated by chemical precipitation from aqueous solutions containing boron using calcium hydroxide. pH, initial boron concentration, amount of Ca(OH)2, stirring speed and solution temperature were selected as operational parameters in a batch system. The highest boron removal efficiency was reached at pH 1.0. Increasing initial boron concentration and amount of calcium hydroxide raised to boron removal efficiency. Boron removal efficiency was highest at a stirring speed of 150 rpm. The most important parameter affecting boron removal efficiency was solution temperature. Increasing solution temperature increased importantly boron removal. XRD analysis showed that CaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O, which is a borate mineral called inyoite, occurred between Ca(OH)2 and borate ions. As a result of the obtained experimental data, when the optimum operational conditions were selected, over 96% of boron removal efficiency was reached by this method.