title: Chromium (VI) adsorption on boehmite.
abstract: Boehmite was synthesized and characterized in order to study the adsorption behavior and the removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solutions as a function of contact time, initial pH solution, amount of adsorbent and initial metal ion concentration, using batch technique. Adsorption data of Cr(VI) on the boehmite were analyzed according to Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) adsorption models. Thermodynamic parameters for the adsorption system were determinated at 293, 303, 313 and 323K temperatures. The kinetic values and thermodynamic parameters from the adsorption process show that the Cr(VI) ions adsorption on boehmite is an endothermic and spontaneous process. These results show that the boehmite could be considered as a potential adsorbent for chromium ions in aqueous solutions.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apartado Postal 18-1027 Col., Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11801 México, D.F., Mexico. fgc@nuclear.inin.mx
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Granados-Correa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Becerril
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002857:Chromium / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; C069471:aluminum oxide hydroxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide