ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE REMOVAL OF Cd(II) IONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS USING ACTIVATED CARBON OBTAINED FROM ORANGE PEEL

The use of vegetable waste to obtain activated carbon has been used in recent years for the removal of heavy metal contaminants in water. For this reason, this study presents the obtaining of activated carbon from recycled orange peel (OPAC), synthesized by two activation processes and then thermal...

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Autores: La Rosa Toro G, Adolfo, Cardenas Riojas, Andy A., Calderon Zavaleta, Sandy L., Quiroz Aguinaga, Ulises, Muedas Taipe, Golfer
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Recursos:Sociedad Química del Perú
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Química del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:rsqp.revistas.sqperu.org.pe:article/387
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.sqperu.org.pe/index.php/revistasqperu/article/view/387
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:removal
activated carbon
orange peel
Cd(II) ions
electrochemistry
remoción
carbón activado
cáscara de naranja
iones Cd(II)
electroquímica
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Resumo:The use of vegetable waste to obtain activated carbon has been used in recent years for the removal of heavy metal contaminants in water. For this reason, this study presents the obtaining of activated carbon from recycled orange peel (OPAC), synthesized by two activation processes and then thermal treatment, for the removal of cadmium ions, Cd(II), due to its high toxicity. Characterizations by Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy indicated the presence of characteristic functional groups of carbon. The evaluation of the surface area calculated by the BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) method, yielded a specific surface area of 154,96 m2.g-1 and a pore size distribution of 6,70 nm and 12,39 nm calculated by the BJH method (Barrett-Joyner-Halenda). The removal process in different supporting electrolytes was evaluated by the electrochemical method of square wave voltammetry (SWV), obtaining 0,1 mol.L-1 HCl as the optimal electrolyte for removal. In addition, the study of the kinetic process carried out in a time of 6 hours, reached a removal capacity (qe) of Cd(II) of 7,52 g.g-1 and a removal percentage (%R) of 60%. This study establishes that the Cd(II) adsorption process by OPAC follows a pseudo first order model, represented by Log(qmax - qt) = 0,94 - 0,0024t with r2 = 0,9134.