<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Pericarps of Algerian <italic>Quercus ilex</italic> (<italic>Q. ilex</italic>) and <italic>Quercus suber</italic> (<italic>Q. suber</italic>) were used as copper adsorbents in artificially contaminated solutions. Exposing accessible lignocellulosic binding sites enhanced adsorption. The lignocellulosic fractions of <italic>Q. suber</italic> and <italic>Q. ilex</italic> (36.47±9.1 and 47.66±9.3, respectively) were characterized by FTIR before and after adsorption. The aim was to identify the functional groups adsorbing Cu(II). SEM/EDX determined lignocellulose surface morphology and composition. The amount of adsorbent-bound Cu(II) increased with initial [Cu(II)]. Cu(II) adsorption range was 23.59–48.06 mg.g−1 for <italic>Q. Suber</italic> and 22.56–38.19 mg.g−1 for <italic>Q. ilex</italic> when [Cu(II)] was 100–500 mg.L−1. Adsorption isotherms and Langmuir and Freundlich models of the <italic>Q. suber</italic> and <italic>Q. ilex</italic> lignocellulosic fractions indicated natural Cu(II)adsorption capacities (Qmax) of 53.76 mg.g−1 and 36.06 mg.g−1 and KF of 5.9 mg.g−1 and 7.43 mg.g−1, respectively.</abstract>

Pericarps of Algerian Quercus ilex (Q. ilex) and Quercus suber (Q. suber) were used as copper adsorbents in artificially contaminated solutions. Exposing accessible lignocellulosic binding sites enhanced adsorption. The lignocellulosic fractions of Q. suber and Q. ilex (36.47±9.1 and 47.66±9.3, respectively) were characterized by FTIR before and after adsorption. The aim was to identify the functional groups adsorbing Cu(II). SEM/EDX determined lignocellulose surface morphology and composition. The amount of adsorbent-bound Cu(II) increased with initial [Cu(II)]. Cu(II) adsorption range was 23.59–48.06 mg.g−1 for Q. Suber and 22.56–38.19 mg.g−1 for Q. ilex when [Cu(II)] was 100–500 mg.L−1. Adsorption isotherms and Langmuir and Freundlich models of the Q. suber and Q. ilex lignocellulosic fractions indicated natural Cu(II)adsorption capacities (Qmax) of 53.76 mg.g−1 and 36.06 mg.g−1 and KF of 5.9 mg.g−1 and 7.43 mg.g−1, respectively.

Lignocellulosic fraction of the pericarps of the acorns of <italic>Quercus suber</italic> and <italic>Quercus ilex</italic>: isolation, characterization, and biosorption studies in the removal of copper from aqueous solutions

Laboratoire des Productions, Valorisations Végétales et Microbiennes, (LP2VM)

Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie

Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf

Laboratoire de Biotoxicologie, Pharmacognosie et Valorisation Biologique des Plantes (LBPVBP)

Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Lignocellulosic fraction of the pericarps of the acorns of  and : isolation, characterization, and biosorption studies in the removal of copper from aqueous solutions

Pericarps of Algerian Quercus ilex (Q. ilex) and Quercus suber (Q. suber) were used as copper adsorbents in artificially contaminated solutions. Exposing...

Lignocellulosic fraction of the pericarps of the acorns of Quercus suber and Quercus ilex: isolation, characterization, and biosorption studies in the removal of copper from aqueous solutions

Published Online: Sep 26, 2019

Page range: 40 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0028

Keywords
adsorption, Cu(II), lignocellulosic fraction, pericarp, sp.

© 2019 Moubarek Mébarki et al., published by Sciendo

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Lignocellulosic fraction of the pericarps of the acorns of Quercus suber and Quercus ilex: isolation, characterization, and biosorption studies in the removal of copper from aqueous solutions

Published Online: Sep 26, 2019

Page range: 40 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0028

Keywordsadsorption, Cu(II), lignocellulosic fraction, pericarp, sp.

© 2019 Moubarek Mébarki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
adsorption, Cu(II), lignocellulosic fraction, pericarp, sp.