Reducing hazardous heavy metal ions using mangium bark waste
2016
Khabibi, Jauhar | Syafii, Wasrin | Sari, Rita Kartika
The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of mangium bark and its biosorbent ability to reduce heavy metal ions in standard solutions and wastewater and to assess changes in bark characteristics after heavy metal absorption. The experiments were conducted to determine heavy metal absorption from solutions of heavy metals alone and in mixtures as well as from wastewater. The results show that mangium bark can absorb heavy metals. Absorption percentages and capacities from single heavy metal solutions showed that Cu²⁺ > Ni²⁺ > Pb²⁺ > Hg²⁺, while those from mixture solutions showed that Hg²⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Pb²⁺ > Ni²⁺. Wastewater from gold mining only contained Cu, with an absorption percentage and capacity of 42.87 % and 0.75 mg/g, respectively. The highest absorption percentage and capacity of 92.77 % and 5.18 mg/g, respectively, were found for Hg²⁺ in a mixture solution and Cu²⁺ in single-metal solution. The Cu²⁺ absorption process in a single-metal solution changed the biosorbent characteristics of the mangium bark, yielding a decreased crystalline fraction; changed transmittance on hydroxyl, carboxyl, and carbonyl groups; and increased the presence of Cu. In conclusion, mangium bark biosorbent can reduce hazardous heavy metal ions in both standard solutions and wastewater.
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