Mercury(II) Biosorption Using <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lessonia</Emphasis> sp. Kelp |
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Authors: | Mariana Reategui Holger Maldonado Martha Ly Eric Guibal |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento Académico de Química,Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,Lima,Peru;2.Laboratoire Génie de l’Environnement Industriel,Ecole des Mines d’Alès,Alès cedex,France |
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Abstract: | Lessonia nigrescens and Lessonia trabeculata kelps have been tested for the sorption of mercury from aqueous solutions. A pretreatment (using CaCl2) allowed stabilizing the biomass that was very efficient for removing Hg(II) at pH 6–7. Sorption isotherms were described
by the Langmuir equation with sorption capacities close to 240–270 mg Hg g−1 at pH 6. The temperature had a negligible effect on the distribution of the metal at equilibrium. The presence of chloride
anions had a more marked limiting impact than sulfate and nitrate anions. The uptake kinetics were modeled using the pseudo-second-order
equation that fitted better experimental data than the pseudo-first-order equation. The particle size hardly influenced sorption
isotherms and uptake kinetics, indicating that sorption occurs in the whole mass of the biosorbent and that intraparticle
mass transfer resistance was not the limiting rate. Varying the sorbent dosage and the initial metal concentration influenced
the equilibrium, but the kinetic parameters were not drastically modified. Metal can be eluted with hydrochloric acid, citric
acid, or acidic KI solutions. |
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