Abstract
This paper investigates the ability of peanut hulls and peanut hull pellets to adsorb copper from dilute aqueous metal ion solutions in batch and fixed bed systems. The kinetics of copper uptake onto the media have been investigated in batch systems and the influence of pH and particle size on the rate and extent of copper capture determined. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm theories were determined; the Langmuir model was found to best represent the equilibrium isotherm data. In normalized kinetic tests at least 75% of copper removal occurred within the first 20 min; 92% removal was effected within the first 50 min. The rate of uptake was optimum within the pH range 5–7.5, and media capacities remained relatively constant at a pH above 4.0. Bench-scale column studies were performed using peanut hull pellets. The overall capacity of pelletized peanut hulls was higher than for unmodified peanut hulls. Due to their demonstrated ability for Cu(II) uptake and favorable structural characteristics, pelletized peanut hulls could gain use as a low-cost, once-through biomass filter medium for copper-bearing waste streams.
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