Pb(II) and Cd(II) removal from aqueous solutions by olive cake

Doyurum S., Çelik A.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol.138, no.1, pp.22-28, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 138 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.03.071
  • Journal Name: Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.22-28
  • Keywords: heavy metal, adsorption, olive cake, lead, cadmium
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The removal of heavy metals from wastewater using olive cake as an adsorbent was investigated. The effect of the contact time, pH, temperature, and concentration of adsorbate on adsorption performance of olive cake for Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions were examined by batch method. Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) in aqueous solution onto olive cake was studied in single component. After establishing the optimum conditions, elution of these ions from the adsorbent surface was also examined. The optimum sorption conditions were determined for two elements. Maximum desorption of the Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions were found to be 95.92 and 53.97% by 0.5 M HNO3 and 0.2 M HCl, respectively. The morphological analysis of the olive cake was performed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.