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Natural biosorbents (garlic stem and horse chesnut shell) for removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions

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The biosorption of Cr(VI) by the garlic stem (GS)-Allium sativum L. and horse chesnut shell (HCS)-Aesculus hippocastanum plant residues in a batch type reactor was studied in detail for the purpose of wastewater treatment. The influence of initial Cr(VI) concentration, time, and pH was investigated to optimize Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions and equilibrium isotherms and kinetic data. This influence was evaluated. The adsorption capacity of the GS and the HCS for Cr(VI) was determined with the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, and the data was fitted to the Langmuir. The adsorption capacity of the GS and the HCS was found to be 103.09 and 142.85 mg/g of adsorbent from a solution containing 3000 ppm of Cr(VI), respectively. The GS’s capacity was considerably lower than that of the HCS in its natural form. Gibbs free energy was spontaneous for all interactions, and the adsorption process exhibited exothermic enthalpy values. The HCS was shown to be a promising biosorbent for Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions.

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The authors thank to Turkish Academia of Sciences (TÜBA) and Selçuk University (BAP) (number 14101008) for the financial support.

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Parlayıcı, Ş., Pehlivan, E. Natural biosorbents (garlic stem and horse chesnut shell) for removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions. Environ Monit Assess 187, 763 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4984-6

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