| Literature DB >> 19906528 |
Jamil Anwar1, Umer Shafique, Muhammad Salman, Amara Dar, Shafique Anwar.
Abstract
The adsorption of lead(II) and cadmium(II) on peels of banana has been studied in batch mode using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy for metal estimation. Concerned parameters like adsorbent dose, pH, contact time and agitation speed were investigated. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms were employed to describe adsorption equilibrium. The maximum amounts of cadmium(II) and lead(II) adsorbed (qm), as evaluated by Langmuir isotherm, were 5.71 mg and 2.18 mg per gram of powder of banana peels, respectively. Study concluded that banana peels, a waste material, have good potential as an adsorbent to remove toxic metals like lead and cadmium from water. Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19906528 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioresour Technol ISSN: 0960-8524 Impact factor: 9.642