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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 152, Issue 3, Pages 955-959Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.111
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biosorption; mercury; biomass; desorption; Ricinus communis L.
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A new biosorbent produced from castor leaves powder [Ricinus communis L.] was used to remove mercury(H) from aqueous solutions. The initial mercury concentrations, contact time and initial pH were evaluated. The ability of castor leaves to remove mercury at various pH (2-8) was studied. The maximum capacity (Q(max)) of biomass was found to be 37.2 mg Hg(II)/g at pH 5.5. Biosorption equilibrium was established in approximately I It. The equilibrium data were described well by Langmuir and Freundlich models. The adsorbed mercury on biomass was desorbed using 10 ml of 4 M HCl solution. The biomass could be reused for other biosorption assays. The ability of biomass to adsorb mercury(II) in a column was investigated. These studies consider the possibility of using leaves of castor tree as an inexpensive adsorbent for the removal of Hg(II) from contaminated chemical and mining industry wastewaters. It is also suggested that the dried biomass might be simply kept and used in a very low cost metal ion removal system. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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