<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals in complex multi metal system is insufficiently explored. This research gives results of key process parameters optimization for simultaneous removal of Cd(II), Co(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solution (<italic>batch</italic> system). New lemon peel-based biomaterial was prepared and characterized by infrared spectroscopy with <italic>Fourier</italic> transformation (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), while the quantification of metals was made by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Simultaneous removal of seven metals ions was favorable at pH 5 with 300 mg/50 mL solid-liquid phase ratio, within 60 min at room temperature with total obtained adsorption capacity of 46.77 mg g<sup>−1</sup>. Kinetic modeling showed that pseudo-second order kinetic and Weber-Morris diffusion models best describe the adsorption mechanism of all seven heavy metals onto lemon peel.</p></abstract>

Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals in complex multi metal system is insufficiently explored. This research gives results of key process parameters optimization for simultaneous removal of Cd(II), Co(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solution (batch system). New lemon peel-based biomaterial was prepared and characterized by infrared spectroscopy with Fourier transformation (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), while the quantification of metals was made by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Simultaneous removal of seven metals ions was favorable at pH 5 with 300 mg/50 mL solid-liquid phase ratio, within 60 min at room temperature with total obtained adsorption capacity of 46.77 mg g−1. Kinetic modeling showed that pseudo-second order kinetic and Weber-Morris diffusion models best describe the adsorption mechanism of all seven heavy metals onto lemon peel.

Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals from water by novel lemon-peel based biomaterial

Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals in complex multi metal system is insufficiently explored. This research gives results of key process parameters...

Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals from water by novel lemon-peel based biomaterial

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2020

Páginas: 46 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2020-0007

Palabras clave
lemon peel, heavy metals, biosorption, FAAS

© 2020 Elma Šabanović et al., published by Sciendo

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

Simultaneous adsorption of heavy metals from water by novel lemon-peel based biomaterial

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2020

Páginas: 46 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2020-0007

Palabras clavelemon peel, heavy metals, biosorption, FAAS

© 2020 Elma Šabanović et al., published by Sciendo

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

Palabras clave
lemon peel, heavy metals, biosorption, FAAS