Incorporation of humic acid into biomass derived carbon for enhanced adsorption of phenol.

ABSTRACT: In the present work, the biomass derived carbon decorated with humic acid (HC), was synthesized through impregnation method for the adsorption of phenol from water environment. Humic acids contain more oxygen-containing functional groups and hydrogen bonds, which promotes the binding between HC and phenol molecules. The results indicated that the adsorption performance of HC to phenol was better than that of commercial activated carbon. Moreover, in addition to physical absorption, the chemical reaction between carboxylic groups on the carbon surface and hydroxyl in phenol also played an important role during the process. The adsorption behavior of HC was described by equilibrium and kinetics parameters. Pseudo-second order model can describe the adsorption process well. Langmuir model was

SUBMITTER: Song M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934675 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature