Vol. 29 (2019)
Artículos de investigación

Application of spheroidal agglomerates of γ-Al2O3 in the fluoride removal from aqueous medium

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  • Rafael Romero Toledo,
  • Víctor Ruiz Santoyo,
  • Ulises Zurita Luna,
  • Gustavo Rangel Porras,
  • Merced Martínez Rosales
Rafael Romero Toledo University of Guanajuato

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Víctor Ruiz Santoyo Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

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Ulises Zurita Luna Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

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Gustavo Rangel Porras Universidad de Guanajuato

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Merced Martínez Rosales Universidad de Guanajuato

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Published 2019-10-09

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Application of spheroidal agglomerates of γ-Al2O3 in the fluoride removal from aqueous medium. (2019). Acta Universitaria, 29, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2019.2036

Abstract

A spheroidal agglomerate γ-Al2O3 adsorbent obtained from pseudoboehmite for effective removal of fluoride from aqueous medium was investigated in the present study. The surface properties were characterized by several techniques: XRD, physisorption of N2, FE-SEM/EDS, 27Al NMR, FT-IR Pyridine adsorption, PZ and particle size. Batch experiments were conducted and they were compared with a commercial activated alumina (AA). The process was carried out at pH 5, 7, and 9, then at 25 and 35 ºC. Batch experimental results indicated that the spheroidal agglomerates of γ-Al2O3 remove up to 15 mg/g with a higher adsorption capacity than AA of 13 mg/g, at pH 5, studied at 25 and 35 °C. The F− adsorption processes in γ-Al2O3 and AA followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm. The results showed an adsorbent effective for removal of F−.

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