Plant-Based Biosorbents for Copper(II) Removal: A Comparative Study of Biomass and Essential Oil Residues
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The present study compared the adsorption properties of two plant materials and the waste products after their essential oil extraction for removing Cu(II) ions from contaminated water. Methods like SEM, XRD, nitrogen adsorption, DTA, TGA, FTIR, and XPS were used for characterization of the materials. All materials showed similar porosity and structure, favoring Cu(II) biosorption. The effects of contact time, pH, temperature, sample amount, and initial metal concentration on Cu(II) removal were examined. Optimal pH was 4, with equilibrium reached in less than 10 min. Temperature and sample amount do not significantly influence the biosorption. The experimental data were fitted to the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm models, and maximum adsorption capacities were calculated. The four plant materials proved to be effective biosorbents for removing copper ions from contaminated water. Desorption experiments using 1 M HNO3 and 0.1 M EDTA showed 100% recovery. The reusability of the most effective biosorbent was confirmed through four adsorption/desorption cycles with EDTA. This material was also used to study the possibilities of purifying a real sample of contaminated water.
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OpenAlex topics: Extraction and Separation Processes · Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal · Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
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Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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