M.A.K.M. Hanafiah
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, 26400, Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
W.S.W. Ngah
School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1 1 800, Penang, Malaysia
S.C. Ibrahim
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
H. Zakaria
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, 26400, Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
W.A.H.W. Ilias
Feilda Analytical Laboratory: Pusat Perkhidmatan Pertanian Tun Razak, 26400, Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
The ability of rubber or Hevea Brasiliensis (HB) leaf powder to adsorb Pb2+ from aqueous solution has been investigated through batch experiments. The Pb2+ adsorption was found to be dependent on contact time, initial Pb2+ concentration and temperature. The kinetic processes of Pb2+ adsorption onto HB leaf powder were described by applying pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order rate equations. The kinetics data for the adsorption process obeyed pseudo-second-order equation. The equilibrium data were described well by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacity determined from the Langmuir isotherm was found to be 46.73 mg g-1 at 303 K. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° were also calculated. The adsorption process was found to be exothermic and spontaneous in nature. The studies showed that HB leaf powder could be used as a good adsorbent material for Pb2+ removal from aqueous solution.
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M.A.K.M. Hanafiah, W.S.W. Ngah, S.C. Ibrahim, H. Zakaria and W.A.H.W. Ilias, 2006. Kinetics and Thermodynamic Study of Lead Adsorption from Aqueous Solution onto Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) Leaf Powder. Journal of Applied Sciences, 6: 2762-2767.
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.2762.2767
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2006.2762.2767
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.2762.2767
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2006.2762.2767
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