Biosorption Of As(V) From Contaminated Water Onto Tea Waste Biomass: Sorption Parameters Optimization, Equilibrium And Thermodynamic Studies

Suantak Kamsonlian*, S. Suresh**, C.B. Majumder***, S. Chand****
*-***-**** Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
** Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India.
Periodicity:August - October'2011
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.7.1.1711

Abstract

Removal of As(V) ion from contaminated water by biosorption using low cost tea waste (TW) biomass was investigated. The characteristic of TW as biosorbent material was analyzed by Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) to assess its surface properties. The effects of pH, temperature, dosage and contact time on the biosorption were studied and analyzed with spectrophotometer at a wavelength (?) of 540 nm by crosschecking with ICP-MS in this work.  The optimum pH and temperature for the efficiency of biosorption of As(V) were found to be 4 and 35oC. Maximum uptake capacity of As(V) ion was obtained as 2.12 mg/g at initial concentration of 100 mg/l, 8 g of dosage and contact time of 8 hours, respectively. Equilibrium data were well described by the Freundlich isotherm model. The positive values of ?S° (kJ/mol.K) and ?H° (kJ/mol) indicates the endothermic nature of the biosorption process and the spontaneous nature of the sorption of As(V) ion onto TW biomass was confirmed by negative value of Go (kJ/mol).

Keywords

As(V) removal, Biosorption, Tea waste (TW), Isotherm models, Thermodynamics.

How to Cite this Article?

Kamsonlian, S. , Suresh, S., Majumder , C.B., and Chand , S. (2011). Biosorption Of As(V) From Contaminated Water Onto Tea Waste Biomass: Sorption Parameters Optimization, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 7(1), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.7.1.1711

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