Ultrasonic assisted agro waste biomass for rapid removal of Cd(II) ions from aquatic environment: Mechanism and modelling analysis

In this research, dragon fruit peel, an agro-waste was used to prepare the new adsorbent for the removal of Cd(II) ions from the aquatic environment. The characterization techniques of SEM, FTIR and EDX for the prepared materials have been studied. The influential parameters for Cd(II) ions were experimented and identified the probable conditions for the maximum adsorption of Cd(II) ions. The investigations on isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics for Cd(II) ions removal were examined. Adsorption isotherm data was well discussed with Langmuir model based on the obtained good correlation coefficient and error values. Moreover, it follows the pseudo-first-order and exothermic process. The values of monolayer adsorption capacity of surface-modified dragon fruit peel (SMDFP) and ultrasonic-assisted dragon fruit peel (UADFP) was determined to be 7.469 and 24.76 mg/g at an equilibrium condition, respectively. This study exposed that ultrasonic-assisted dragon fruit peel can be a suitable adsorbent for Cd(II) ions removal from the water environment. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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By using dragon fruit peel to prepare a new adsorbent, the study explored conditions for Cd(II) ions and discussed adsorption isotherm data, demonstrating that ultrasonic-assisted dragon fruit peel is suitable for removing Cd(II) ions from water environments.