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Palm kernel fibre kinetics lead(II) sorption change in solution pH.
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Removal of Lead from Aqueous Solution by Palm Kernel Fibre
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The sorption of lead on palm kernel fibre, an agricultural waste product, has been studied. The sorption process was studied as a function of initial lead concentration and initial solution pH. The percentage lead removal was found to increase with increasing initial solution pH up to pH 5 and then to decrease as pH was increased to 6. The pseudo-second order kinetic rate model was employed in the analysis of the kinetics of lead uptake onto the palm kernel fibre. The results show that the pseudo-second order model fits the experimental data with high coefficients of determination (r2). The equilibrium sorption capacity was found to be 33.33 mg g–1 when 1.0 g of fibre was contacted with 90 mg dm–3 of lead solution at pH 5. Mathematical expressions were derived to relate the pseudo-second order rate constant, k, and the change in solution pH with initial lead concentration.
Keywords: Palm kernel fibre, kinetics, lead(II), sorption, change in solution pH.
Keywords: Palm kernel fibre, kinetics, lead(II), sorption, change in solution pH.
