Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6971841 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, a study of the metal sorption mechanism by dead biomass has been performed. All batch metal biosorption experiments were performed using the aquatic macrophyte Egeria densa as biosorbent. Divalent cadmium and zinc solutions were used to assess the sorption mechanisms involved. Using a suitable equilibrium time of 2Â h and a mixture of 300Â mg biosorbent and 50Â mL metal solution at pH 5, monocomponent sorption experiments were performed. In order to determine the residual amounts of metals in the aqueous solutions and the concentrations of removed metals in the dry biomass, Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) measurements in thin and thick target samples were carried out. Based on the strong experimental evidence from the mass balance among the major elements participating in the sorption processes, an ion exchange process was identified as the mechanism responsible for metal removal by the dry biomass.
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Authors
A.N. Módenes, F.R. Espinoza-Quiñones, G.H.F. Santos, C.E. Borba, M.A. Rizzutto,