Research Article

Comparison on the Surface Structure Properties along with Fe(II) and Mn(II) Removal Characteristics of Rice Husk Ash, Inactive Saccharomyces cerevisiae Powder, and Rice Husk

Table 4

Thermodynamic parameters for Fe(II) and Mn(II) adsorption on three adsorbents.

Metal ionAdsorbent (kJ/mol) (J/mol) (J/mol K)
303 K313 K323 K

Fe(II)RHA−2.81−2.63−2.30−40.94−15.49
ISP−2.34−1.43−0.69−95.49−31.46
RH−3.77−2.97−2.42−88.80−30.99
Mn(II)RHA−2.89−2.50−2.30−12.92−6.60
ISP−2.43−1.24−0.78−83.73−27.69
RH−2.52−2.26−1.69−40.74−14.91

Note. The three adsorbents include the following: rice husk ash, RHA; inactive Saccharomyces cerevisiae powder, ISP; rice husk, RH.