The potential of granular‐activated carbon (GAC) derived from agrowaste of Mangostene (Mangostana garcinia) fruit peel was investigated in batch and fixed bed system as a replacement of current expensive methods for treating wastewater contaminated by manganese, Mn(II) cations. Batch equilibrium data was analyzed by Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherm models at different temperatures. The effect of inlet metal ion concentration (50 mg/L, 70 mg/L, and 100 mg/L), feed flow rate (1 mL/min and 3 mL/min), and activated carbon bed height (4.5 cm and 3 cm) on the breakthrough characteristics of the fixed bed sorption system were determined. The adsorption data were fitted with well‐established column models, namely, Thomas, Yoon‐Nelson, and Adams‐Bohart. The results were best‐fitted with Thomas and Yoon‐Nelson models rather than Adams‐Bohart model for all conditions. The column had been regenerated and reused consecutively for five cycles. The results demonstrated that the prepared activated carbon was suitable for removal of Mn(II) ions from wastewater using batch as well as fixed bed sorption system.

The low cost adsorbent palm oil fuel ash (POFA) derived from an agricultural waste material was investigated as a replacement of current expensive methods for treating wastewater contaminated by Pb(II) cation. Adsorption studies were carried out to delineate the effect of contact time, temperature, pH and initial metal ion concentration. The experimental data followed pseudo second order kinetics which confirms chemisorptions. The values of Langmuir dimensionless constant, RL and Freundlich constant, 1/n were less than 1 representing favorable process for adsorption. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°, related to Gibbs free energy, enthalpy and entropy were evaluated. It was concluded that, chemically treated palm oil fuel ash (POFA) can be used successfully for adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution.

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In this work, new di-acid monomers 4, 4’-di-carboxillic-4”-bromo-2”, 6”-dimethyl triphenylamine (Ma), 4, 4’- di-carboxylic -4”-chloro-2”, 6”-dimethyl triphenylamine (Mb) and 4, 4’- di-carboxylic -2”,4”-dichloro-6”-methyl triphenylamine (Mc) were synthesized by reaction of p-cyanobenzofluride with three different aromatic amines (4-bromo,2,6-dimethyl aniline, 4-chloro,2,6-dimethyl aniline and 2,4 dichloro, 6- methyl aniline ) via aromatic nucleophilc substitution method to form three di cyano intermediates 4, 4’-Dicyano-4”-bromo-2”, 6”-dimethyl triphenylamine (Da), 4, 4’-dicyano-4”-chloro-2”, 6”-dimethyl triphenylamine (Db) and 4, 4’-dicyano-2”,4”-dichloro-6”-methyl triphenylamine (Dc) which form final di-carboxylic monomers after alkaline hydrolysis. Finally, these monomers react with two different aromatic di amines, phenylene diamins and benzidine respectively via polycondensation reaction to form final polyamides 4"-bromo-2", 6"-dimethyl-triphenylamine-4, 4'-polyphenylbenzamide (Pa), 4”-chloro-2”,6”-dimethyl- triphenylamine-4,4'-polyphenylbenzamide (Pb), 2”,4”-dichloro-6”-methyl-triphenylamine 4,4'- polyphenylbenzamide (Pc),4"-bromo-2",6"-dimethyl triphenylamine-4,4'- polyphenylbiphenylamide (Pd), 2”,4”-dichloro-6”-methyl-triphenylamine-4,4’-polyphenylamide (Pf). The chemical structure of these polymers characterized by FTIR and NMR techniques. All the results of polyamides showed excellent solubility in most polar solvents to form strong thin films. The polyamides possess a good thermal stability with height glass transition temperatures (Tg). Polyamides in DMSO solvent gave strong photoluminescence PL. Thin casting films of these polyamides in cyclic voltammetry (C.V) on glass base of iridium-tin oxide (ITO) as working electrode in dry CH3CN solvent contains 0.1 M of tetrabutylantimoneperchlorate (TBAP) as an Electrolyte gave one redox wave.