title: Film-pore diffusion modeling for the sorption of metal ions from aqueous effluents onto peat.
abstract: The sorption of three metal ions, namely, copper, nickel and lead onto sphagnum peat moss has been studied using an agitated batch sorber system. The equilibrium isotherms were determined and kinetic runs were performed over a range of concentrations for each metal ion. A film-pore diffusion mass transfer model has been developed based on a single effective diffusion coefficient for each system. Error analysis of the experimental and theoretical data indicated relatively large errors at low initial metal ion concentrations. Therefore the model was modified to introduce a surface coverage concentration dependent effective diffusivity to account for a contribution from surface diffusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, SAR, China.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D004058:Diffusion; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals; D012987:Soil; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel