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dc.creatorVítor J. P. Vilar
dc.creatorSílvia C. R. Santos
dc.creatorRamiro J. E. Martins
dc.creatorCidália M. S. Botelho
dc.creatorRui A. R. Boaventura
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-06T20:36:39Z-
dc.date.available2022-09-06T20:36:39Z-
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.issn1369-703X
dc.identifier.othersigarra:56965
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/103972-
dc.description.abstractIn this work, the properties of marine algae Gelidium, algal waste from agar extraction industry and a composite material were investigated for cadmium(II) biosorption. Equilibrium experiments were performed at three pH values (4, 5.3 and 6.5). Equilibrium data were well described by the Langmuir and Langmuir-Freundlich isotherms. Two models predicting the pH influence in the cadmium biosorption (discrete and continuous models) have been developed in order to better describe the equilibrium. The continuous model also considers a heterogeneous distribution of carboxylic groups, determined by potentiometric titration. The results of batch kinetic experiments performed at different pH values were well fitted by two mass transfer models and the homogeneous diffusion coefficients for the cadmium ions inside the biosorbent were obtained. Continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and packed bed column configurations were also examined for the biosorption of cadmium ions. A strong acid (0.1 M HNO3) was used as eluant to regenerate the biosorbents in the column. Several mass transfer models were applied with success to describe the biosorption process in batch mode, CSTR and fixed bed column.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Projectos de I&DT em Todos os Domínios Científicos/POCI/AMB/57616/2004/Reciclagem de águas contaminadas com metais por biossorção em algas marinhas e resíduos industriais contendo algas/POCI/AMB/57616/2004
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dc.subjectCiências Tecnológicas, Engenharia química
dc.subjectTechnological sciences, Chemical engineering
dc.titleCadmium uptake by algal biomass in batch and continuous (CSTR and packed bed column) adsorbers
dc.typeArtigo em Revista Científica Internacional
dc.contributor.uportoFaculdade de Engenharia
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bej.2008.07.008
dc.identifier.authenticusP-003-TBH
dc.subject.fosCiências da engenharia e tecnologias::Engenharia química
dc.subject.fosEngineering and technology::Chemical engineering
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