Removal of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solutions by Biosorption of Laurencia Papillos, By Mahmood Niad

Research

Title	Removal of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solutions by Biosorption of Laurencia Papillos
Type	Article
Keywords	Biosorption, Cadmium, Freundlich isotherm, Green algae, Laurencia papillosa, Langmuir isotherm
Journal	Transactions of the SAEST (Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology)
DOI	—
Researchers	Mahmood Niad (First researcher) , Mehdi Mohammadi (Second researcher) , Elham Ghatei (Third researcher) , Saeid Zarei (Fourth researcher)

Abstract

Biosorption properties of Laurencia papillosa were investigated as a function of pH, temperature and concentration of algal dosage. Kinetics and equilibrium isotherms were studied to estimate the ability of the biosorbent. The cadmium(II) uptake by the biosorbent was best described by pseudo-second-order rate and Langmuir isotherm curve provide more suitable results with respect to the Freundlich isotherm curve.