Poster Number 31
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See more from this Session: Natural Zeolite Utilization in Agriculture, Environmental Science, and Industry: Characterization, Properties, and Applications (Posters)
Abstract:
Studies were performed under various conditions such as presence of different cations (Cd2+, Na+ and NH4+), Cd2+ concentrations and times of cation exchange. The removal of Cd2+ from its artificially prepared aqueous solutions was successfully done by cationic exchange mechanism during its interaction with zeolite at room temperature. The concentration of cadmium in solution was determined using Atomic-Absorption Spectroscopy and in zeolite using Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, as a function of time of cationic exchange. The results showed that Clinoptilolite is highly effective in Cd2+ removal from water even at higher concentrations than those of relevance to environmental control.
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See more from this Session: Natural Zeolite Utilization in Agriculture, Environmental Science, and Industry: Characterization, Properties, and Applications (Posters)