title: Adsorption of boron from boron-containing wastewaters by ion exchange in a continuous reactor.
abstract: In this study, boron removal from boron-containing wastewaters prepared synthetically was investigated. The experiments in which Amberlite IRA 743, boron specific resin was used were carried out in a column reactor. The bed volume of resin, boron concentration, flow rate and temperature were selected as experimental parameters. The experimental results showed that percent of boron removal increased with increasing amount of resin and with decreasing boron concentration in the solution. Boron removal decreased with increasing of flow rate and the effect of temperature on the percent of total boron removal increased the boron removal rate. As a result, it was seen that about 99% of boron in the wastewater could be removed at optimum conditions.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. aerdemy@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: A Erdem
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boncukcuoglu
authors.forename: M Tolga
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: M Muhtar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kocakerim
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001895:Boron / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007474:Ion Exchange; D007475:Ion Exchange Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D007475:Ion Exchange Resins; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C046797:amberlite; D001895:Boron