Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 96, Issue 11, Pages 1292-1296Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.10.011
Keywords
biosorption; pH; pseudo-second-order; lead; tree fern; adsorption
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The sorption of lead from water onto an agricultural by-product, tree fern,. was examined as a function of pH. The sorption processes were carried out using an agitated and baffled system. Pseudo-second-order kinetic analyses were performed to determine the rate constant of sorption, the equilibrium sorption capacity, and the initial sorption rate. Application of the pseudo-second-order kinetics model produced very high coefficients of determination. Results showed the efficiency of tree fern as a sorbent for lead. The optimum pH for lead removal was between 4 and 7, with pH 4.9 resulting in better lead removal. Ion exchange occurred in the initial reaction period. In addition, a relation between the change in the solution hydrogen ion concentration and equilibrium capacity was developed and is presented. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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