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A wastewater sample is used in the laboratory experiment to remove dissolved contaminants

using an adsorption column. Experiment is conducted in a 1 L volume of solution. The


adsorption experiment using a varied mass of carbon active is shown below:
The concentration of contaminant after equilibrium (mg/L)

The concentration of contaminant after Mass of contaminant


equilibrium (mg/L) adsorbed by the adsorbent
(g/g)
10 0,20
20 0,28
30 0,33

Determine the fittest adsorption isotherm for the treatment of contaminant using carbon
active as
the above data!

Qe Ce Ce/Qe Log Ce Log Qe


0,2 10 50 1 0,69897
0,28 20 71,42857 1,30103 0,55284
0,33 30 90,90909 1,477121 0,48149

95
90
85
Langmuir
f(x) = 2.04545454545455 x + 29.8701298701299 Freundlhic
R² = 0.999244712990937
Ce/Qe (L/g)

80 -0.5
75 1 1.1 1.2 x − 1.15583935096718
f(x) = 0.459012862338299 1.3 1.4 1.5
Log(Qe)(g/g)

R² -0.55
= 0.997894603188103
70
65 -0.6
60
-0.65
55
50 -0.7
45 Log(Ce) (mg/L)
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Ce (mg/L)

Both isotherm models fit the data very well, with R 2 values close to 1. However, the Langmuir
isotherm has a slightly higher R2 value compared to the Freundlich isotherm, making it the fittest
model for this data set. Thus, the Langmuir isotherm is slightly more appropriate for describing the
adsorption of the contaminant using activated carbon under the given conditions. The Langmuir
isotherm is often preferred over the Freundlich isotherm because it assumes monolayer adsorption
on a homogeneous surface, providing a finite maximum adsorption capacity and a simple,
predictable mathematical model. It is thermodynamically consistent, suitable for chemisorption
processes, and its parameters have clear physical meanings. This makes the Langmuir isotherm more
applicable and reliable for various fields like environmental and chemical engineering, whereas the
Freundlich isotherm, being empirical, lacks these specific advantages and is better suited for
heterogeneous surfaces without a saturation limit.
A wastewater sample was used in a laboratory experiment for removal of contaminant, using an
adsorption column. The experiment was conducted with a solution volume of 1 Liter. The results of
the adsorption experiment using various masses of activated carbon are shown in the below table.
Determine whether the Langmuir isotherm model can be used to describe the adsorption process using
activated carbon!
Concentration of contaminant at equilibrium Mass of contaminant absorbed, per mass of
(mg/L) adsorbent.
(g/g)
6 10
7 12
9 16
10 18
13 24

Qe Ce Ce/Qe
10 6 0,6
12 7 0,583
16 9 O,563
18 10 0,556
24 13 0,542

Langmuir
0.61
0.6
0.59 f(x) = − 0.00814814814814807 x + 0.641944444444444
0.58 R² = 0.932562620423891
0.57
Ce/Qe (L/g)

0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.52
0.51
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ce (mg/L)

The plot of Ce (mg/L) againts Ce/Qe (L/g) shows a trend that closely resembles a straight line. This
linearity suggests that the Langmuir isotherm model is a good fit for describing the adsorption
process using activated carbon for the given data. Therefore, the Langmuir isotherm can be used to
model the adsorption of the contaminant in this case

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