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- Title
Copper biosorption using local Iraqi natural agents.
- Authors
Yaro, Aprael S.; Al-Hassani, Maha H.; Rasheed, Haider A. K.
- Abstract
Industrial effluents loaded with heavy metals are a cause of hazards to the humans and other forms of life. Conventional approaches, such as electroplating, ion exchange, and membrane processes, are used for removal of copper, cadmium, and lead and are often cost prohibitive with low efficiency at low metal ion concentration. Biosorption can be considered as an option which has been proven as more efficient and economical for removing the mentioned metal ions. Biosorbents used are fungi, yeasts, oil palm shells, coir pith carbon, peanut husks, and olive pulp. Recently, low cost and natural products have also been researched as biosorbent. This paper presents an attempt of the potential use of Iraqi date pits and Al-Khriet (i.e. substances locally available in Iraq and found in the legs ofTypha domingensis) as basements. The important factors studied which affect the removal of copper ion are solution pH value (4–8), adsorbent dosage (0.5–2 g), contact time [((1/2–4) h) for Al-Khriet and (1/2–24) h for date pits]; and (50–200) ppm copper ion concentration. The results showed that it is possible to remove 96% of Cu+2after 4 h contact time using Al-Khriet, and 84% of Cu+2after 24 h contact time using date pits. The kinetic data agree with a pseudo-second-order equation. Isotherm analysis showed that the adsorption process describes Langmuir better than the Freundlich.
- Subjects
COPPER research; HEAVY metals removal (Sewage purification); SORPTION; ION exchange (Chemistry); ELECTROPLATING
- Publication
Desalination & Water Treatment, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 2, p533
- ISSN
1944-3994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/19443994.2014.884941