Abstract
AbstractAn efficient biosorbent was prepared from mangosteen pericarp by saponification with alkaline solution of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide. Batch wise adsorption tests were conducted to investigate the effect of pH, adsorption isotherm, and adsorption kinetics for heavy metal ions. It was found to exhibit fairly good adsorption behavior for heavy metal ions like lead, cadmium, iron, copper, nickel, and zinc ions, with the selectivity order for metal ion adsorption as Fe(III) > Pb(II) > Cu(II) > Cd(II) > Zn(II) > Ni(II). Their adsorption process can be described well by Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order kinetics equation. Among these metal ions, maximum adsorption capacity was evaluated to be 1.48, 1.20, 0.47, 0.35 mol/kg for Cu(II), Fe(III), Ni(II), Cd(II) at equilibrium pH 5.0 (except for Fe(III) at pH 2.8), respectively, while 1.01 mol/kg for both Pb(II) and Zn(II) in the single metal ion solution. The adsorption capability of the modified mangosteen pericarp for heavy metal ions can ...
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