Removal of Toxic Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Chemically Treated Tur Pods and Banyan Leaves

Anjali S. Rajbhoj; S.T. Gaikwad; S.R. Sonone

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2005): Vol 17 Issue 4

Issue Published : August 5, 2005

Removal of Toxic Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Chemically Treated Tur Pods and Banyan Leaves

Anjali S. Rajbhoj

Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathawada University, Aurangabad-431 004, India

S.T. Gaikwad

Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathawada University, Aurangabad-431 004, India

S.R. Sonone

Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathawada University, Aurangabad-431 004, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Anjali S. Rajbhoj

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 17 No. 4 (2005): Vol 17 Issue 4
Article Published : June 7, 2016

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Chemically treated tur pods and banyan leaves with formaldehyde and sulphuric acid have been studied as sorbents for removal of toxic metals from aqueous solutions. Effects of time, initial concentration and pH at 30°C have been studied. Sorption capacities have been estimated by Freundlich adsorption models. For tur pods the sorption capacity determined for different heavy metals resulted in the following order: Hg²⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Cd²⁺ > Pb²⁺ > Zn²⁺. The percentage of adsorption by banyan leaves is relatively low.

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Removal Toxic metals Tur pods Banyan leaves

S. Rajbhoj, A., Gaikwad, S., & Sonone, S. (2016). Removal of Toxic Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Chemically Treated Tur Pods and Banyan Leaves. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 17(4), 2415–2420. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/14005

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2005): Vol 17 Issue 4

Removal of Toxic Metals from Aqueous Solutions by Chemically Treated Tur Pods and Banyan Leaves

Corresponding Author(s) : Anjali S. Rajbhoj

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