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Potential Malaysia agricultural waste materials for the biosorption of cadmium(II) from aqueous solution

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Biosorption of cadmium(II) ions (Cd2+) onto Ananas comosus (AC) peel, Parkia speciosa (PS) pods and Psidium guajava (PG) peel were investigated in this study. Batch sorption experiments were performed by investigating the effect of initial pH. It was found that Cd2+ uptake was highly dependent on the initial pH and Cd2+ removal efficiency was highest for PG peel, followed by AC peel and PS pods. Biosorption experiments were carried out using different initial Cd2+ concentration and the experimental data obtained was fitted to both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The experimental data was found to best fit the Langmuir isotherm, and adsorption capacities of 18.21 mg/g (AC peel), 25.64 mg/g (PS pods) and 39.68 mg/g (PG peel) were obtained. Comparison with published adsorption capacities for other low-cost biosorbents indicates that PS pods and PG peel have potential as low-cost biosorbent materials for the removal of Cd2+ from aqueous solution.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, through eScienceFund under Grant No. 03-02-12-SF0037.

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    L. P. Y. Foo, C. Z. Tee, N. R. Raimy, D. G. Hassell & L. Y. Lee

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Foo, L.P.Y., Tee, C.Z., Raimy, N.R. et al. Potential Malaysia agricultural waste materials for the biosorption of cadmium(II) from aqueous solution. Clean Techn Environ Policy 14, 273–280 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-011-0398-5

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