Heavy metal removal from water solutions

Abstract

Equilibrium and kinetic data for copper adsorption on chitosan and Lewatit S100 in batch systems have been obtained. For chitosan particles the best fit isotherm in the concentration range 0 – 8 g.m-3 is the R-P isotherm and for Lewatit S100-G the best fit isotherm in the concentration range 0 – 8 g.m-3 is the Langmuir isotherm. The maximum capacity of chitosan is slightly higher than that of Lewatit; however at aqueous concentrations below about 150 g.m-3 the amount of metal adsorbed on Lewatit is higher.

Keywords

• heavy metal
• copper
• adsorption
• adsorption isotherm
• chitosan
• Lewatit S100