Adsorption of lead, copper and zinc in a multi-metal aqueous solution by waste rubber tires for the design of single batch adsorber
Faith Cherono, Njenga Mburu, Beatrice Kakoi
Abstract
of more than 0.99 for all metal ions. An empirical model for predicting and designing of a single batch adsorber for 95 % multiple heavy metal ion removal at any given initial heavy metal ion concentration and effluent volume was further developed using activated carbon from waste rubber tires. Waste rubber tire Activated carbon demonstrated an ability for the treatment of wastewater containing these heavy metals in multimetal solutions.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionZincCopperSorptionLangmuirFreundlich equationChemistryMetal ions in aqueous solutionLangmuir adsorption modelAqueous solutionActivated carbonMetalNatural rubberInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalHeavy metals in environment