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Lemon Juice and Microwave Assisted Modification of Date Seed Husk for Arsenic Biosorption

Lemon Juice and Microwave Assisted Modification of Date Seed Husk for Arsenic Biosorption

Tahira Moeen Khan*, Irum Riaz, Shahida Hameed and Bushra Khan 

Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.

tahira.moeen@lcwu.edu.pk 

Figure 1

Overlay FTIR spectra of RDS and LMDS. 

Scheme 1

Surface modification of RDS with lemon juice and microwave radiation. 

Figure 2a

SEM image of RDS. 

Figure 2b

SEM image of LMDS. 

Figure 3a

EDX image of LMDS without arsenic. 

Figure 3b

EDX image of LMDS with arsenic. 

Figure 4a

Effect of shaking speed for Arsenic removal onto RDS and LMDS. Adsorbent dose= 0.3 g, Solution concentration (25 ppm / 50 mL), Contact time= 30 minutes. 

Figure 4b

Effect of contact time for Arsenic removal onto RDS and LMDS. Adsorbent dose= 0.3 g, Shaking speed (RDS, LMDS= 250 rpm, 150 rpm), Solution concentration (25 ppm / 50 mL). 

Figure 4c

Effect of adsorbent dose (g) on Arsenic removal onto RDS and LMDS. Shaking speed (RDS, LMDS= 250rpm, 150 rpm), Solution concentration (25 ppm / 50 mL), Time= 30 minutes. 

Figure 4d

Effect of pH on lead removal onto RDS and LMDS. Adsorbent dose (RDS, LMDS= 0.3g), Shaking speed (RDS, LMDS= 250 rpm, 150 rpm), Solution concentration (25 ppm / 50m L), Time=30 minutes. 

Figure 4e

Effect of temperature (K) on Arsenic removal onto RDS LMDS. Adsorbent dose = 0.3g, Shaking speed (RDS, LMDS = 250 rpm, 150 rpm), Solution concentration (25 ppm / 50m L), Time=30 minutes. 

Figure 5

Thermodynamic study of RDS , LMDS. 

Figure 6a

Langmuir 2 Isotherm for RDS, LMDS. 

Figure 6b

Freundlich Isotherm for RDS, LMDS. 

Figure 7a

Pseudo first order kinetics for (RDS, LMDS). 

Figure 7b

Pseudo second-order kinetics for (RDS, LMDS). 

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Journal of Innovative Sciences

December

Vol.9, Iss.2, Pages 192-241

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