Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan

Chitosan, a biopolymer produced from crustacean shells, may be used as a sorbent for metal ions removal from industrial wastewaters. This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of metal ions removal fromaqueous solutions using immobilised chitosan as an adsorbent in a batch adso...

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Main Authors: Pitchay, Thanabalan, Jawad, Ali H., Johari, Ili Syazana, Sabar, Sumiyyah
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Published: UiTM Press 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93981/
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author Pitchay, Thanabalan
Jawad, Ali H.
Johari, Ili Syazana
Sabar, Sumiyyah
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Jawad, Ali H.
Johari, Ili Syazana
Sabar, Sumiyyah
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description Chitosan, a biopolymer produced from crustacean shells, may be used as a sorbent for metal ions removal from industrial wastewaters. This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of metal ions removal fromaqueous solutions using immobilised chitosan as an adsorbent in a batch adsorption system. Chitosan was immobilised on glass plates using a simple casting technique. Adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of contact time and initial metal ions concentration. The adsorption efficiency increased with increasing initial metal ions concentration (5 –20 mg L-1) and the observed trend was: Ag2+> Cu2+ > Ni2+> Fe3+> Cd2+> Zn2+.The experimental data were fitted to pseudo-first, pseudo-second-order, intra-particle, and liquid film diffusion kinetic models. The applicability of the pseudo-second-order kinetic model indicated that the adsorption behaviour was ascribed by chemisorption. Further data analysis by the diffusion kinetic models suggested that the adsorption of metal ions was controlled by more than one step:adsorption at the active sites, intra-particle, and liquid film diffusion. Overall, this work has shown the possibility of removing metal ions from water using immobilised chitosan. The use of glass plates as the solid support would facilitate the sorbent recovery during and post-adsorption process.
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spelling upm-939812023-04-12T04:23:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93981/ Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan Pitchay, Thanabalan Jawad, Ali H. Johari, Ili Syazana Sabar, Sumiyyah Chitosan, a biopolymer produced from crustacean shells, may be used as a sorbent for metal ions removal from industrial wastewaters. This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of metal ions removal fromaqueous solutions using immobilised chitosan as an adsorbent in a batch adsorption system. Chitosan was immobilised on glass plates using a simple casting technique. Adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of contact time and initial metal ions concentration. The adsorption efficiency increased with increasing initial metal ions concentration (5 –20 mg L-1) and the observed trend was: Ag2+> Cu2+ > Ni2+> Fe3+> Cd2+> Zn2+.The experimental data were fitted to pseudo-first, pseudo-second-order, intra-particle, and liquid film diffusion kinetic models. The applicability of the pseudo-second-order kinetic model indicated that the adsorption behaviour was ascribed by chemisorption. Further data analysis by the diffusion kinetic models suggested that the adsorption of metal ions was controlled by more than one step:adsorption at the active sites, intra-particle, and liquid film diffusion. Overall, this work has shown the possibility of removing metal ions from water using immobilised chitosan. The use of glass plates as the solid support would facilitate the sorbent recovery during and post-adsorption process. UiTM Press 2021-01-14 Article PeerReviewed Pitchay, Thanabalan and Jawad, Ali H. and Johari, Ili Syazana and Sabar, Sumiyyah (2021) Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan. Science Letter, 16 (1). 137 - 148. ISSN 1675-7785; ESSN: 2682-8626 https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/SL/article/view/15932 10.24191/sl.v16i1.15932
spellingShingle Pitchay, Thanabalan
Jawad, Ali H.
Johari, Ili Syazana
Sabar, Sumiyyah
Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title_full Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title_fullStr Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title_short Kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
title_sort kinetic study of metal ions adsorption by immobilised chitosan
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