Title of article
Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from water by adsorption on peels of banana
Author/Authors
Anwar، نويسنده , , Jamil and Shafique، نويسنده , , Umer and Waheed-uz-Zaman and Salman، نويسنده , , Muhammad and Dar، نويسنده , , Amara and Anwar، نويسنده , , Shafique، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
4
From page
1752
To page
1755
Abstract
The adsorption of lead(II) and cadmium(II) on peels of banana has been studied in batch mode using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy for metal estimation. Concerned parameters like adsorbent dose, pH, contact time and agitation speed were investigated. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms were employed to describe adsorption equilibrium. The maximum amounts of cadmium(II) and lead(II) adsorbed (qm), as evaluated by Langmuir isotherm, were 5.71 mg and 2.18 mg per gram of powder of banana peels, respectively. Study concluded that banana peels, a waste material, have good potential as an adsorbent to remove toxic metals like lead and cadmium from water.
Keywords
Temkin isotherm , Freundlich isotherm , Langmuir isotherm , Adsorption , Utilization of banana peels
Journal title
Bioresource Technology
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Bioresource Technology
Record number
1919837
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