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Adsorption of nitrobenzene and benzoic acid from aqueous solution by all-silica zeolite beta

  • Qingdong Qin*
  • , Jun Ma
  • , Dafang Fu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Southeast University, Nanjing

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Abstract

All-silica zeolite beta (BEA) was tested for the ability to remove nitrobenzene and benzoic acid from aqueous solution. The effect of contact time, temperature, initial concentration and initial pH were investigated in a batch reactor system. Adsorption of nitrobenzene decreased with increase in temperature. The equilibrium isotherm was L-shaped. Nitrobenzene adsorption was independent of pH. Adsorption of benzoic acid increased with increasing temperature from 5°C to 22°C and decreased with increasing temperature from 22°C to 32°C. The equilibrium isotherm was approximately S-shaped. Benzoic acid adsorption was dependent of pH. At pH8.0, benzoic acid can also be adsorbed effectively. The results above confirmed that BEA had the potential to be utilized as relatively effective adsorbent for nitrobenzene and benzoic acid removal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental Biotechnology and Materials Engineering
Pages1378-1382
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology and Materials Engineering, EBME 2011 - Harbin, China
Duration: 26 Mar 201128 Mar 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume183-185
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Environmental Biotechnology and Materials Engineering, EBME 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period26/03/1128/03/11

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Benzoic acid
  • Isotherm
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Zeolite beta

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