Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith

Banana pith (Musacea zingiberales) was evaluated for its ability to sorb metal ions from electroplating waste and synthetic solutions under both batch- and continuous-flow conditions. Sorption was both pH and concentration dependent, with pH 4·5 being the optimum value. The equilibrium data followed...

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Main Authors: Low, Kun She, Lee, Chnoong Kheng, Leo, A. C.
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Published: Elsevier 1995
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description Banana pith (Musacea zingiberales) was evaluated for its ability to sorb metal ions from electroplating waste and synthetic solutions under both batch- and continuous-flow conditions. Sorption was both pH and concentration dependent, with pH 4·5 being the optimum value. The equilibrium data followed the Langmuir isotherm model with maximum capacities of 8·55 and 13·46 mg/g for Cu in electroplating waste and synthetic solution respectively. Competitive studies showed that the affinity of metal sorption was in the order Pb(II) > Cu(II) > Ni(II) > Cr(III) > Zn(II). In the continuous-flow studies, breakthrough curves for Cu(II) and Ni(II) in the elctroplating waste were obtained at different bed depths and flow rates. Cu(II) was more satisfactorily sorbed on the banana pith than Ni(II).
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spelling upm-399892024-07-19T08:14:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39989/ Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith Low, Kun She Lee, Chnoong Kheng Leo, A. C. Banana pith (Musacea zingiberales) was evaluated for its ability to sorb metal ions from electroplating waste and synthetic solutions under both batch- and continuous-flow conditions. Sorption was both pH and concentration dependent, with pH 4·5 being the optimum value. The equilibrium data followed the Langmuir isotherm model with maximum capacities of 8·55 and 13·46 mg/g for Cu in electroplating waste and synthetic solution respectively. Competitive studies showed that the affinity of metal sorption was in the order Pb(II) > Cu(II) > Ni(II) > Cr(III) > Zn(II). In the continuous-flow studies, breakthrough curves for Cu(II) and Ni(II) in the elctroplating waste were obtained at different bed depths and flow rates. Cu(II) was more satisfactorily sorbed on the banana pith than Ni(II). Elsevier 1995 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39989/1/Removal%20of%20metals%20from%20electroplating%20wastes%20using%20banana%20pith.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39989/7/1-s2.0-096085249400123I-main.pdf Low, Kun She and Lee, Chnoong Kheng and Leo, A. C. (1995) Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith. Bioresource Technology, 51 (2-3). pp. 227-231. ISSN 0960-8524; ESSN: 1873-2976 10.1016/0960-8524(94)00123-I
spellingShingle Low, Kun She
Lee, Chnoong Kheng
Leo, A. C.
Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title_full Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title_fullStr Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title_full_unstemmed Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title_short Removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
title_sort removal of metals from electroplating wastes using banana pith
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