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Adsorption of diethyl and dibutyl phthalates onto activated carbon produced from Albizia julibrissin pods: kinetics and isotherms

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The adsorption behavior study of diethyl and dibutyl phthalates was investigated onto a new activated carbon prepared from an abundant biomass “Albizia julibrissin pods,” treated chemically by H3PO4. A series of experiments were conducted in a batch system to estimate the effect of operating conditions such as the adsorbent nature, the dose of adsorbent, the contact time, the initial concentration and the temperature on the adsorption efficiency. The optimum operating conditions were found to be 0.1 and 0.05 g of adsorbent for diethyl and dibutyl phthalates, respectively, at 30 min equilibrium time, 150 mg g−1 and 293 K. The adsorption isotherms for both phthalates were fit at different temperatures using the nonlinear regression of Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin–Radushkevich and Redlich–Peterson. The pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order by nonlinear regression and intraparticle diffusion models were used to describe the adsorption kinetic. The results show that the intraparticle diffusion model is not the limiting step governing the adsorption mechanism. The structural and textural characteristics of adsorbent surface were investigated. FTIR analysis of unloaded and phthalates-loaded adsorbent revealed that the aliphatic groups attached to phthalate esters are involved in adsorption mechanism.

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The authors acknowledge the research grant provided by the Université of Sciences and Technology (Algiers). The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. F. Metref for their assistance for the interpretation of FTIR spectra.

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  1. Laboratory of Industrial Processes Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Mechanical and Engineering Processes (USTHB), BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Y. Bouhamidi, F. Kaouah, L. Nouri & S. Boumaza

  2. Research Centre in Analytical Chemistry and Physics (CRAPC), BP 248, RP 16004, Algiers, Algeria

    L. Nouri

  3. Laboratory of Storage and Valorization of Renewable Energies, Faculty of Chemistry, (USTHB), BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    M. Trari

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Bouhamidi, Y., Kaouah, F., Nouri, L. et al. Adsorption of diethyl and dibutyl phthalates onto activated carbon produced from Albizia julibrissin pods: kinetics and isotherms. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 14, 271–284 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-1141-x

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