The adsorption thermodynamics, kinetics,
and isotherm parameters
of cefpirome sulfate in aqueous solution on macroporous resin (XAD-16)
were studied. Using static equilibrium tests, the fitting of resin
adsorption data were calculated by the isothermal adsorption model.
The fitting results show that Freundlich equation can adequately fit
the adsorption isotherm. Meanwhile, the derived adsorption constants
and their temperature dependencies from Freundlich isotherm had been
used to calculate the corresponding thermodynamic quantities, such
as the free energy of adsorption, heat, and entropy of adsorption.
The thermodynamic data indicated that XAD-16 resin adsorption of cefpirome
sulfate in aqueous solution was a spontaneous exothermic process,
which was characterized by physical adsorption. The influences of
initial concentration, bed height, and residence time on the breakthrough
curve were examined by dynamic tests and the optimal parameters were
defined.