CHEMCON 2013

Title: (REMOVAL OF Cr (VI) IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY USING ACID MODIFIED RICE HUSK)
Sandeep Badarla , Dinesh Chilukuri, Nikhil Kumar Chennuri* *Dept of Chemical Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
nikhil.chennuri@gmail.com

Introduction:
Heavy metals are toxic and environmentally harmful substances. One of the most dangerous metal ions for human life is Cr(VI) ion which is found in industrial wastewater because of the extensive use of chromate and dichromate in Electro Plating Leather Tanning Metal Finishing Textile Industries Why Rice Husk ? Various methods including Reverse osmosis Ion exchange Adsorption Chemical Precipitation have been used for removal of chromium(VI). Most of these methods are highly expensive and not cost effective It is insoluble in water, has good chemical stability and high mechanical strength. Rice husk possesses a granular structure, making it a good adsorbent material for treating heavy metals from wastewater. The aim of the present investigation is to detect the performance of HCl treated rice husk on Cr(VI) removal and to investigate the effect of various parameters on adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution.

100 Mesh fractions were used in all experiments. Then the husks were thoroughly washed with distilled water and then were dried at 110 C. The dried husk was stored in desiccator before use. (c)Modification of the Rice Husk 5.0 g of rice husk was mixed with 50mL of the HCl (0.10M) and agitated for 1hr. After acid treatment, it was filtered, washed with distilled water and dried in an oven at 80 C for 6h. (d)Batch Adsorption Experiments All experiments were carried out at room temperature. The adsorbent was added to 50 mL of test solution in a 100 mL conical flask. Batch adsorption studies were carried out at the desired pH value, contact time and adsorbent dosage level. Removal Percentage:

(c) Effect of Adsorbent Dosage

pH 2, initial Cr(VI) concentration 100 mg/L, contact time 2 h

(d) Effect of initial metal ion concentration

Amount of Cr(VI) adsorbed:

pH 2, adsorbent dosage 1 g/50mL, contact time 2 h

Results and Discussions:

(a) Effect of Chemical Treatment on Sorption 1. Chemically modified or treated rice husk exhibited higher adsorption capacities on heavy metal ions than unmodified rice husk. 2. When rice husk is treated with hydrochloric acid, adsorption sites on the surface of rice husk will be protonated.

(e) Effect of contact time

IC 100mg/L, adsorbent dosage 1 g/50 mL and pH 2

(b) Effect of pH on Cr (VI) Removal

Conclusion:

Method:
(a) Preparation of Cr (VI) solution K2Cr2O7 crystals are taken. A stock solution (1000 mg/L) of Cr (VI) was prepared by dissolving 2.68 gm of K2Cr2O7 in distilled water. For the experiments, Cr (VI) solution having 10-100 mg/L was prepared and used. (b)Preparation of Rice Husk The rice husk used was obtained from the rice mills. It was crushed and sieved through the following sizes: 50 , 100 Mesh

The pH variation studies showed that the adsorption process for the adsorbent is highly pH dependent. The pH range for the removal was found to be 2 HCl treated rice husk could be suitable adsorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) from dilute aqueous solutions.

References:
Initial Cr(VI) concentration 10 mg/L, adsorbent dosage 1g /50 mL, contact time 2h
1.Bhattacharya, A.K., Mandal, S.N., & Das, S.K. (2006). Adsorption of heavy metals from aqueous solution by using different adsorbents. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2.Journal Of Hazardous Waste Materials. 3. www.wikipedia.org

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