Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents

Agricultural wastes are sustainable adsorbents to clean up toxic metals contaminated in water and wastewater. Understanding water chemistry is critical in innovating and finding processes that limit the removal of toxic metals. The study used orange and banana peels as adsorbents to simultaneously r...

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Main Authors: Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah, Joseph Payne, Damba Yahaya
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2024.2405295
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description Agricultural wastes are sustainable adsorbents to clean up toxic metals contaminated in water and wastewater. Understanding water chemistry is critical in innovating and finding processes that limit the removal of toxic metals. The study used orange and banana peels as adsorbents to simultaneously remove nickel, cadmium, and chromium from landfill leachate. The toxic metal concentrations in landfill leachate were 9.60 mg/L, 4.90 mg/L and 0.06 mg/L for Ni, Cd, and Cr, and 100 mL of landfill leachate and a dosage of 0.50 g, 1.00 g, 1.50 g, 2.00 g, and 2.50 g of orange and banana peel adsorbents. The adsorption efficiency of the orange peel adsorbent ranged from 99.90% to 99.99% for nickel, 97.00% to 99.98% for cadmium, and 59.30% to 98.18% for chromium and banana peel ranged from 99.55% to 99.99% for nickel, 99.16% to 99.96% for cadmium, and 45.67% to 82.91% for chromium in the landfill leachate. Qmax (mg/g) which is the maximum adsorption capacity ranged from −0.03 mg/g to 0.01 mg/g for orange peel and −13.16 mg/g to 0.01 mg/g for banana peel. The KF of the orange peel adsorbent for Ni, and Cd were larger values showing a stronger interaction. Ni had a higher affinity than Cd and Cr in the binding sites of the orange and banana peels. The orange and banana peel adsorbents are eco-friendly, simple, more cost-effective, and innovative methods for the removal of metals in leachate and wastewater. An adsorptive experiment of a similar design should be carried out at varied temperatures and contact times.
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spelling doaj-art-3e629808b7bf4db5b4fcb5194043fb1c2025-08-20T02:20:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainable Environment2765-85112024-12-0110110.1080/27658511.2024.2405295Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbentsAbudu Ballu Duwiejuah0Joseph Payne1Damba Yahaya2Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaAgricultural wastes are sustainable adsorbents to clean up toxic metals contaminated in water and wastewater. Understanding water chemistry is critical in innovating and finding processes that limit the removal of toxic metals. The study used orange and banana peels as adsorbents to simultaneously remove nickel, cadmium, and chromium from landfill leachate. The toxic metal concentrations in landfill leachate were 9.60 mg/L, 4.90 mg/L and 0.06 mg/L for Ni, Cd, and Cr, and 100 mL of landfill leachate and a dosage of 0.50 g, 1.00 g, 1.50 g, 2.00 g, and 2.50 g of orange and banana peel adsorbents. The adsorption efficiency of the orange peel adsorbent ranged from 99.90% to 99.99% for nickel, 97.00% to 99.98% for cadmium, and 59.30% to 98.18% for chromium and banana peel ranged from 99.55% to 99.99% for nickel, 99.16% to 99.96% for cadmium, and 45.67% to 82.91% for chromium in the landfill leachate. Qmax (mg/g) which is the maximum adsorption capacity ranged from −0.03 mg/g to 0.01 mg/g for orange peel and −13.16 mg/g to 0.01 mg/g for banana peel. The KF of the orange peel adsorbent for Ni, and Cd were larger values showing a stronger interaction. Ni had a higher affinity than Cd and Cr in the binding sites of the orange and banana peels. The orange and banana peel adsorbents are eco-friendly, simple, more cost-effective, and innovative methods for the removal of metals in leachate and wastewater. An adsorptive experiment of a similar design should be carried out at varied temperatures and contact times.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2024.2405295Adsorptionbanana peelsnickellandfill leachatetoxic metals
spellingShingle Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah
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Damba Yahaya
Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
Sustainable Environment
Adsorption
banana peels
nickel
landfill leachate
toxic metals
title Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
title_full Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
title_fullStr Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
title_full_unstemmed Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
title_short Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
title_sort adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate using orange and banana peel powders as adsorbents
topic Adsorption
banana peels
nickel
landfill leachate
toxic metals
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2024.2405295
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