title: Particle concentration effect: adsorption of divalent metal ions on coffee grounds.
abstract: The adsorption of divalent metal ions Cu2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+ on coffee grounds as a function of coffee grounds concentration was studied in which adsorption density decreased as the concentration of coffee grounds (C(s)) increased. Adsorption studies were conducted by equilibrating aqueous solutions of each metal ion at concentrations in the range 19-291 micromol L(-1) with coffee suspensions in the concentration range 0.971-8.738 g L(-1), with the initial pH adjusted to 5.0+/-0.1 using NaOH or HNO3. Metastable Equilibrium Adsorption theory did not adequately explain the adsorption phenomenon, except at low concentrations of coffee grounds and trace metal ions. Instead the results indicated that flocculation might reduce the surface availability thus reducing the adsorption density. The flocculation theory was confirmed after a further experiment adding dispersant sodium hexa-meta-phosphate (NaHMP) to the suspension.
authors: School of Architecture and The Built Environment, Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651, Singapore. handojo_djatiutomo@yahoo.com
authors: Handojo Djati
authors: HD
authors: Utomo
authors: Keith A
authors: KA
authors: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003069:Coffee; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013696:Temperature; D014866:Waste Products
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D003069:Coffee; D014866:Waste Products