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dc.contributor.authorMurithi, Genson
dc.contributor.authorOnindo, Charles O.
dc.contributor.authorMuthakia, G. K.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-30T08:45:47Z
dc.date.available2013-11-30T08:45:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7720
dc.description.abstractThis 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
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dc.publisherJournal of Child and Adolescent Mental Healthen_US
dc.subjectWater hyacinthen_US
dc.subjectBiosorptionen_US
dc.subjectKineticsen_US
dc.subjectWater treatmenten_US
dc.subjectPb(II) removalen_US
dc.titleKinetic and Equilibrium Study for the Sorption of Pb(II) ions from Aqueous Phase by Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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