Activated carbon powdered , prediction

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In a related study, a biomass material, bone char was investigated by Ma et al. (2008) for its feasibility as a cost-effective biosorbent for F removal from drinking water. The amorphous biosorbent powder, which is composed mainly of calcium phosphate and a small amount of carbon, was prepared by heating bone-biomass. The adsorption capacity of the hone char was shown to be better than that of activated aluminum and tourmaline (i.e., crystal horon sUicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminum, iron, magnesium, sodium, hthium, or potassium). Removal of F was attributed to the processes of ion binding and ion exchange between bone char and F". The authors developed static and kinetic models which provided a satisfactory prediction of F concentration after adsorption. Experiments with fixed-bed columns... 

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