Adsorption of copper and cadmium ions from aqueous solution by chemically modified orange peel

• 1、Central South University

Abstract：The present article describes the adsorption behaviors of Cu2+ and Cd2+ on chemically modified waste orange peel. The adsorbents were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectrophotometer. The effect of various parameters like solution pH, shaking time, initial metal ion concentration and temperature on adsorption efficiencies of these two metals were studied systematically by batch experiments.. Adsorption isotherms of these two metals on orange peel and chemically modified orange peel were obtained and compared with Langmuir and Freundlich type models. The rate of adsorption of Cu2+ and Cd2+ on chemically modified orange peel at a constant temperature (25 oC) found to follow a pseudo-second order equation, indicating their chemical adsorption. Temperature has a negative impact on Cu2+ adsorption, while Cd2+ adsorption found to be more or less independent of temperature. Maximum adsorption capacities of Cu2+ and Cd2+ on the chemically modified orange peel were found to be 70.67 and 136.05 mg/g, respectively. Adsorption–desorption studies made on chemically modified orange peel showed that, the adsorption capacities remain high until 5th cycle. This study demonstrated that, the waste orange peel after simple chemical treatment could be used as a potential adsorbent for toxic metals such as Cu and Cd.

keywords： Chemically modified orange peel Adsorption Cu2+ Cd2+

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