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- Title
Removal of Cd (II) from water using the waste of jatropha fruit ( Jatropha curcas L.).
- Authors
Nacke, Herbert; Gonçalves, Affonso; Coelho, Gustavo; Schwantes, Daniel; Campagnolo, Marcelo; Leismann, Eduardo; Junior, Élio; Miola, Alisson
- Abstract
The aim of this work was to evaluate the removal of Cd (II) from water using three biosorbents originated from the biomass of jatropha (bark, endosperm, and endosperm + tegument). For that, batch tests were performed to verify the effect of solution pH, adsorbent mass, contact time, initial concentration of Cd (II), and the temperature of the process. The adsorption process was evaluated by the studies of kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics. The ideal conditions of solution pH were 5.5 and 8 g L of adsorbent mass of biosorbents by solution volume, with an equilibrium time of 60 min. According to the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacity for bark, endosperm, and bark + endosperm of jatropha was, respectively, 29.665, 19.562, and 34.674 mg g, predominating chemisorption in monolayers. The biosorbents presented potential for the remediation of waters contaminated with Cd (II).
- Subjects
CADMIUM; JATROPHA; AGRICULTURAL wastes; INDUSTRIAL wastes; CHEMISORPTION
- Publication
Applied Water Science, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6, p3207
- ISSN
2190-5487
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13201-016-0468-2