Equilibrium and kinetic studies for sequestration of Cr(VI) from simulated wastewater using sunflower waste biomass.
In the present work, potential of sunflower head (BSH) [an agricultural waste biomass] to remove Cr(VI) from simulated wastewater has been evaluated under different process conditions such as pH, metal concentration, adsorbent dose and contact time. A contact time of 120 min and pH 2.0 were found to be optimum. Chromium removal decreased from 90.0 to 45.2% as its concentration increased from 10 to 70 mg/L. The Cr(VI) removal increased from 31.4 to 52.4% as adsorbent dose increased from 4.0 to 20.0 g/L using a test solution having 100mg/L Cr(VI) concentration. Adsorption isotherms were employed to evaluate the maximum adsorption capacity. Adsorption data fitted well to Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second order model as indicated by high values of correlation coefficient (0.9882 and 0.999) respectively. The adsorption capacity calculated from Langmuir isotherm was 8.177 mg/g.
Jain
Monika
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Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar 125001, Haryana, India.
Garg
V K
VK
Kadirvelu
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D000327:Adsorption; D018533:Biomass; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004058:Diffusion; D006368:Helianthus / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002857:Chromium