Adsorption of Cu and Ni Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Commercial Activated Carbon and the Reutilization in Glass Coloration

Abstract

Toxic Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions in aqueous solutions were adsorbed by microporous activated carbon (AC). The adsorption isotherm and kinetics correlation coefficients indicate that the adsorption of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions on the AC fits the pseudo second-order rate model and Langmuir adsorption model. The used AC adsorbents containing the adsorbed Cu and Ni ions were used as colorant in glass preparation. The coloration effect of Cu ions was influenced by the carbon absorbent included in the glass batch due to the reduction phenomenon, while the coloration of Ni ions was not affected.

Keywords

activated carbon / adsorption / Cu(II) and Ni(II) / colorant / colored glass

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