Indian Journal of Scientific Research
Open Access
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Effect of temperature on the removal of chromium by adsorption

  • Author:
  • Jyotsana Chaturvedia,1, N. K. Pandeyb
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 59 to 61

aDepartment of Chemistry, Harishchandra P.G. College, Varanasi, India e-mail: jyotasna.ljune@gmail.com

bDepartment of Chemistry, Harishchandra P.G. College, Varanasi, India E-mail: nkpandey20@gmail.com

1Corresponding author

Online published on 14 October, 2011.

Abstract

In the present study, adsorbent such as wallastonite was employed to adsorb the hexavalent Chromium from the industrially polluted water at different temperatures 30°C, 40°C and 50°C. It was found that temperature has a significant effect on this absorption process.

Keywords

Hexavalent chromium, temperature, wallastonite, free energy, enthalpy