| Removal of Heavy Metals by Sawdust Adsorption:
Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies |
| Jihyun Lim1, Hee-Man Kang2, Lee-Hyung Kim3, and Seok-Oh Ko1† |
1Department of Civil Engineering, Kyunghee University, Korea
2Korea Highway & Transportation Technology Institute, Hwasung, Korea
3Department of Civil and Environmental Eng., Kongju National University, Kongju, Korea |
Corresponding Author:
Seok-Oh Ko ,Tel: +82-31-201-2999, Fax: +82-31-202-8854, Email: soko@khu.ac.kr
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Received: November 13, 2007; Accepted: March 15, 2008. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Adsorption of heavy metals by sawdust was investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of using sawdust to remove heavy metals from aqueous
solutions. Kinetic and isotherm studies were carried out by considering the effects of initial concentration and pH. The adsorption isotherms of
heavy metals fitted the Langmuir or Freundlich model reasonably well. The adsorption capacity of metal was in the order Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+. A
high concentration of co-existing ions such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ depressed the adsorption of heavy metal. Adsorption data showed that metal adsorption
on sawdust follows a pseudo-second-order reaction. Kinetic studies also indicated that both surface adsorption and intraparticle diffusion were
involved in metal adsorption on sawdust. Column studies prove that sawdust could be effective biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals from
aqueous phase. |
| Keywords:
Adsorption | Breakthrough | Heavy metal | Isotherm | Kinetics | Sawdust |
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