Batch Adsorption Process of Metals and Anions for Remediation of Contaminated Water

Adsorption is one of the method that is in use for remediation of contaminated water. In addition, anions like nitrate, perchlorate and sulphate as water contaminants are considered. This unique volume fills a niche in the area of water treatment.

Dr Deepak Gusain is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies in PGDAV (Evening) College, University of Delhi. He earned his master's degree in environmental studies from the University of Delhi and completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varansiin Varanasi, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology in Durban University of Technology. His Ph.D. research focused on the remediation of chromium and cadmium from aqueous solution using nanocrystalline material. In addition, he investigated the effect of linear and nonlinear curve fitting on the estimation of isotherm and kinetic and thermodynamic parameters during the adsorption process. Professor Faizal Bux is a professor and director of the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology. His affiliations also include Fellow of the International Water Association, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Water Institute of Southern Africa and he is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa. He has won several national and international awards and published extensively. Professor Faizal Bux's group works on wastewater treatment and reuse, wastewater beneficiation, and health-related microbiology, bioremediation, algal biotechnology, and constructed wetlands.

Contents Acknowledgement.....................................................................................................vii List of Abbreviations.................................................................................................ix Editors..................................................................................................................... xiii Contributors..............................................................................................................xv Chapter 1 Introduction...........................................................................................1 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma and Faizal Bux Chapter 2 Adsorbents: Classification, Characteristics, Chemical Nature, and Interaction with Contaminants.......................................................9 Shikha Dubey, Deepak Gusain, Yogesh Chandra Sharma and Faizal Bux Chapter 3 Impact of Factors on Remediation of Major Toxic Elements (Vanadium, Chromium, Nickel, Arsenic, Strontium, Cadmium, Mercury, Lead, Uranium) Via Batch Adsorption Process.................. 41 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma and Faizal Bux Chapter 4 Remediation of Essential Elements Exerting Toxicity on Excessive Exposure (Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Se) Via Batch Adsorption in Response to Variable Factors and Elucidation of the Mechanism for the Batch Adsorption Process.................................. 133 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma, and Faizal Bux Chapter 5 Impact of Factors on Remediation of Miscellaneous (Fe, Cs) and Nontoxic Elements (Sc, Ti, Ga, Ge) Via Batch Adsorption Process........................................................................... 183 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma, and Faizal Bux Chapter 6 Impact of Factors on Remediation of Anions (Fluoride, Nitrate, Perchlorate, and Sulfate) Via Batch Adsorption Processes............... 201 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma and Faizal Bux Chapter 7 Impact of Initial Concentration, Adsorbent Dose, and Ionic Strength on Batch Adsorption of Metals and Anions and Elucidation of the Mechanism........................................................... 239 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma, and Faizal Bux Chapter 8 Kinetic, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies for Batch Adsorption of Metals and Anions, and Management of Adsorbents after the Adsorption Process..........................................249 Deepak Gusain, Shikha Dubey, Yogesh Chandra Sharma, and Faizal Bux References..............................................................................................................269 Index....................................................................................................................... 313