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Optimization study of adsorption parameters for removal of phenol on gastropod shell dust using response surface methodology

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Phenolics have recently been of great concern because of the extreme toxicity and persistence in the environment. This study explores the possibility of using gastropod shell dust (GPSD) to remove phenol from aqueous solutions. The removal of phenol was investigated in batch mode. The influence of different experimental parameters—initial pH, adsorbent dose, initial concentration, contact time, stirring rate, temperature, and their interaction during phenol adsorption—were determined by response surface methodology based on three-level four-factorial Box–Behnken design. Optimized values of initial phenol concentration, pH, adsorbent dose, and contact time were found as 10.16 mg/L, 4.22, 0.50 g/L, and 33.47 min, respectively. The experimental equilibrium data were tested by four widely used isotherm models namely, Langmuir and Freundlich, D–R, and Temkin. It was found that adsorption of phenol on gastropod shell dust correlated with the Langmuir isotherm model, implying monolayer coverage of phenol onto the surface of the adsorbent. The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 56.89 mg g−1 at 333 K. Regeneration study revealed that about 92 % phenol can be regenerate within 90 min from the spent GPSD. Kinetics of the adsorption process was tested by pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order kinetics, and intra-particle diffusion mechanism. Pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided a better correlation for the experimental data studied in comparison to the pseudo-first-order model. Intra-particle diffusion was not the sole rate-controlling factor. The activation energy of the adsorption process (E a) was found to be 2.68 kJ mol−1, indicating physisorption nature of phenol adsorption onto gastropod shell dust. A thermodynamic study showed spontaneous nature and feasibility of the adsorption process. A negative enthalpy (ΔH°) value indicated that the adsorption process was exothermic. The results revealed that gastropod shell dust can be used as an effective and low-cost adsorbent to remove phenol from aqueous solutions.

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This research was supported by the University of Burdwan under Science Faculty (No. 2012-2014/M.Sc. Dissertation).

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Mondal, N.K., Roy, S. Optimization study of adsorption parameters for removal of phenol on gastropod shell dust using response surface methodology. Clean Techn Environ Policy 18, 429–447 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-1026-6

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