Enhancing Nitrate Ion Removal from Water using Fixed Bed Columns with Composite Chitosan-based Beads

Authors

  • Zainab N. Jamka Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq / Ministry of Construction and Housing &Municiplities Public, Iraq
  • Wadood T. Mohammed Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq
  • Zhenjiang YOU Centre for Sustainable Energy and shiftsurces, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, WA, Australia
  • Hussein Rasool Abid Centre for Sustainable Energy and shiftsurces, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, WA, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2023.4.7

Keywords:

Adsorption, Chitosan, Nitrate, Fixed bed column, Composite beads, Zeolite, Bentonite

Abstract

    Water contamination is a pressing global concern, especially regarding the presence of nitrate ions. This research focuses on addressing this issue by developing an effective adsorbent for removing nitrate ions from aqueous solutions. two adsorbents Chitosan-Zeolite-Zirconium (Cs-Ze-Zr composite beads and Chitosan-Bentonite-Zirconium Cs-Bn-Zr composite beads were prepared. The study involved continuous experimentation using a fixed bed column with varying bed heights (1.5 and 3 cm) and inlet flow rates (1 and 3 ml/min). The results showed that the breakthrough time increased with higher bed heights for both Cs-Ze-Zr and Cs-Bn-Zr composite beads. Conversely, an increase in flow rate led to a decrease in breakthrough time. Notably, Cs-Ze-Zr and Cs-Bn-Zr demonstrated impressive removal efficiencies, reaching 87.23% and 92.02%, respectively. The optimal conditions for peak performance were found to be an inlet flow rate of 1 ml/min, a bed height of 3 cm, and initial concentrations of 400 mg/L and 600 mg/L for Cs-Ze-Zr and Cs-Bn-Zr, respectively.

Received on 27/02/2023

Received in Revised Form on 13/03/2023

Accepted on 16/03/2023

Published on 30/12/2023

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Jamka, Z. N., Mohammed, W. T., YOU, Z., & Abid, H. R. (2023). Enhancing Nitrate Ion Removal from Water using Fixed Bed Columns with Composite Chitosan-based Beads. Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 24(4), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2023.4.7

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