Removal of Remazol Red Rb by using Al (III) as Coagulant-Flocculant: Effect of Some Variables on Settling Velocity

This study addresses the research of the removal of a textile dye from aqueous solutions by using aluminum ions as coagulant-flocculant. A simulated textile wastewater was prepared from Remazol Red RB textile dye. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature, pH, and concentrations of the cationic surfactant and electrolyte concentration on the settling velocity ofthe simulated textile wastewater. While investigating these factors, levels of variables were determined by considering the characteristicsof traditional textile wastewater like pH, temperature, and dye concentration. Although traditional coagulation-flocculation processesmake use of different aluminium salts as coagulant-flocculent, in this study, Al ions dissolved in pH and temperature of traditional textilewastewater were used. Furthermore, sludge volume index values (SVI) were determined and conductivity measurements carried out. The resultsshowed that, in the working range of these variables, the spectroscopic color measurement revealed 100% decolorization yieldof wastewater. In conclusion, researchers found that the optimum settling velocity conditions were as follows: low temperature (273K),surfactant concentration of 0.10 g L^-1, electrolyte concentration of 0.10 g L^-1, dye concentration of 0.025 g L^-1 and a pH of 10.05. Finally, by conducting experiments twice under the obtained optimum values, mean settling velocity was 0.014 m min^-1 and the mean sludge volume index 140 mL g^-1.     

Adsorption,desorption and extractability of Zn in some Algerian soils under orange cultivation

The Zn adsorption/desorption in some Algerian soils, which are under orange cultivation, was studied and the results obtained were analyzed using Langmuir equation. The maximum amount of Zn adsorbed, in majority of cases, varies between 60 and 80 % of the cation exchange capacity. As regards sequential desorption, the EDTA desorbed about 80 %of the Zn adsorbed, whereas, the desorption through 1 N KCI averaged about 15 % only. The adsorption maximum (Sm) and desorption maximum (Rm) correlate significantly with various soils properties, like clay content, cation exchange capacity and pH. The calculation of distribution coefficient (Kd) and adsorption density of Zn (r) indicates that the metal above 2.5 · 10 ions/m2 is adsorbed through ion exchange, whereas below this value, the ion is most possibly adsorbed due to specific adsorption mechanisms.