The article presents assessment of pine and oak sawdusts as sorbents for removal of chlorinated solvents from water. Sawdusts as potential sorbents were characterized with elemental analysis and BET analyses. Sorption capacity was determined for both pine and oak sawdust towards 1,1,2-trichloroethane, tetrachloroethene and 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Pine sawdust was able to adsorb greater amounts of chlorinated solvents compared to oak sawdust. Pine sawdust was characterized by larger surface area and its surface was less polar, what promotes sorption. The less polar compounds were sorbed on sawdust surface in greater amounts. Sawdust is weak but cheap sorbent for the removal of chlorinated solvents from water. Its sorption properties could be possibly improved by chemical or physical modification of its surface.
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- Category
- Aktywność konferencyjna
- Type
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2014
