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The sorption of Fe(III) at low pH range from 1 to 4.5 on open cell polyether type HTTA-loaded polyurethane foam has been carried out using batch technique. The optimum shaking time for 2.5· 10−4M solution of Fe(III) was found to be 30 minutes. The concept of macropore and micropore nature of polyurethane foam sorbent offers unique advantages of adsorption. Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms are followed at low concentration range from 1·10−4 to 3·10−4M solution of Fe(III). The Freundlich constant (1/n=0.46±0.013 andK=9.16±1.39 mg·g−1) and Langmuir isotherm constants(M=21.78 mg·g−1 andb=88.41±9.731·g−1) were established. The sorption mean free energyE=12.22±0.09 kJ·mol−1 and loading capacityC m =145.21±6.1 mg·g−1 were evaluated using Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm, which suggested that the adsorption mechanism was chemisorption.
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Saeed, M.M., Rusheed, A. & Ahmed, N. Modeling of iron adsorption on HTTA-loaded polyurethane foam using Freundlich, Langmuir and D-R isotherm expressions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 211, 283–292 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039698
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