Isotherm, Characterisation and Regeneration Studies for the Adsorption of Pb(II) Ions in Water

Authors

  • Nurul Fariha Lokman School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nurul Ain Shafiqah Anuar School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Suhaimi Abdul-Talib School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Tay Chia-Chay myBioREC, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Ashrif Abu-Bakar Photonics Technology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Electronic and Communication Engineering (PAKET), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Sharifah Abdullah School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.29.3.175184

Keywords:

Regeneration, KENAF adsorbent, heavy metals, isotherm, characterisation

Abstract

The adsorption isotherms and regeneration study of the removal of Pb(II) ions from water using kenaf-chitosan-alginate (KNF-CHT-ALG) beads were evaluated. The effects of initial Pb(II) ions concentration on the adsorption capacity of KNF-CHT-ALG beads were carried out in a batch study mode and analysed using the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) technique. In the present research, the linear models of Langmuir and Freundlich were used to predict the adsorption isotherms. The adsorption process was excellently well fitted with the Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity recorded 33.557 mg/g. For the regeneration study, after five times of the recycling process, the KNF-CHT-ALG beads still showed good adsorption towards Pb(II) ions with maximum removal of 95% and regeneration of 98%. Clearly, from the research conducted, the KNF-CHT-ALG beads are found to be a suitable adsorbent for Pb(II) ions removal.

Author Biographies

Nurul Fariha Lokman, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

nurul_fariha@uitm.edu.my

Nurul Ain Shafiqah Anuar, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

ainshafiqahanuar3012@gmail.com

Suhaimi Abdul-Talib, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

esuhaimi@hotmail.com

Tay Chia-Chay, myBioREC, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

taychiay@uitm.edu.my

Ahmad Ashrif Abu-Bakar, Photonics Technology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Electronic and Communication Engineering (PAKET), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

ashrif@ukm.edu.my

Sharifah Abdullah, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

sharifah.abdullah@uitm.edu.my

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Published

2023-02-16

How to Cite

Nurul Fariha Lokman, Nurul Ain Shafiqah Anuar, Suhaimi Abdul-Talib, Tay Chia-Chay, Ahmad Ashrif Abu-Bakar, & Sharifah Abdullah. (2023). Isotherm, Characterisation and Regeneration Studies for the Adsorption of Pb(II) Ions in Water. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 29(3), 175–184. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.29.3.175184

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3: February (2023)

Section

Articles