title: Removal of Co2+ ions from aqueous solution by cation exchange sorption onto NiO.
abstract: Batch adsorption technique was used to study the adsorption of cobalt on NiO. The aim of this work was to examine the effect of pH, concentration and temperature on the ion exchange removal of Co2+ from aqueous solution by the NiO surface. We used Langmuir model to interpret the adsorption data. The Kurbatov-type plots were tested to determine the adsorption mechanism. The kinetics of Co2+ adsorption on NiO was best described by film diffusion model. A well-known thermodynamic equation was used to assess the enthalpy and entropy of the system. The thermodynamic data were indicative of the spontaneous nature of the endothermic sorption process of Co2+ onto the NiO.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan. naeeem64@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naeem
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Saddique
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasleem
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waseem
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods; D003035:Cobalt / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004058:Diffusion; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D010087:Oxides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003035:Cobalt; D009532:Nickel; C028007:nickel monoxide