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A low-cost material bauxite is activated thermally and that thermally treated bauxite (TTB) has been used to adsorb Cr(VI) and \(\hbox {F}^{-}\) ions separately from aqueous solution in batch methods. The optimum condition for adsorption is stirring speed—200 rpm for both, contact time—120 min for Cr(VI) and 180 min for \(\hbox {F}^{-}\), temperature—\(30\,{^{\circ }}\hbox {C}\) for both, pH—2 to 3 for Cr(VI) and 2 to 8 (very little variation) for \(\hbox {F}^{-}\). All the kinetic models used for adsorption studies such as Freundlich, Langmuir, Lagergren, Ho and Mc-kay, Dubinin–Radushkevich (D.R.), Webber Morris, Temkin isotherms have been tested with the experimental data. The nature of both the adsorption processes is similar in all respects. The main finding in this paper is the effect of presence of both cationic (\(\hbox {Na}^{+}\), \(\hbox {Mg}^{2+}\) and \(\hbox {Al}^{3+})\) and anionic (\(\hbox {Cl}^{-}\), \({\hbox {SO}_{4}}^{2-}\), \({\hbox {PO}_{4}}^{3-})\) co-ions on Cr(VI) or \(\hbox {F}^{-}\) adsorption. Cr(VI) or \(\hbox {F}^{-}\) adsorption on TTB is affected by the presence of both cationic and anionic co-ions. In both Cr(VI) and \(\hbox {F}^{-}\) adsorptions, it has been observed that interference increases with the increase in size of both the types of ions and charge on the anions. Similarly, it decreases with the increase in charge on the cations.
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The authors are very much thankful to The President, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, for his permission to publish this paper. One of the authors (MRG) thanks the Authorities of this University for providing her a research fellowship.
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Ghosh, M.R., Mishra, S.P. Effect of Co-ions on Cr(VI) and \(\hbox {F}^{-}\) Adsorption by Thermally Treated Bauxite (TTB). Arab J Sci Eng 42, 4391–4400 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2472-8
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