DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.4957836
Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: an insight and review
Salaudeen Abdulwasiu Olawale*
Research Fellow, Applied Mathematics Program (Chemistry Option) National
Mathematical Centre PMB 118 Abuja, Nigeria
* Corresponding author:
chemicalwasiu@yahoo.co.uk,
+2348059068707
ABSTRACT:
Contamination of water bodies
by industrial and domestic effluents containing heavy metals is today considered
a big threat to man, flora and fauna. Solving this problem resulting from rapid
industrialization has been a challenge over time. From different experimental
results obtained, biosorption is considered a part of the solution to this
problem. Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions is an alternative
technique that is cost-effective due to availability of large amount of sorption
materials and low or no chemical/energy demand. In this article, a review of
past and current outcomes of biosorption studies using different biomaterials
was carried out. This review also looked into various factors affecting heavy
metals biosorption, adsorption isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics.
Keywords:
biosorption, heavy metals,
microbial, non microbial, isotherm, kinetics
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