Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7074086 | Bioresource Technology | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This work attends to preparation and characterization of a novel multi-metal binding biosorbent after chemical modification and desorption studies. Biomass is a combination of tea waste, maple leaves and mandarin peels with a certain proportion to adsorb cadmium, copper, lead and zinc ions from aqueous solutions. The mechanism involved in metal removal was investigated by SEM, SEM/EDS and FTIR. SEM/EDS showed the presence of different chemicals and adsorbed heavy metal ions on the surface of biosorbent. FTIR of both unmodified and modified biosorbents revealed the important role of carboxylate groups in heavy metal biosorption. Desorption using different eluents and 0.1Â M HCl showed the best desorption performance. The effectiveness of regeneration step by 1Â M CaCl2 on five successive cycles of sorption and desorption displays this multi-metal binding biosorbent (MMBB) can effectively be utilized as an adsorbent to remove heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions in five cycles of sorption/desorption/regeneration.
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Authors
Atefeh Abdolali, Huu Hao Ngo, Wenshan Guo, John L. Zhou, Bin Du, Qin Wei, Xiaochang C. Wang, Phuoc Dan Nguyen,