Adsorption isotherms of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon fibers

Ruey Shin Juang*, Feng Chin Wu, Ru Ling Tseng

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Abstract

Liquid-phase adsorption equilibria of eight phenolic compounds onto activated carbon fibers were measured in the concentration range 40-500 g·m-3 at 303 K. High adsorption capacities were observed for the chlorinated phenols compared to the methyl-substituted phenols. Several two- and three-parameter isotherm equations were tested. Among the equations tried, the three-parameter equation of Jossens et al. based on a heterogeneous surface adsorption theory was found to be the most satisfactory over the entire range of concentration. The widely used two-parameter equations of Langmuir and Freundlich were not applicable to the present adsorption systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487-492
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

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