Removal of citric acid by activated carbon adsorption


Inci I.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.649-653, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.649-653
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The possibilities of removal of citric acid using activated carbon have been investigated. During the analysis initial citric acid concentration and amount of activated carbon have been taken into account. The experimentrs were conducted with aqueous solutions containing citric acid in four different concentrations (4, 4.5, 7, 13%, w/w). As adsorbent activated carbon was used in live different amount (0.005, 0.010, 0.015, 0.020, 0.025 g). Considerable amount of citric acid was removed by activated carbon. The amount of acid removed by activated carbon depends upon activated carbon amount. Experimental data were fitted into the Freundlich isotherm to obtain the values of adsorption parameters.