Table 1 Particle characteristic and operating conditions19,30,31,32.
From: Numerical investigation of ibuprofen removal from pharmaceutical wastewater using adsorption process
Symbol | Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
ρsolution | Solution density | 1000 | kg/m3 |
ρsolid | Solid density | 2110 | kg/m3 |
DAB | Diffusion coefficient in solution | (1–10)e−10 | m2/s |
Rparticel (R) | Radius of particle | 173–500 | µm |
ε | Particle porosity | 0.3–0.7 | – |
km | External mass transfer coefficient | (1–1.4)10–4 | m/s |
qm | Maximum capacity | 84.9 or 106 | mg/g |
SBET-AC | AC BET surface area | 641 | m2/g |
SBET-SAC | SAC BET surface area | 732 | m2/g |
PDAC | AC average pore diameter (PD) | 3.88 | nm |
PDAC | SAC average pore diameter (PD) | 4.15 | nm |
