Efficacy study of recycling materials by lemon peels as novel lead adsorbents with comparing of material form effects and possibility of continuous flow experiment

Threepanich, Arpassorn; Praipipat, Pornsawai

Efficacy study of recycling materials by lemon peels as novel lead adsorbents with comparing of material form effects and possibility of continuous flow experiment

2022

Threepanich, Arpassorn | Praipipat, Pornsawai

Lead contamination in the industrial wastewater is a major concern because of human health effects, so wastewater treatment is required before uses. Adsorption is an effective method with a reasonable cost, and natural wastes are an interesting choice as low-cost adsorbent. Lemon peels were chosen with their proper chemical properties for lead removal. This study is aimed at synthesizing lemon peel adsorbents; analyzing adsorbent characterizations; investigating affecting factors on dose, contact time, pH, and concentration; examining adsorption isotherms and kinetics; and exploring desorption experiments and fixed-bed column experiments. This study was successful synthesized adsorbents of lemon peel powder (LP) and beads (LPB) and was characterized through XRD, FESEM-FIB, EDS, BET, and FTIR. The optimum conditions of LP and LPB of 50 mg L⁻¹ lead concentration were 4 g, 6 h, and pH 5 and 3 g, 5 h, and pH 5, respectively. Both adsorbents were corresponded to Freundlich and pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Fixed-bed column experiments which represented LPB had high lead removal efficiency with the adsorption capacity of 1.67 mg g⁻¹, and it was also a good reusability more than 2 cycles. Therefore, LPB is a potential adsorbent to possibly apply for wastewater treatment.

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