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Biosorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solutions Using Blue Green Algae


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1 Bioengineering Environmental Sciences (BEES), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India
 

The kinetics and optimum conditions for the adsorption of Cd(II) ions on to dead blue green algae (BGA) mixed species were investigated with a view to explore the possibility of utilising it as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of Cd(II) from aqueous medium. Biosorption of Cd(II) was studied by varying different experimental conditions viz; contact time, solution pH, bio-sorbent dosage and Cd(II) concentration. Cd(II) adsorption onto BGA was observed to be depend on solution contact time, pH, bio-sorbent dosage and concentrations of Cd(II) in solution. The biosorption process followed pseudo-first order model (R2>0.99). Reuses of the biosorbent were also studied.

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Biosorption, Blue Green Algae, Cadmium(II).
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Authors

M. G. Bhagyalaskhmi
Bioengineering Environmental Sciences (BEES), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India
P. N. Sarma
Bioengineering Environmental Sciences (BEES), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India

Abstract


The kinetics and optimum conditions for the adsorption of Cd(II) ions on to dead blue green algae (BGA) mixed species were investigated with a view to explore the possibility of utilising it as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of Cd(II) from aqueous medium. Biosorption of Cd(II) was studied by varying different experimental conditions viz; contact time, solution pH, bio-sorbent dosage and Cd(II) concentration. Cd(II) adsorption onto BGA was observed to be depend on solution contact time, pH, bio-sorbent dosage and concentrations of Cd(II) in solution. The biosorption process followed pseudo-first order model (R2>0.99). Reuses of the biosorbent were also studied.

Keywords


Biosorption, Blue Green Algae, Cadmium(II).

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