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Adsorption of Heavy Metals from an Aqueous Solution Using Activated Carbon Prepared from Ripe and Unripe Plantain Peels

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Heavy metals are poisonous and pollute water bodies, posing human health concerns.This research focuses on removing heavy metals from water through adsorption using activated carbon prepared from ripe (RPP) and unripe plantain peels (UPP).This research revealed that the removal efficiencies were higher for ripe plantain peels (about 99.5%) than the unripe peels in the three heavy metal simulated aqueous polluted samples.The adsorption was favorable using the constants developed from the Isotherms, and the Freundlich isotherms fitted the experimental data better than the Langmuir isotherms.The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) observations revealed the presence of heavy metals on the adsorbent.It was established that activated carbon prepared from ripe and unripe plantain peels is an effective, economical, environmentally friendly, and cheap natural adsorbent for removing heavy metals from polluted water.

Source: Journal of Sustainable Materials Processing and Management

DOI: 10.30880/jsmpm.2024.04.02.011

Authors: Modupe Elizabeth Ojewumi, Emmanuel Omotayo Ojewumi, Odunlami Abosede Olayemi, Princess Gladys Ubong, Kayode Joshua Jolayemi

Institutions: Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Federal University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Subfield: Water Science and Technology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408462440

FWCI: 0.112

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