![]() The kinetic studies showed that the rate constant (k 2) of pseudo-second-order model decreased with the increase of the hydrated cations radii, while the rate constant of intraparticle diffusion increased with the increase of the ionic radii. The texture and morphology of the material after sorption were affected by the metallic ion nature as observed by SEM. ![]() The metal ionic radii were acting on calculated sorption capacity and that sorption efficiency related to ionic radii of metal was as follows: R (Ni2+) ≤ R (Cd2+) < R (Cu2+) < R (Pb2+). This observation was confirmed by calculating the formation energies (ΔH (M(OH)2)) of M(OH) 2. ![]() The maximum adsorption depends inversely on the hydrated metal radius. The contact time and adsorbate were thoroughly investigated. The obtained material carbon was characterized by XRD which showed some crystalline traces of CeO 2, SEM displaying the porous texture with spherical pores and the determination of pH of point of zero charge (pH PZC) which was found to be equal to 6. The equilibrium and kinetic studies of removal of Pb 2+, Cd 2+, Ni 2+, and Cu 2+ metal ions were carried out using activated carbon prepared from palm kernel shell and doped with CeO 2 (Ce/AC).
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