Abstract
Haphazard disposal of industrial effluents into the environment has negatively impacted the global water security sector. Some of the accompanying chemical pollutants are reported to be carcinogenic when ingested or inhaled. Cadmium had been linked with several cancers in humans. Batch-wise adsorption technique is the commonly practiced separation procedure due to its lack of ambiguity and the potential for sorption of low concentration pollutants from effluent streams. The frequently used activated carbon adsorbent can be restrictive due to excessive sludge generation. The essence of this research interest is in the development of sustainable, renewable and environmentally friendly adsorbents based on advances in nanotechnology. In this study, 91.31 % recovery of Cd2+ was recorded when 3.0 mg of the solute was treated using novel magnetic nanofibrilated cellulose in fixed bed adsorption process. Key words: Breakthrough curve, Environment, fixed bed, Nanoadsorbent, wastewater
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