pH and conductivity change during the rinsing and adsorption of copper ions onto walnut shells
Date
2021
Authors
Marković, Miljan
Gorgievski, Milan
Štrbac, Nada
Grekulović, Vesna
Mitovski, Aleksandra
Božinović, Kristina
Zdravković, Milica
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University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
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Proceedings - 52nd International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy - IOC 2021, November 29th - 30th 2021, Bor, Serbia, 2021, 113-116
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The change in pH and conductivity values during the rinsing of the walnut shells as well as during the adsorption of copper ions wasinvestigated in this study. The pH value increases during the rinsing of the adsorbent, reaching a constant value after the passing of 100 ml of distilled water. The increase in the pH value during the rinsing of the adsorbent occurs as a result of the transfer of H+ ions from the aqueous phase into the molecular structure of the adsorbent, where they are exchanged with alkali and alkaline- earth metal ions. As for conductivity change, a sudden increase in conductivity occurs after passing the first 50 ml of distilled water, followed by a decrease in conductivity with further rinsing. The increase in conductivity is most likely caused by the increase in the concentration of alkali and alkaline earth metal ions in the solution, which are being transferred from the adsorbent structure into the aqueous phase. During the adsorption process, the pH value rapidly increases for the first few minutes, after which starts to decline. The release of H+ ions from the adsorbent structure into the aqueous phase causes a rapid decrease in pH value as a result of the deprotonation of functional groups in the adsorbent molecular structure. The conductivity increases during the adsorption process. This increase is due to an increase in the concentration of alkali and alkaline earth metal ions in the solution, which are exchanged with copper ions during the adsorption process.
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Adsorption, copper ions, walnut shells, pH, conductivity
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978‐86‐6305‐119‐5
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CC-BY-NC-ND