Kinetic and Equilibrium Study for the Sorption of Pb(II) ions from Aqueous Phase by Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).

dc.contributor.author	Murithi, Genson
dc.contributor.author	Onindo, Charles O.
dc.contributor.author	Muthakia, G. K.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-30T08:45:47Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-30T08:45:47Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7720
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports the kinetic and equilibrium studies of Eichhornia crassipes root biomass as a biosorbent for Pb(II) ions from aqueous system. Batch adsorption studies were carried out to examine the influence of various parameters such as the pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, initial metal ion concentration, temperature and agitation speed on the metal ion uptake. Uptake of Pb(II) ions on the E. crassipes roots showed a pH-dependent profile. The maximum metal uptake values were 164 μg/mL. Langmuir model fitted the experimental sorption equilibrium data with a good fit (R2 > 0.99). The biosorption kinetics was described by the pseudo-second-order model (R2 > 0.99).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health	en_US
dc.subject	Water hyacinth	en_US
dc.subject	Biosorption	en_US
dc.subject	Kinetics	en_US
dc.subject	Water treatment	en_US
dc.subject	Pb(II) removal	en_US
dc.title	Kinetic and Equilibrium Study for the Sorption of Pb(II) ions from Aqueous Phase by Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US