A model to describe the adsorption and reduction of Cr (VI) from an aqueous solution by Agave lechuguilla biomass

The biosorption and reduction of Cr (VI) onto packed columns of Agave lechuguilla were analyzed using anadvection-dispersion with a first order reaction (ADR) model and its analytical solution. Design parameters, such asan axial dispersion coefficient, a retardation factor, a distribution coefficien...

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Autores: J.C. Walton, J. Romero-González, I. Cano-Rodríguez, J. R. Peralta-Videa, E. Rodríguez, J. L. Gardea-Torresdey
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:México
Institución:Universidad de Guanajuato
Repositorio:Redalyc-UG
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:62040306
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=62040306
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería
model
ADR model
reduction
adsorption
chromium (VI)
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Sumario:The biosorption and reduction of Cr (VI) onto packed columns of Agave lechuguilla were analyzed using anadvection-dispersion with a first order reaction (ADR) model and its analytical solution. Design parameters, such asan axial dispersion coefficient, a retardation factor, a distribution coefficient, and a general first-order decay constant,were estimated as functions of inlet metal ion concentration, pH, operation time, flow rate, cross-sectional columnarea, the density and length of the bed. The RMSE values (0.096, 0170 and 0.180) with the corresponding flow ratesof 1, 2, 3 (10-3) dm3 min-1, respectively, indicated that the ADR model applied to the experimental data adequatelyexplains the adsorption and reduction of Cr (VI) by lechuguilla biomass. The experimental results at different pHvalues along with the calculated parameters suggest that the adsorption of Cr (VI) took place in the internal pores andthe reduction reaction occurred in the external surface of the biomass.