Construction of Ceramic Nanocomposite Adsorbent Modified with Activated Carbon Derived from Waste Tires for Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption

Subject Areas : Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of all specializations

Mohammad Taher Shafiei Seyf Abadi ¹ , Nader Mokhtarian ² , Nabieh Farhami ³ , Ali Aghababai Beni ^{4 *}

1 - Department of Chemical Engineering, Shah.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
2 - Department of Chemical Engineering, Shah.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
3 - Department of Chemistry, Mahs.C., Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr, Iran
4 - Department of Chemical Engineering, ShK.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-kord, Iran

Received: 2025-01-16 Accepted : 2025-04-15 Published : 2025-06-29

Keywords: Adsorption, Heavy Metal Ions, Wastewater, Ceramic Nanocomposite, Clay, Activated Carbon,

Abstract :

Given the increasing environmental pollution caused by wastewater containing heavy metal ions, this study focuses on the design and construction of a nanocomposite adsorbent for the sustainable adsorption of lead and cadmium ions from wastewater. In this research, clay was used as the primary material for the adsorbent, and activated carbon derived from waste tires was employed to modify the ceramic. The physicochemical properties of the nanocomposite were characterized using FTIR, XRD, BET, and FESEM techniques. Adsorption experiments were conducted with wastewater containing lead and cadmium ions in a fixed-bed reactor, investigating the effect of various factors such as pH, temperature, adsorbent dosage, heavy metal ion concentration, and contact time for optimization. The optimal conditions for the adsorption process were found to be pH 6, temperature 33°C, initial concentration of 104.2 mg/L, adsorbent mass of 170 g, and a contact time of 101 min. Kinetic models and adsorption isotherms were used to analyze the adsorption process.

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