Ability of kaolin clays in Adsorption of Toluene 0-Nitro Toluene and 2,4-Dinitro Toluene Part 1

Abstract

This  study was concerned with the adsorption of Toluene ,0·

nitro Toluene and 2,4.dinitro Toluene on The surface of kaolin clay.

The  adsorption isotherms  were of types( S3,S4 ) according  to Giles classification and were in a good correlation with Freundlich equation  in the range of cuncenlraliuns studied. The re5ult indicated that adsorption capacity increase with the increase of equilibrium concentration. The effect of the nwnber of substituted nitro groups in the adsorption extent of toluene was found to decrease in the following order:·

Toluene   > 2,4-dinitro toluene  > 0-nitro toluene

Adsorption on  kaolin surface were examined as afunction of temperature in the range (298·328K) .1he  extent of adsorption was found to increase  with the increase in temperature  (Endothennic).

Adsorption studies of Toluene on kaolin at different pH values

showed the following sequence:- pH          4 > 11 > 7

While  for O·nitro  toluene  and 2,4-dinitro toluene  showed  the

following order:- pH          11 > 4> 7