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Adsorption studies of copper ion by low cost activated carbon

Sorgum Vulcaris dust, a waste from the agricultural farm, was investigated as a replacement for the current expensive methods of removing metal ions from aqueous solutions. The pH of values of solution was adjusted by addition of HCl and NaOH. The batch study indicated that initial pH of aqueous solution affect metal ion removal. While the removal efficiency decreased with increasing initial concentration, it increased with increasing adsorbent concentration. For the linear forms of the Langmuir and Freundlinch models, the results indicated that the Langmuir adsorption isotherm fitted the data better than the Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Adsorption of these metal ions onto Sorgum Vulcaris dust carbon was favorable sorption. Therefore, Sorgum Vulcaris dust, the low-cost agricultural waste, is suitable for use as adsorbent for copper ion under this investigation

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