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6942343 
Journal Article 
Adsorption mechanism of metal ions on activated carbon 
Kuroki, A; Hiroto, M; Urushihara, Y; Horikawa, T; Sotowa, KenI; Avila, JRA; , 
2019 
SPRINGER 
NEW YORK 
1251-1258 
WOS:000478884100022 
Environmental pollution, particularly that caused by the presence of heavy metals in wastewater, is a serious problem. Therefore, heavy metals should be prevented from reaching the natural environment or removed from polluted wastewater. Adsorption is a very economical, simple, effective, highly versatile process for removing harmful pollutants from wastewater. In this study, six commercial activated carbon (AC) samples were used to evaluate the adsorption of Pb2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+. We investigated the correlation between the adsorption of metal ions on AC and the pore or surface properties of AC. Large quantities of ions in the order [Pb2+] >> [Zn2+], [Ni2+] were adsorbed on all AC samples. The results showed that the Pb2+ adsorption capacity per unit Dubinin-Polanyi (DP) surface area (S-DP) is correlated with the graphite/defect (G/D) ratio of AC; the G/D ratio was analyzed via Raman spectroscopy. The adsorbability of Pb2+ on AC per unit S-DP was higher in AC with a larger G/D ratio. Moreover, we found that hard and soft acids and bases contribute to adsorption. The observed correlation facilitates the determination of the adsorption capacity of Pb2+ on AC using the G/D ratio without any adsorption test. 
8th Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology (PBAST) 
Sapporo, JAPAN