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Biosorptive Removal of Toxic Contaminant Lead from Wastewater

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20315
Chandraprabha Sahu
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur-492 010, India
Fahmida Khan
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur-492 010, India
Piyush Kant Pandey
Department of Chemistry, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Kendri, Near Abhanpur, Raipur-493 661, India
Madhurima Pandey
Department of Applied Chemistry, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg-491 001, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Fahmida Khan

fkhan.chy@nitrr.ac.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 29 No. 3 (2017): Vol 29 Issue 3

Abstract

Lead is one of the most toxic heavy metals due to its high bioaccumulation potential. This paper reports a native biomass (Vanda species) for the effective and rapid removal of lead from aqueous solution. The parameters studied under the batch removal process were lead concentration, biomass dose, contact time and pH. The identified plant originated biomass was found to remove more than 90 % of available Pb(II) within 5 min and the complete removal was observed within 1 h. The optimum pH identified was 3.5, contact time was 60 min and the optimum biomass dose was 1 g. To identify chemical functional group responsible for effective absorption the FTIR analysis was carried out which indicated the involvement of amine, hydroxyl and carboxyl group for the adsorption. The SEM and EDX analyses showed high uptake of Pb(II) which got accumulated with in the cell structure. The adsorption isotherms studied were Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacity as derived by Langmuir adsorption isotherm was 51 mg/g. In continuous flow removal experiments the break through point was observed on passing 17.8 L of 100 mg/L Pb(II), the exhaust point was noted at 50 L and the uptake capacity was 83.33 mg/g. Based on the result the identified biomass (Vanda species) is rapid effective and possess high removal capacity. The biomass is amenable for industrial application also.

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Pb(II) Biosorption Water Removal Vanda species
Sahu, C., Khan, F., Pandey, P. K., & Pandey, M. (2016). Biosorptive Removal of Toxic Contaminant Lead from Wastewater. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29(3), 650–656. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20315
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