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Adsorption Mechanism for the Adsorption of Heavy Metals Using Tea Waste as an Adsorbent

Kailas L. Wasewar*, Ravichandra. Y**, Anil Kumar. M***, Vishwanath Godbole****

* Corresponding Author, Departmentof Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ItJ) Roorkee 247667. INDIA

**-**** Departmentof Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, (BITS] Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, INDIA

Periodicity:August - October'2007
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.3.1.696

Abstract

The important toxic metals i.e. Cd, Zn, Ni, and Pb finds its way to the water bodies through waste waters are responsible for environmental pollution. There are numerous methods currently employed to remove and recover the metals from our environment. Adsorption is a promising alternative method to treat industrial effluents, mainly because of its low cost and high metal binding capacity. Tea waste is one of the low cost and easily available adsorbent and having strong adsorptivity towards metals like Cd, Zn, Ni, and Pb because of the soft colloid and chemical components like palmitinic acid of fatty group, terpenes and dibutyl phthalate present in it. The mechanism of adsorption can be described using the adsorption isotherm. The available experimental data were used. The adsorption mechanism for the adsorption of heavy metals (Cd, Ni, Pb) using tea waste has been presented. The adsorption mechanism for the adsorption of heavy metals using tea waste is well described by Freundlich isotherm.

Keywords

Heavy metals, Tea waste, Adsorption, Adsorption Mechanism.

How to Cite this Article?

Dr.Kailas L. Wasewar, Ravichandra. Y, Anil Kumar. M and Vishwanath Godbole (2007). Adsorption Mechanism for the Adsorption of Heavy Metals Using Tea Waste as an Adsorbent. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 3(1), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.3.1.696

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