Separation Process 2

Example 12.1-1

c q
(kg phenol/m3 solution) (kg phenol/kg carbon)
0.322 0.150
0.117 0.122
0.039 0.094
0.0061 0.059
0.0011 0.045

linear law
0.16 q vs c
0.14

0.12

0.1

0.08 conc. of phenol

q

Power (conc. of
0.06 phenol)
double conc. of
0.04 phenol

0.02

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
c

1/c 1/q
3.10559 6.666667
8.547009 8.196721
25.64103 10.6383
163.9344 16.94915
909.0909 22.22222

log c log q
-0.492 -0.823
-0.932 -0.914
-1.409 -1.027
-2.215 -1.229
 -2.959 -1.347

Langmuir Isotherm
25 1/q vs 1/c

20

15
1/q

10
conc. of
phenol
5

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
1/c

Freundlich Isotherm
log c vs log q
0
-3.5 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0
-0.2

-0.4

-0.6
log q

-0.8

conc. of phenol-1
Linear (conc. -1.2
of
phenol)
-1.4

-1.6
log c

[double concentration of phenol]

Log q = log K + n log c Log q = log K + n log c

Log K = -0.7179 Log K = -0.7837

K = 0.191 K = 0.165

n = 0.2186 n = 0.218

0 .2186 0 .2186
q=0.191 c q=0.165c