Sorption studies of europium on cerium phosphate using Box-Behnken design

Amorphous cerium phosphate was prepared and characterized. Three-level Box-Behnken design (BBD) was employed to analyze the effect of process variables such as initial pH (2–6), contact time (60–180 min), and sorbent amount (0.05–0.15 g) on the sorption capacity of europium. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the main effect of initial pH and sorbent amount has a substantial impact on the sorption of Eu(III). Probability F-value $(F = 3 × 10^{−3})$ and correlation coefficient $(R^2 = 0.97)$ point out that the model is in good accordance with experimental data. The maximum sorption capacity of Eu(III) was found to be 42.14 $mg g ^{−1}$ at initial pH 6, contact time of 180 min, and a sorbent amount of 0.05 g. Sorption isotherm data was well explained by the Langmuir model and monolayer Eu(III) sorption capacity was obtained as 30.40 $mg g ^{−1}$. Kinetic data were well described by the pseudo-second-order model. Thermodynamic data suggested that the process is endothermic and spontaneous.

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