scholarly journals Biosorptive Removal of Cadmium(II) and Copper(II) Using Microwave-Assisted Thiourea-Modified Sorghum bicolor Agrowaste

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Salman ◽  
Rabia Rehman ◽  
Umar Farooq ◽  
Anum Tahir ◽  
Liviu Mitu

Sorghum bicolor (S.B.) is used in this work for preparing chemically modified adsorbent for toxic metal ions, i.e., cadmium(II) and copper(II). Thiourea is selected for chemical modification of this plant waste by microwave solid fusion methodology, so that its chelating ability for metal ions can be enhanced in both acidic and basic conditions, in a cheaper and quicker way. Characterization was carried out by different physiochemical means using FT-IR, SEM, etc. An increase in pHpzc value was observed in TSB, which is confirmed by FT-IR analysis. The effect of biosorption process parameters was also studied and found that maximum removal of these toxic ions occurred in slightly acidic pH (5-6) conditions, following pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Boyd plots indicated that film dispersion mode was the rate-determining step. Langmuir model indicated that the maximum metal ion removal capacity of TSB was 17.241 mg/g and 15.151 mg/g for cadmium(II) and copper(II) ions. So, TSB can be used on a larger scale for toxic metal ion removal by Sorghum bicolor waste in a cleaner way.

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Venty Suryanti ◽  
Sri Hastuti ◽  
Tutik Dwi Wahyuningsih ◽  
Mudasir Mudasir ◽  
Dian Kresnadipayana ◽  
...  

The batch removal of Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) from individual heavy metal ion aqueous synthetic solution using biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with corn oil as substrate was investigated. The metal ion removal process of crude preparation biosurfactants (CPB) was established to be dependent on the initial pH and contact time. The optimum metal removal was observed at pH 6.0 of the initial metal solution and 10 min of contact time. The affinity sequence for metal ion removal was Pb(II)>Cd(II)>Cu(II). The removal capacity value of biosurfactant for Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) from single metal ions solution were 0.169, 0.276 and 0.323 mg/g, respectively. The removal capacity value of biosurfactant for Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) from multi metal ions solution were 0.064, 0.215 and 0.275 mg/g, respectively. The removal capacity of individual metal ion was diminished by the presence of other metal ions in multi metal ions from synthetic aqueous solution. The removal capacity value of biosurfactant for Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) from silver industry wastewater were 0.027, 0.055 and 0.291 mg/g, respectively. The results indicated that biosurfactants have potential to be used in the remediation of heavy metals in industrial wastewater.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Alberto Hernández-Aguirre ◽  
Alejandra Núñez-Pineda ◽  
Melina Tapia-Tapia ◽  
Rosa María Gómez Espinosa

This work aims to present the modification of polypropylene (PP) membranes using three different biopolymers, chitosan (CHI), potato starch (PS), and cellulose (CEL), in order to obtain three new materials. The modified membranes may be degraded easier than polypropylene ones and could be used as selective membranes for metal ions removal, among other applications. For this purpose, the UV energy induced graft copolymerization reaction among polypropylene membrane, acrylic acid, benzophenone (as photoinitiator), and the biopolymer (CHI, PS, or CEL) was conducted. The results of FT-IR-ATR, XRD, TGA, DSC, SEM, BET, and AFM analyses and mechanical properties clearly indicate the successful modification of the membrane surface. The change of surface wettability was monitored by contact angle. The grafting reaction depends on natural polymer, reaction time, and concentration. In order to prove the potential application of the modified membranes, a preliminary study of sorption of metal ion was carried out. For this purpose, the PP-CHI membrane was chosen because of the high hydrophilicity, proportionate to -OH and NH2; these groups could act as ligands of metal ions, provoking the interaction between PP-CHI and M+ (PP-CHI-M+) and therefore the metal ion removal from water.


2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.C. Lau ◽  
P.O. Ang ◽  
P.K. Wong

Three seaweed species collected from Hong Kong waters were screened for their adsorption abilities for Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+; and Ulva lactuca having the highest metal ion removal capacity (RC) was chosen for further study. Effects of algal biomass and medium pH on the metal ions RC of Ulva lactuca were determined and optimized. Under the optimal conditions of the corresponding metal ions, the algal Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ RCs were 65.54, 21.00 and 49.54 mg/g, respectively. The presence of other cations and anions affected the metal ions adsorption by the seaweed. The effect was dependent on the combination between the target metal ions and other cations/anions. The kinetic study revealed that the adsorption of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ by Ulva lactuca fitted the Langmuir isotherm. Comparing with 0.1 M HCl, citric acid, thiourea, EDTA and HNO3, 0.1 M H2SO4 efficiently recovered close to 100% adsorbed metal ions from Ulva lactuca. In three successive adsorption-desorption cycles, reduction in metal ion RCs was found in the second and third cycles, but almost all adsorbed metal ion could be recovered.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahram Amirnia ◽  
Argyrios Margaritis ◽  
Madhumita B. Ray

