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Assessment of raw, acid-modified and chelated biomass for sequestration of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using Sterculia villosa Roxb. shells

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This study reveals the efficient bio-sorption of Cr(VI) species from simulated wastewater using raw (RSV), acid-activated (PSV) and chelated-activated (PSV-C) Sterculia villosa Roxb. shells. Batch optimization experiments were carried out for determining the optimal pH, dosage of bio-sorbent, initial Cr(VI) concentration and incubation temperature. Physico-chemical alterations in the bio-sorbents prior and following bio-sorption of Cr(VI) species were characterized. Equilibrated experimental data at different temperatures was evaluated as a function of time for understanding the isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of the bio-sorption process. Sorption rates for all the bio-sorbents (RSV, PSV and PSV-C) alternately fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model and Langmuir maximum adsorption capacity for RSV, PSV and PSV-C were found to be 57.78, 163.51 and 188.68 mg/g, respectively. Cr(VI) sorption by these bio-sorbents followed pseudo-second–order kinetics. Thermodynamic studies suggest endothermic interaction and increased degree of randomness between the bio-sorbents and Cr(VI) species. Regeneration of the bio-sorbents following sorption–desorption revealed that it can be reused and recycled for several times for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, for providing the necessary facilities for this research work. The authors also acknowledge the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, for characterization of the bio-sorbents.

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The authors thank the IITG Start-up Research Grant (Grant No. BSBESUGIITG01213xSEN001) for funding the research.

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    Chandi Patra, Raj Mohan Naidu Medisetti, Kannan Pakshirajan & Selvaraju Narayanasamy

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Patra, C., Medisetti, R.M.N., Pakshirajan, K. et al. Assessment of raw, acid-modified and chelated biomass for sequestration of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using Sterculia villosa Roxb. shells. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 23625–23637 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05582-4

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