Batch Absorption, Regeneration Studies of The Natural Zeolite and Evaluate Their Performance of Removal Efficiency Over Multiple Cycles

Author's Information:

Ali Mohammed Salih

Department of Petroleum and Energy, Technical College of Engineering, Sulaimani Polytechnic University.

Ivan Kamal Hamasalih

Scientific Research centre, Sulaimani Polytechnic University. 

Solin Jawhar Mohammed Sdiq

Food Science & Quality Control Department, Halabja Technichal College, Sulaimani Polytechnic University.

Kamaran Qader Yaqub

Department of Accounting, Technical College of Administration, Sulaimani Polytechnic University.

Akam Dler Latif 

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Rebaz Ramadhan Abdulrahman

Food Science and Quality Control Department, Bakrajo Technical Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University.

Alan Osman Muhamad

College of Environmental Sciences, Sciences, University of Sulaimani.

 

Vol 02 No 02 (2025):Volume 02 Issue 02 February 2025

Page No.: 103-109

Crossref DOI: https://doi.org/10.55677/CRAJ/05-2025-Vol02I02 | Published: 27 February, 2025 | | Google Scholar | Google

Abstract:

Characteristic zeolites are broadly utilized in different natural remediation due to their physio-chemistry properties such as tall ion-exchange capacity, adsorption productivity, tall ion-exchange capacity, cost-effectiveness and plenitude in nature. Zeolite are overwhelmingly successful in expelling overwhelming metals from wastewater. This paper centering on the bunch motor and recovery thinks about to assess the execution of the zeolite evacuation productivity amid consequent recovery cycles to guarantee their maintainable utilize.  Recovery tests were conducted chemical treatment utilizing 200 ml of 0.5M NaCl. All through the recovery tests, it was watched as a common drift that the adsorption capacity of common zeolite that has been recovered was diminished somewhat with each rehashed three recovery cycles. Zeolite gems are hold their unique morphology with slight alter. The result from the ICP-OES appears that the effectiveness of overwhelming metal evacuation was upgraded with the application of pre-treatments. The comes about have too appeared that driving drive for adsorption is exceptionally tall within the introductory organize of the adsorption prepare and a slower adsorption rate takes after. Characteristic zeolites had a tall evacuation capacity of overwhelming metals and other properties did not alter in a critical way, indeed after a number of recovery cycles.

KeyWords:

Natural zeolite; Adsorption; Wastewater treatment; Regeneration; Ion exchange.

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