The use of waste biomaterial for the adsorption of heavy metal ions is an economically appealing alternative to conventional metal ion removal methods. In the present work, S. cerevisiae biomass has been shown to be capable of the simultaneous removal of more than 98% of Pb(II) ions, 60% of Zn(II) ions and up to 55% of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions in the 10–50 mg/ℓ concentration range. Model equations describing the removal efficiency of each metal ion were determined using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) with respect to operating conditions such as pH, initial metal ion concentration and biomass dosage. Characterization of the metal ion–biomass interactions responsible for biosorption was studied employing zeta potential measurements, BET, FT-IR and EDX techniques; these indicated that the uptake of metal ions by non-living yeast was a surface adsorption phenomenon. The results proved the involvement of an ion-exchange mechanism between the adsorbing metal ions and the cell walls. In the presence of the complete range of metal ions studied, yeast cells were more selective towards Pb(II) ions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 2170-2179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raja S. Azarudeen ◽  
Mohamed A. Riswan Ahamed ◽  
R. Subha ◽  
Abdul R. Burkanudeen

Author(s):  
Andre Baldermann ◽  
Andrea Cäcilia Grießbacher ◽  
Claudia Baldermann ◽  
Bettina Purgstaller ◽  
Ilse Letofsky-Papst ◽  
...  

The capacity and the mechanism of the adsorption of aqueous barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), strontium (Sr) and zinc (Zn) by Ecuadorian (NatAllo) and synthetic (SynAllo-1 and SynAllo-2) allophanes were studied as a function of contact time, pH and metal ion concentration using kinetic and equilibrium experiments. The mineralogy, nano-structure and chemical composition of the allophanes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and specific surface area analyses. The evolution of adsorption fitted to a pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics, where equilibrium between aqueous metal ions and allophane was reached within < 10 min. The metal ion removal efficiencies varied from 0.7 to 99.7 % at pH 4.0 to 8.5. At equilibrium, the adsorption behavior is better described by the Langmuir model than by the Dubinin-Radushkevich model, yielding sorption capacities of 10.6, 17.2 and 38.6 mg/g for Ba^(2+), 12.4, 19.3 and 29.0 mg/g for HCoO_2^-, 7.2, 15.9 and 34.4 mg/g for Sr^(2+) and 20.9, 26.9 and 36.9 mg/g for Zn^(2+), respectively, by NatAllo, SynAllo-2 and SynAllo-1. The uptake mechanism is based on a physical adsorption process. Allophane holds great potential to remove aqueous metal ions and could be used instead of zeolites, montmorillonite, carbonates and phosphates for wastewater treatment.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (58) ◽  
pp. 36528-36553
Author(s):  
Ahmad K. Badawi ◽  
M. Abd Elkodous ◽  
Gomaa A. M. Ali

Various materials including waste precursors used as adsorbents for water treatment (dyes and metal ions removal).


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chem Int

An easy route for preparation emulsion of kaolinite (Al2Si2O5.4H2O) from Sweileh sand deposits, west Amman, Jordan by hydrochloric acid under continuous stirring for 4 h at room temperature was performed and nano kaolinite powder was used as an adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II), Zn(II) and Ni(II) ions. Nano kaolinite was characterized by XRD, FT-IR and SEM techniques. Effect of pH, adsorbent dose, initial metal ion concentration, contact time and temperature on adsorption process was examined. The negative values of ΔGo and the positive value of ΔHo revealed that the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. The Langmuir isotherm model fitted well to metal ions adsorption data and the adsorption capacity. The kinetic data provided the best correlation of the adsorption with pseudo-second order kinetic model. In view of promising efficiency, the nano kaolinite can be employed for heavy metal ions adsorption.


2008 ◽  
Vol 569 ◽  
pp. 285-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Jong Lee ◽  
Beom Goo Lee ◽  
Dae Yong Shin ◽  
Heon Park

In this study lignocellulosic fibers, such as kenaf bast, kenaf core, sugar cane bagasse, cotton, coconut coir, and spruce, which are environment friendly natural materials, were tested for their ability to remove copper, nickel and zinc ions from aqueous solutions. The fibers were analyzed for Klason lignin content, water sorption capacity and dry volume. The fiber with the highest level of heavy metal removal in the separate and mixed solution was kenaf bast.. In the mixed solution kenaf bast, sugar cane bagasse and cotton removed more copper and nickel ion than in the separate solution, and the amounts of removed heavy metal ions were changed in some lignocellulosic fibers, compared to those of the separate solution. In the mixed solution heavy metal ions may compete with one another for sorption sites on the surface of lignocellusic fiber. In kenaf bast to remove heavy metal ions most, Klason lignin content was the second lowest, and water sorption and dry volume were the lowest in all tested lignocellulosic fibers. It showed that removal of heavy metal ions does not correlate with any chemical and physical factors, but may be affected by the cell wall structure of lignocellulosic fibers and how many free phenolic groups in lignin, which are considered as the heavy metal ion binding site, are exposed on the surface of fibers. Cotton, with about 1% Klason lignin, was very low in heavy metal ion removal, while all other fibers containing greater than about 10% lignin did remove heavy metal ions. It showed that even the lignin content of lignocellulosic fibers does not correlate with heavy metal ion removal but lignin does play a role in heavy metal ion removal.


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