In this paper, the adsorption of copper ions out of aqueous solution is studied using a 16hr glucose char in order to determine the specific surface area, the maximum capacity and the Langmuir constant for this char. Upon calculation of these values it was found that the 16hr glucose char has a large specific surface area on the order of magnitude of 1015 and can hold a maximum number of adsorbed ions of copper: 2.455*10-4mol/g; also, the Langmuir constant was found to be 40.34. This study will only cover a small part of the characterization process, using the Langmuir Isotherm to determine the parameters mentioned above, and will pave the way for future teams to continue the characterization of this particular char.

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Creator

• DaCosta, Shannon Alissa

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042717-130904

Advisor

• Timko, Michael T.

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright