COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER

Applicability of coconut husk char in heavy metal removal was examined in the study. The surface morphology and elemental compositions of the char was investigated with SEM-EDX machine. Heavy metals sorption on 100 g of the char dosage was studied under five different contact times in the column ex...

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Main Authors: AJAYI-BANJI ADEMOLA, SANGODOYIN ABIMBOLA, IJAOLA OPOLOLA
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Language:English
Published: Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Engineering Studies and Research
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Online Access:https://jesr.ub.ro/index.php/1/article/view/127
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author AJAYI-BANJI ADEMOLA
SANGODOYIN ABIMBOLA
IJAOLA OPOLOLA
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IJAOLA OPOLOLA
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description Applicability of coconut husk char in heavy metal removal was examined in the study. The surface morphology and elemental compositions of the char was investigated with SEM-EDX machine. Heavy metals sorption on 100 g of the char dosage was studied under five different contact times in the column experiment. Isotherm and kinetic models were the probing tools for biosorption mechanism prediction. Results indicated removal efficiency for chromium, cobalt, cadmium, aluminum and arsenic at 60 mins contact time were 72, 80, 86, 89 and 100 % respectively. Contaminate removal depends on metal involved and sorption contact time. Adsorption data are fitted well into Freundlich isotherm model (R2 > 0.92). Pseudo kinetic second order well described the adsorption process, with most R2 values ≥ 0.94. Coconut husk char is an effective biosorbent in sequestration of arsenic, cadmium, aluminum and cobalt in contaminated surface water.
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spelling doaj-art-eaea06aa0be54d959ceda0ef78b0b22e2025-02-09T11:38:26ZengAlma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of BacauJournal of Engineering Studies and Research2068-75592344-49322015-12-01214COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATERAJAYI-BANJI ADEMOLA 0SANGODOYIN ABIMBOLA1IJAOLA OPOLOLA2Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaAgricultural and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaAgricultural and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Applicability of coconut husk char in heavy metal removal was examined in the study. The surface morphology and elemental compositions of the char was investigated with SEM-EDX machine. Heavy metals sorption on 100 g of the char dosage was studied under five different contact times in the column experiment. Isotherm and kinetic models were the probing tools for biosorption mechanism prediction. Results indicated removal efficiency for chromium, cobalt, cadmium, aluminum and arsenic at 60 mins contact time were 72, 80, 86, 89 and 100 % respectively. Contaminate removal depends on metal involved and sorption contact time. Adsorption data are fitted well into Freundlich isotherm model (R2 > 0.92). Pseudo kinetic second order well described the adsorption process, with most R2 values ≥ 0.94. Coconut husk char is an effective biosorbent in sequestration of arsenic, cadmium, aluminum and cobalt in contaminated surface water. https://jesr.ub.ro/index.php/1/article/view/127coconut husk charremoval efficiencyisotherm modelspseudo kinetics
spellingShingle AJAYI-BANJI ADEMOLA
SANGODOYIN ABIMBOLA
IJAOLA OPOLOLA
COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
Journal of Engineering Studies and Research
coconut husk char
removal efficiency
isotherm models
pseudo kinetics
title COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
title_full COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
title_fullStr COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
title_full_unstemmed COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
title_short COCONUT HUSK CHAR BIOSORPTIVITY IN HEAVY METAL DIMINUTION FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER
title_sort coconut husk char biosorptivity in heavy metal diminution from contaminated surface water
topic coconut husk char
removal efficiency
isotherm models
pseudo kinetics
url https://jesr.ub.ro/index.php/1/article/view/127
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