Comparative study of the elimination of copper, cadmium, and methylene blue from water by adsorption on the citrus<i>Sinensis</i>peel and its activated carbon
Wassim El Malti, Akram Hijazi, Zahraa Abou Khalil, Zahraa Yaghi, Mohammad Kazem Medlej, Mohamad Reda
Abstract
of Cd(ii) on CP. Finally, the adsorbents achieved good reuse performance, especially for CP which can be used up to 4 times to remove the metal ions, proving that they are low-cost and environmentally friendly materials able to remove inorganic and organic contaminants from water.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionCadmiumChemistryMethylene blueActivated carbonMetal ions in aqueous solutionWastewaterLangmuir adsorption modelCopperLangmuirMetalNuclear chemistryPortable water purificationInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryWaste managementPhotocatalysisCatalysisEngineeringAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal