Adsorption of Chromium (VI) and Lead (II) in Synthetic Solutions Using Tamarindus Indica Fruit Peel

Radames Hodelin Barrera; Taimi Bessy Horruitiner; Rosa María Pérez Silva

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Adsorption of Chromium (VI) and Lead (II) in Synthetic Solutions Using Tamarindus Indica Fruit Peel

Radames Hodelin Barrera^*

, Taimi Bessy Horruitiner

, Rosa María Pérez Silva

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 13, Issue 5)

Received: 23 May 2024 Accepted: 2 July 2024 Published: 10 October 2024

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Abstract

The problem of water pollution persists and, in some cases, has been getting worse since many of the industries that are currently installed in developing countries do not comply with established standards. In order to reduce water pollution, various environmental standards have been established that aim to regulate the introduction of contaminating agents into water and, thereby, control the degree of alteration of the quality of the vital liquid. Adsorption allows minimizing the generation of toxic waste and the recovery of the metal. The objective of the work was to study the bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) using the dry peel of Tamarindus indica. We worked at different pH values and concentration levels. The determination of the chemical-physical parameters was carried out at the Empress Geominera Oriente. Adsorption isotherms were performed using the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich models, resulting in the maximum bioadsorption capacity of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by biomass being 3.83 and 15.63 mg/g, respectively. reaching maximum removal percentages of 90.8%. The values of mean free energy of adsorption obtained from the Dubinin-Radushkevich model in Cr (VI) and Pb (II) were 10,000 kJ/mol, respectively, showing that, for these experimental conditions, the adsorption process is of a chemical nature.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 13, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20241305.13
Page(s)	138-146
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Keywords

Bioadsorption, Tamarindus Indica, Chromium (VI), Lead (II)

1. Introduction

Environmental pollution is a global problem that has attracted the attention of various sectors of the society. Water contamination is utmost important, since this liquid is essential for the life of all living organisms on the planet

[1]

. In order to reduce the water pollution, some environmental regulations have been established with the objective to regulate the presence of contaminating agents, which have a great incidence in the water quality.

Currently, water pollution with heavy metals is a significant environmental problem. The major sources of heavy metal contaminations are the industrial effluents. Various efforts to reduce the impact of these compounds have been performed. In this sense, some efficient and effective physicochemical and/or biological technologies have been designed for the removal these contaminants. The removal of the metals occurs actively only with living cells and/or passively at the surface of dead cells.

However, low cost sorbents with high metal binding need to be investigated. Very few information is available on biosorption using agricultural/food bioproducts.

[2]

In this study, we used the dry peels of Tamarindus indica to remove the ions Pb (II) and Cr (VI) from the wastewater of the Rente, Fibrocemento, and Galvánica industries of Santiago de Cuba. We also studied the effect of the pH and metal ion concentration in the bioadsorption process.

2. Bioadsorption Study

Chemical grade reagents of K₂Cr₂O₇ (MERCK) and Pb (NO₃)₂ (MERCK) were used to prepare the absorbate synthetic solutions of Cr (VI) and Pb (II), respectively. The pH was adjusted by using either 0.01N NaOH or 0.01N HCl in a pH-meter (PACITONIC-Germany). Solutions of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) at a concentration of 2.5, 10.0, 20.0 and, 40.0 mg/L and 0.2, 2.5, 7.5 and 10.0 (mg/L), respectively, were prepared from a stock solution of 1.0 g/L to study the metal ion concentration.

[4]

2.1. Bioadsorption Process

One gram (per liter) of dry vegetal biomass was mixed by separated with 100 mL of solution of each of the metals at different concentrations and kept under constant agitation for 60 minutes at 150 rpm. Subsequently, the samples were centrifuged at 4500 rpm in a centrifuge (Neofuge 5 Heal Force, China) for 10 minutes. The supernatant solution was filtered with coupled Milipore filters of 0.22 µm (White GSWP, of 20 mm diameter, the filtrates were kept at 4°C until use.

[6, 7]

The concentration of the metals after the bioadsorption process was determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Optical Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) in a spectrometer (AMETEK, Germany).

2.2. Effect of pH on the Bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II)

The effect of pH on the bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by the Tamarindus indica dry biomass was studies and selecting the optimum pH for the concentration study, these pH values were taken according to the optimal percentage removal values

[14]

. Synthetic solutions of the heavy metals under study were prepared at the aforementioned concentrations at pH values of 2.5, 3.5 and 5.5 units.

2.3. Effect of the Concentration of the Heavy Metals on Their Bioadsorption at Different pH

The bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by Tamarindus indica dry biomass was carried out in synthetic solutions whose initial concentrations of Cr (VI) were 2.5, 10.0, 20.0 and 40.0 mg/L and 0.2, 2.5, 7.5 and 10.0 mg/L for Pb (II).

2.4. Determination of Nature of Bioadsorption by the Dry Biomass of Tamarindus indica

(i). Langmuir Isotherm Model

The Langmuir isotherm is a model used to describe the concentration of the metal ion in solution with the amount adsorbed on the surface of the bioadsorbent.

(ii). Freundlich Isotherm

To correct the defects of the Langmuir isotherm was used the Freundlich isotherm model, which is applied to describe adsorption processes at multiple sites, regardless of their distribution on heterogeneous surfaces with the interaction between adsorbed species, without presenting an energy barrier.

(iii). Dubini–Radushkevich Isotherm

It is a semi-empirical equation where the adsorption process follows a filling mechanism of the pores of the adsorbent. This model assumes that adsorption has a multilayer character, involving Van der Waals forces, and is applicable to physical adsorption processes

[13]

For values of E less than 8 kJ/mol, it is inferred that the bioadsorption process is of a physical nature in which weak electrostatic interaction forces of Van der Waals intervene; E values between 8 and 16 kJ/mol indicate that ion exchange predominates in the bioadsorption process and for E values greater than 16 kJ/mol, then it is considered that bioadsorption is of a chemical nature, with ion exchange predominating. formation of stable bonds between the adsorbent and the metal ions

[13]

The Dubinin-Radushkevich equation is used to differentiate the physical adsorption of metal ions from the chemical adsorption

[10]

. For the application of this model, equations 6 and 7 were used.

2.5. Equations

(1)

Where: R (%): percentage of removal; Ci (mg/L): initial concentration; Cf (mg/L): final concentration.

(2)

Where: qmax (mg/g): Langmuir constants related to the maximum adsorption capacity of the biomass; b (mg/L): Langmuir constants related to the free energy of adsorption; Ce (mg/L): equilibrium concentration

The constants qmax and b were calculated from the intercept and the slope of the line of best fit to the experimental data, respectively.

(3)

Co (mg/L): initial concentration

b (mg/L): Langmuir constants related to the free energy of adsorption

(4)

Where: Kf (mg/g) and n are the Freundlich constants and indicate the adsorption capacity and intensity, respectively.

Ce (mg/L): equilibrium concentration

The linear plot of ln (qe) against ln (Ce), will show a straight line if the experimental data corresponds to the model. The constants Kf and n were calculated from the intercept and the slope of the line of best fit to the experimental data, respectively.

(5)

Where: q_DR (mmol/g): is the maximum adsorption capacity; β_DR (mol²kJ²): is the activity coefficient related to the free energy of adsorption; ε: is the Polanyi potential

(6)

(7)

Where: R: is the gas constant, 8.314 kJ/mol; T: is the absolute temperature in degrees Kelvin; E (kJ/mol): is the average free energy of adsorption.

The constants q_DR and β_DR were determined from the linear plot of ln(qe) vs ε². The linear plot of ln (qe) against ε²will show a straight line if the experimental data corresponds to the model. The constants q_DR and β_DR were calculated from the intercept and the slope of the line of best fit to the experimental data, respectively

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Figure 1. Langmuir biosorption isotherms (A) for Cr (VI) and (B) for Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant.

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Figure 2. Variation of the separation factor R_L (C) of Cr (VI) and (D) Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant

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Figure 3. Freundlich biosorption isotherm (E) of Cr (VI) and (F) Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant.

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Figure 4. Dubinin-Radushkevich (G) isotherm of Cr (VI) and (H) Pb (II) for the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant.

Table 1. Removal of Cr (VI) by the dry shell of the fruit of the tamarind at different pH.

pH 2.5	pH 3.5	pH 5.5
R (%)	R (%)	R (%)
89.8	88.1	74.2
80.5	79.8	69.9
79.9	75.1	64.7
77.9	74.2	60.3

R (%): percentage of removal

Table 2. Removal of Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the tamarind different pH.

pH 2.5	pH 3.5	pH 5.5
R (%)	R (%)	R (%)
90.8	13.0	5.0
89.5	86.8	85.7
80.9	85.5	82.5
83.2	88.1	86.9

R (%): percentage of removal

Table 3. Percentage of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) removal obtained using the dry shell of the fruit of the tamarind.

Chromium (VI)			Lead (II)
C₀(mg/L)	Ce (mg/L)	R (%)	C₀(mg/L)	Ce (mg/L)	R (%)
2.5	2.245	89.8	0.2	0.182	90.8
10.0	8.054	80.5	2.5	2.238	89.5
20.0	15.984	79.9	7.5	6.071	80.9
40.0	31.138	77.9	10.0	8.321	83.2

C₀: initial concentration; Ce: equilibrium concentration; R (%): percentage of removal

Table 4. Parameters of the adsorption models of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant

Models	Parameters	Adsorption of Cr (VI)			Adsorption of Pb (II)
Models	Parameters	pH 2.5	pH 3.5	pH 5.5	pH 2.5	pH 3.5	pH 5.5
Langmuir	qm (mol/g)	3.8252	3.2492	0.8308	15.631	7.2524	14.328
	Kd	95.26	80.15	30.18	92.43	1.09	0.38
	R²	0.9877	0.9919	0.9994	1	0.8141	0.7999
Freundlich	N	1.348	1.3815	1.2479	1.2013	0.3133	1
	K_f (mol/g)	4.6531	4.5407	3.5477	4.3229	3.0415	0
	R²	0.9909	0.9954	0.9984	0.99	0.8089	1
Dubinin-Radushkevich	qs (mg/g)	8.3237	7.1461	6.8452	8.2724	7.8553	7.7967
	β(mol²/KJ²)	5.00E-09	6.00E-09	6.00E-09	5.00E-09	5.00E-09	5.00E-09
	E (kJ/mol)	10000	9128.7	9128.7	10000	10000	10000
	R²	0.9987	0.9988	0.9988	0.9989	0.999	0.9998

3. Materials and Methods

Those peels washed with sufficient distilled water to remove the adhering impurities and dried in the oven at 105°C for 5 h. They were processed according the established by

[3]

passed through a sieve to obtain a particle size of 0.84 mm. The sample was placed in a suitable container, labeled as CT-N, and stored until use.

4. Results

When studying this process in detail, the influence of these factors such as pH, adsorbent concentration and metal isotherms in the bioadsorption process must be taken into account

[5]

5. Discussion

5.1. Influence of pH on Bioadsorption

This is one of the most important variables in the heavy metal removal process, since metal speciation in solution can change depending on this value. In the present study, the effect of pH on the adsorption process of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant was determined. The study was carried out at pH 2.5, 3.5 and 5.5 units, in order to know the behavior of the biomass tested in the removal of metals. For Cr (VI), the percentages of removal at pH 2.5 units ranged between 77.9 and 89.8%; at pH 3.5 units between 74.2 and 88.1% and at pH 5.5 units between 60.3 and 74.2% determined by equation 1, (Table 1).

Regarding Pb (II), the percentages of removal at pH 2.5 units ranged between 83.2 and 90.8%; at pH 3.5 units between 13.0 and 88.1% and at pH 5.5 units between 5.0 and 86.9% determined by equation 1, (table 2). In all cases, at the three pH values studied, a decrease in the percentage of removal can be seen with the increase in pH.

The best removal results are obtained at a pH of 2.5 units for both Cr (VI) and Pb (II). This may be due to the fact that the biomass being worked with is of plant origin and at low pH values the protonation of its surface is activated, which, when positively charged, exerts a strong attraction for the anions HCrO^4-, Cr₂O₇^2-, CrO₄^2-, Cr₄O₁₃^2- and Cr₃O₁₀^2-

[11]

which are the most frequent way to find Cr (VI) in solution, which induces an increase in the bioadsorption of this metal. However, when the pH increases, the concentration of OH^-ions increases, inducing changes in the surface of the adsorbent, preventing the bioadsorption of negatively charged Cr (VI) ions, which decreases the adsorption of the metal at pH values

[12]

With respect to dry biomasses of plant origin, most authors report an optimum pH of 2.0 for Pb (II) adsorption; among these we can mention: eucalyptus bark, bagasse and sugar cane pulp

[13]

and chemically modified rice husk. With the biomass of Caelsapinia spinosa, they obtained a very low percentage of removal and this is due to the poor selectivity of Pb (II) with respect to functional groups.

5.2. Effect of Concentration on Bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) at pH 2.5 units

To evaluate the adsorption capacity of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by the studied biomass, the following conditions were established: adsorbent dose 1.0 g, contact time 60 min, 120 rpm, particle size 0.84 mm and pH 2.5 units chosen by the results obtained in the previous experiment. The concentrations tested they were 2.5, 10.0, 20.0 and 40.0 mg/L for Cr (VI) and 0.2, 2.5, 7.5 and 10.0 mg/L for Pb (II) (see table 3).

The removal percentage for Cr (VI) is between 77.9 and 89.8% and for Pb (II) it is between 83.2 and 90.8%. The highest percentage of removal for Cr (VI) was obtained in the solution with a concentration of 2.5 mg/L and for Pb (II) in the 0.2 mg/L concentration solution. In both cases, a tendency to decrease the removal is observed with the increase in the ion concentration, so that the lower the concentration of the ions, the removal will be more efficient.

According to the composition of the tamarind shell, some of the main components are phenolics, substances of plant origin that have hydroxybenzene functional groups, better known as phenol, linked to aliphatic or aromatic structures, which play an important role in said adsorption.

[14]

5.3. Bioadsorption Isotherms of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) in Aqueous Solutions by the Dry Shell of the Fruit of the Tamarindus Indica Plant

The isotherms allow estimating the amount of adsorbent required, and the sensitivity of the process with respect to the concentration of the product. In the present study, the adsorption isotherms of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by the dry shell of the fruit of the Tamarindus indica plant were constructed. The Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-

Radushkevich (D-R) adsorption isotherm models were applied to the experimental results obtained in the bioadsorption tests with synthetic solutions, which allow describing the behavior of the bioadsorbent. The parameters obtained for each model are shown in Table 4.

In the evaluation of the data using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm in its linear form (equation 2), the best values were obtained at pH 2.5 units of qmax (3.83 mg/g) and K_L (95.3 mg/g) with a correlation coefficient R² = 0.99 for Cr (VI) (Figure 1A) and qmax (15.6 mg/g) and K_L (92.4 mol/g) with a correlation coefficient R² = 1 for Pb (II) (Figure 1B).

In this study, the separation factor value (R_L), determined by equation 3, ranges between 0.00026 – 0.004 for Cr (VI), (Figure 2A) and 0.001 – 0.048 for Pb (II), (Figure 2B) so we can assume that the adsorption process is favorable.

The Freundlich model is evaluated by equation 4, which is characteristic of a straight line, which allows the determination of 1/n and K on the graph, being 1.35 mol/g and 4.65 mol/g for Cr (VI) (Figure 3A) and 1.20 mol/g and 4.32 mol/g for Pb (II) (Figure 3B), respectively.

Taking into account that the reciprocal of n remains at values less than 1, the value obtained is attributed to the heterogeneous nature of the adsorbent surface with an exponential distribution of the energy of the adsorption sites, confirming that the nature of said adsorption it is a chemical process.

The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms show a linear behavior with correlation coefficients greater than 0.995 for both metals tested, which shows a direct relationship between the concentration of the analyte in the aqueous phase (Ce) and the biomaterial that retains it on its surface.

Comparing our results with other authors, investigated the adsorption of Cr (VI) in aqueous solutions treated with oxalic acid, the maximum removal capacity at pH 3 units of 151.5 mg/g, investigated the use of rice spike as a Cr (VI) bioadsorbent in aqueous solutions at low concentrations, reaching equilibrium in 48 h under normal conditions for a maximum removal capacity of 3.15 mg/g, investigated walnut, hazelnut and almond shells to remove Cr (VI) reaching equilibrium at 100 min, achieving the maximum adsorption values at pH 2.0 and 3.5 units, with values of maximum adsorption capacity 8.01 mg/g for the walnut shell, 8.28 mg/g for hazelnut and 3.40 mg/ g with almond. Investigated the bioadsorption of Pb (II) from wastewater using tomato peel from the Solanum betaceum tree with a maximum capacity of 35.97 mg/g.

[15, 16]

On the other hand, the Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption isotherm (D-R) (equations 5 and 6) in its linear form, shows a graph of lnqe vs. ε² from which the maximum amount of adsorbed metal and the average adsorption energy are obtained, of 8.32 mol/g and 10000 kJ/mol for Cr (VI) (Figure 4A) and 8.27 mol/g and 10000 kJ/mol for Pb (II) (Figure 4B).

The average adsorption energy (E) was evaluated using equation 7. The value obtained was greater than 16 kJ/mol, so it is inferred that the bioadsorption process is chemical in nature.

The adsorption capacity of a biomass depends on several factors, among which are the pH of the solution, the nature of the biomass and the ion to be adsorbed

[17, 18].

6. Conclusions

The highest maximum adsorption capacity was 3.83 mg/g for Cr (VI) and 15.63 mg/g for Pb (II). The removal percentages were 89.8% at 2.5 mg/L for Cr (VI) and for Pb (II) 90.8% at 0.2 mg/L concentration at pH 2.5 units, respectively. The average adsorption energy values obtained from the Dubinin-Radushkevich model were 10,000 kJ/mol for both metals, which infers that the bioadsorption process is chemical in nature.

Authors Contributions

Radames Hodelin Barrera: Conceptualization, Resources, Calculations and Methodology

Taimi Bessy Horruitinier: Data curation

Rosa María Pérez Silva: Methodology design

Funding

This work is not supported by any external funding

Data Availability Statement

The data supporting the outcome of this research work has been reported in this manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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AB  - The problem of water pollution persists and, in some cases, has been getting worse since many of the industries that are currently installed in developing countries do not comply with established standards. In order to reduce water pollution, various environmental standards have been established that aim to regulate the introduction of contaminating agents into water and, thereby, control the degree of alteration of the quality of the vital liquid. Adsorption allows minimizing the generation of toxic waste and the recovery of the metal. The objective of the work was to study the bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) using the dry peel of Tamarindus indica. We worked at different pH values and concentration levels. The determination of the chemical-physical parameters was carried out at the Empress Geominera Oriente. Adsorption isotherms were performed using the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich models, resulting in the maximum bioadsorption capacity of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by biomass being 3.83 and 15.63 mg/g, respectively. reaching maximum removal percentages of 90.8%. The values of mean free energy of adsorption obtained from the Dubinin-Radushkevich model in Cr (VI) and Pb (II) were 10,000 kJ/mol, respectively, showing that, for these experimental conditions, the adsorption process is of a chemical nature.

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Radames Hodelin Barrera

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Biography: Radames Hodelin Barrera. I started as a university professor in 2017 until today. I worked as a specialist in physical and chemical testing in the soybean processing factory and in the oil factory. I worked as a technologist in the cement factory in 2013. I finished my master's degree in biotechnology in 2020. I graduated with a degree in biology in 2006. Research line of the program with which it is linked: Processes and Technologies with clean energy. Strategic axes and sectors to which the results of the topic are taxed: Environment and Natural Resources, Electroenergy, Renewable Energies. PhD topic: Proposed Topic: Thermoeconomic evaluation of the power and heat obtained with lean gas (LCV) in a modified downdraft model gasifier for agroforestry waste at the Gran Piedra Baconao company. Research project: Technological innovation for the construction of a gasification model in Cuba. I have participated in multiple national and international events. I have published in the Cuban chemistry magazine. I have received and taught several POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Research Fields: Adsorption of heavy metals using plant biomass or microorganism. Environment and Natural Resources, Electroenergy, Renewable Energies

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Taimi Bessy Horruitiner

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agronomy, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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Rosa María Pérez Silva

Industrial Biotechnology Study Center, Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences, Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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Barrera, R. H., Horruitiner, T. B., Silva, R. M. P. (2024). Adsorption of Chromium (VI) and Lead (II) in Synthetic Solutions Using Tamarindus Indica Fruit Peel. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 13(5), 138-146. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20241305.13

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Barrera, R. H.; Horruitiner, T. B.; Silva, R. M. P. Adsorption of Chromium (VI) and Lead (II) in Synthetic Solutions Using Tamarindus Indica Fruit Peel. Am. J. Environ. Prot. 2024, 13(5), 138-146. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20241305.13

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Barrera RH, Horruitiner TB, Silva RMP. Adsorption of Chromium (VI) and Lead (II) in Synthetic Solutions Using Tamarindus Indica Fruit Peel. Am J Environ Prot. 2024;13(5):138-146. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20241305.13

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AB  - The problem of water pollution persists and, in some cases, has been getting worse since many of the industries that are currently installed in developing countries do not comply with established standards. In order to reduce water pollution, various environmental standards have been established that aim to regulate the introduction of contaminating agents into water and, thereby, control the degree of alteration of the quality of the vital liquid. Adsorption allows minimizing the generation of toxic waste and the recovery of the metal. The objective of the work was to study the bioadsorption of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) using the dry peel of Tamarindus indica. We worked at different pH values and concentration levels. The determination of the chemical-physical parameters was carried out at the Empress Geominera Oriente. Adsorption isotherms were performed using the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich models, resulting in the maximum bioadsorption capacity of Cr (VI) and Pb (II) by biomass being 3.83 and 15.63 mg/g, respectively. reaching maximum removal percentages of 90.8%. The values of mean free energy of adsorption obtained from the Dubinin-Radushkevich model in Cr (VI) and Pb (II) were 10,000 kJ/mol, respectively, showing that, for these experimental conditions, the adsorption process is of a chemical nature.

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