title: Pb(II) and Cd(II) removal from aqueous solutions by olive cake.
abstract: The removal of heavy metals from wastewater using olive cake as an adsorbent was investigated. The effect of the contact time, pH, temperature, and concentration of adsorbate on adsorption performance of olive cake for Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions were examined by batch method. Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) in aqueous solution onto olive cake was studied in single component. After establishing the optimum conditions, elution of these ions from the adsorbent surface was also examined. The optimum sorption conditions were determined for two elements. Maximum desorption of the Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions were found to be 95.92 and 53.97% by 0.5M HNO(3) and 0.2M HCl, respectively. The morphological analysis of the olive cake was performed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45140, Turkey. sabriyedoyurum@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sabriye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doyurum
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead