%0 Journal Article
%T Optimization of Removal Efficiency and Minimum Contact Time for Cadmium and Zinc Removal onto Iron-modified Zeolite in a Two-stage Batch Sorption Reactor
%A Nui£¿
%A I.
%A Trgo
%A M.
%A Ugrina
%A M.
%A Vukojevi£¿ Medvidovi£¿
%A N.
%J -
%D 2017
%R 10.15255/CABEQ.2017.1119
%X Sa£¿etak In highly congested industrial sites where significant volumes of effluents have to be treated in the minimum contact time, the application of a multi-stage batch reactor is suggested. To achieve better balance between capacity utilization and cost efficiency in design optimization, a two-stage batch reactor is usually the optimal solution. Thus, in this paper, a two-stage batch sorption design approach was applied to the experimental data of cadmium and zinc uptake onto iron-modified zeolite. The optimization approach involves the application of the Vermeulen¡¯s approximation model and mass balance equation to kinetic data. A design analysis method was developed to optimize the removal efficiency and minimum total contact time by combining the time required in the two-stages, in order to achieve the maximum percentage of cadmium and zinc removal using a fixed mass of zeolite. The benefits and limitations of the two-stage design approach have been investigated and discussed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
%K two-stage batch design
%K iron-modified zeolite
%K zinc
%K cadmium
%K optimization
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