1.

Experimental data:

T 0 130 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420
C/Co 0 0.03 0.07 0.14 0.23 0.38 0.54 0.72 0.81 0.94 0.99 1

Initial concentration 200 mg/mL

Flow rate 30 mL/min
Bed Height 15 cm
Diameter 4 cm
Breakthrough time 140 minutes

Determination of the Adsorption Isotherm:

Linear Isotherm
ni  kici
r  0.9885
Langmuir Isotherm
1 1 1 1
s
  s 
ni ki ci ni ni
r  0.8839
Freundlich Isotherm
ni  kici m
r  0.9756

Best fit: Linear Isotherm

Where: ni  3.8285  10 3 Ci

Using the curve fitting tool of MATLAB 2013, the equation of the breakthrough curve was
obtained:

t  433 2 t  347.6 2
( ) ( )
C / Co  0.4193e 68.2
 0.8023e 124.6
Calculation of tu and tt:

t  433 2 t  347.6 2
140 ( ) ( )
t u   [1  (0.4193e 68.2
 0.8023e 124.6
)]dt
0

 138.3717 min

t 433 2 t 347.6 2
420 ( ) ( )
tt   [ 1  ( 0.4193e 68.2
 0.8023e 124.6
)]dt
0

 259.2953 min

Determination of Husable and Hunusable:

H usable tu

H total tt
138.3717
H usable  (15)( )
259.2953
 8.0047cm

H uusable  H total  H usable

 15  8.0047
 6.9953cm

Saturation Loading Rate = capacity = 15.2 mg/g

42
A ( )
4
 12.5664cm 2
 1.2566  10 3 m 2

Flowrate of dye:

ml 1 60 min L
mdye  30  3
 
min 1.2566  10 hour 1000mL
L
 1432.3911 2
mh
kgdye
 0.2865
Lso ln
Mass of adsorbent:

mdye  tt
mad 
capacity
0.2865(4.3216)

0.0152
kg
 81.4563 2
m

Density of the adsorbent:

  mad  height
kg
 82.4563
m3

2. Scale-Up Conditions:

New breakthrough time = 12 hours

Calculation of the new Husable:

H usable2 tb2

H usable1 tb1
12
H usable2  (8.0047)( )
7/3
 41.1670cm

Calculation of new Htotal:

Hunusable = constant = 6.9953 cm

H total  41.1760  6.9953

 48.1713cm
New Diameter:

Height to diameter ratio:

15 48.718

4 D
D  12.84568cm

Area of the Fixed Bed Column:

D2
A ( )
4
12.845682
( )
4
 129.5997cm 2

Flowrate of the Solution:

mL 1
mso ln  30 
min 129.5997cm 2
mL
 0.2315 2
cm min
L
 138.9 2
mh

Flowrate of Dye:

mg 1kg
mdye  200 
L 1  106 mg
kgdye
 2  10 4
Lso ln
kgdye 138.9 L
 2  10 4 
Lso ln m2h
kg
 0.02778 2dye
mh
New amount of adsorbent:

madsorbent  density  H total

 543.042  0.481713
kg
 261.5904 2
m

V V
Ce Co

Mad Mad
Msolute1 Msolute2

Where:

L min
V  30  60  12hrs
min hr
 0.0216m3

Co = 200 mg/L

Mad = 261.5904kg/m2

Msolute1 = 0

Solute(dye) Balance:

CoV  mad msolute1  CeV  qemad

From the given data and substituting equation

 CoV  mad msolute1  CeV  (3.8285  102 Ci)mad
kg
Ce  1.999  10 4
m3

Percent recovery:

Co  Ce
percent re cov ery   100
Ce
0.2  (1.999  10 4 )
  100
0.2
 99.9%