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Adsorption of Fluoride on Limestone-Derived Apatite: Equilibrium and Kinetics

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  • Cyprian Murutu

    (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)

  • Maurice S. Onyango

    (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)

  • Aoyi Ochieng

    (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)

  • Fred Otieno

    (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)

Abstract

Fluoride in drinking water above permissible levels is responsible for human dental and skeletal fluorosis. Adsorptive based defluoridation is the most popular technique with several end-user applications. Consequently, this paper describes the fluoride removal potential of a novel sorbent, limestone-derived apatite from drinking water. The adsorbent was prepared by calcining limestone followed by reacting with orthophosphoric acid. Batch sorption studies were performed as a function of contact time, pH, initial fluoride concentration, temperature and adsorbent dose. Sorption of fluoride was found to be pH dependent with a maximum occurring in the pH range of 5-9. The authors also observed that the material had a buffering effect on the same pH range. Meanwhile, the adsorption capacity was found to increase with temperature, depicting the endothermic nature of the adsorption process and decreases with adsorbent mass. The equilibrium data was well described by the conventional Langmuir isotherm, from which isotherm the maximum adsorption capacity was determined as 22.2 mg/g. From the kinetic perspective, the fluoride adsorptive reaction followed the pseudo-second order mechanism.

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  • Cyprian Murutu & Maurice S. Onyango & Aoyi Ochieng & Fred Otieno, 2010. "Adsorption of Fluoride on Limestone-Derived Apatite: Equilibrium and Kinetics," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), IGI Global, vol. 1(3), pages 13-22, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsesd0:v:1:y:2010:i:3:p:13-22
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