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Fluoride sorption by treated fly ash: kinetic and isotherm studies

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High fluoride levels in drinking water have become a critical health hazard. In the present study, the performance of magnesia-loaded fly ash adsorption in the removal of fluoride from aqueous solution was investigated in a batch study. The effect of contact time, dosage, pH, temperature and agitation speed was studied at different values. The maximum removal efficiency was 88 % at 150 min. The effective dose of adsorbent was found to be 2.5 g/l. The optimum pH was found to be at pH 4. Kinetic studies and isotherm studies were also performed to understand the ability of the adsorbents. The monolayer adsorption capacity determined from the Langmuir adsorption equation was found to be 11.61 mg/g. The kinetic measurements suggested the involvement of pseudo-second-order kinetics in adsorption and were controlled by a particle diffusion process. Overall, the results of this study suggest that magnesia-loaded fly ash is an environmentally friendly, efficient and low-cost adsorbent, useful for the removal of fluoride from aqueous solution.

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Geethamani, C.K., Ramesh, S.T., Gandhimathi, R. et al. Fluoride sorption by treated fly ash: kinetic and isotherm studies. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 15, 381–392 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-013-0128-7

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