“Isotherm Model of the Adsorption of Nitrate Ions

Onto Surface of Silica from Sugarcane Bagasse”

By:
Seti Fani & Jaslin Ikhsan, Ph.D

Yogyakarta State University

 Introduction

Sugarcane Not optimally

Adsorbent
Bagasse used

Sugarcane Silica Nitrate

Silica Adsorbent
Bagasse Gel anion

Isotherm
Model Adsorption

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 Tools and Materials Research

• Tools:
Glassware and equipment used included muffle furnace,
Buchner filter device, magnetic stirrer and heating,
Shaker,sieve 200 mesh, mortar and pestle porcelain, glass tools
support, XRD, FTIR, and UV-Vis spectrophotometer.

• Materials:
Sugarcane bagasse, HCl and NaOH for the separation of silica,
KNO3 as the source nitrate (NO3-), distilled water
(aquademineralisata), and paper Whatman #42

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 Methods

Preparation of
Sample
Sodium
Preparation Preparation of
Silicate from
Sugarcane Silica Gel
Sugarcane
bagasse
Bagasse

Silica
Adsorption Characterizati
on

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 Result and Discussion
A. The Synthesis Silica Gel of Sugarcane Bagasse
The synthesis of silica gel from sugarcane bagasse was
characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR
spectroscopy.

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 Result and Discussion
B. Analysis in Diffraction X-Ray (XRD)
2000

1500

Intensity (cps) 1000

500

0
20 40 60 80
2-theta (deg)

• The Result of X-Ray diffraction confirmed the silica was

amorphous with 2θ of 21.78640.

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 Result and Discussion
C. Analysis Spectroscopy FTIR

(a) (b)

(a) FTIR spectra Kiesel Gel 60 silica Merck (b) Silica Gel from Sugarcane Bagasse

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 Result and Discussion
Compatation of FTIR spectra of Silica from the Bagasse and Kiesel
Gel 60 Merck
Wavenumbers (cm-1)
Functional Groups Silica Gel 60 Merck
Silica Gel
Kiesel
Streching vibration –OH from
3464,15 3460,21
Si-OH
Asymmetric stretching vibration
1095,57 1094,90
of Si-O from Si-O-Si
Symmetrical streching vibration
802,39 797,82
of Si-O from Si-O-Si
Bending vibrationn of –OH from
1643,35 1641,25
water molecules
Streching vibration Si-O from
972,12 964,41
Si-OH
Bending vibration Si-O-Si 462,92 466,63

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 Result and Discussion
NO3- Anion Adsorption Equilibrium by Silica Gel at Various
NO3 Concentrations
-5.000E-02
Power adsorption (mmol/g of adsorben)
0.000E+00

5.000E-02

1.000E-01

1.500E-01

2.000E-01

2.500E-01

3.000E-01
1.800E-01 1.600E-01 1.400E-01 1.200E-01 1.000E-01 8.000E-02 6.000E-02 4.000E-02 2.000E-02 0.000E+00

Equilibrium concentration NO3- (M)

Based on the graph it can be cooncluded that the greater the initial
concentration of NO3- the greater the binding of adsorption.

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 Result and Discussion
Isotherm Model Adsorption NO3- Anion by Silica Gel
y = 1,09x + 2,1386
y = -1,3376x + 0,016 R² = 0,9663
R² = 0,1271
0.030 -3.000

0.025 -2.500

0.020 -2.000
Ce/N

Log N
0.015
-1.500

0.010
-1.000
0.005
-0.500
0.000
0.0E+00 5.0E-04 1.0E-03 1.5E-03 2.0E-03 2.5E-03 3.0E-03 3.5E-03 0.000
Ce 0.000 -0.500 -1.000 -1.500 -2.000 -2.500 -3.000 -3.500 -4.000 -4.500
Log Ce

Figure. Langmuir Isotherm Model Figure. Freundlich Isotherm Model

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 Result and Discussion
Isotherm Model Adsorption NO3- Anion by Silica Gel
y = -0,0159x + 0,1899
R² = 0,9911
0

-1

-2 E = 5,607
ln qeq (mol/g)

kJ/mol
-3

-4

-5

-6
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

ε² (kJ²/mol²)

Figure. Dubinin-Radushkevich Isotherm Model

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 Conclusion
1. The silica obtained from sugarcane bagasse is
amorphous and contains siloxane and silanol groups.
2. Adsorption experimental data fitted very to the
Freundlich isotherm equation, indicating the formation
of multilayer coverage on surface sites of silica.
3. Few amount of proton stoichiometry () indicated that
adsorption process did not involve significant amount of
proton. The energy involving the adsorption process was
calculated from Dubinin-Radushkevich model and was
5.61 kJ/mole. From the model, this reaserch proposed
that adsorption process of nitrate ions on silica was
through physical process.

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