Research Article
Adsorption Behaviour of La(III) and Eu(III) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Hydroxyapatite: Kinetic, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies
Table 2
Maximum lanthanum and europium adsorption capacities
on hydroxyapatite and other adsorbents.
| Adsorbents | REE ion | (mg/g) | (mmol/g) | References |
| Hydroxyapatite | La(III) | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.006 | Present work | Eu(III) | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 0.002 | Present work | Sargassum biomass | La(III) | | 0.8-0.9 | [23] | BaCO3 | Eu(III) | 16 | 0.1 | [26] | TiO2 | La(III) | 0.49 ± 0.01 | | [28] | ZSM-5 zeolite | Eu(III) | | 2.2 10−5 | [30] | TiO2 | Eu(III) | | 0.01 | [33] | Inmobilized pseudomonas aeruginosa | La(III) | | 0.342 | [32] | TiAlPH | Eu(III) | 20−30 | | [35] |
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