International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (IJEMR)

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 5

Tea Waste as a Low cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Cadmium Ions from Synthetic Waste Water

  • Author:
  • Hanit Kumar Thapak1, Narendra Singh Parmar2, Pranjal Pratap Rai3, Anuj Tomar3, Kripanshu Singh Para3, Sagar Rai3, Dikshant Kumar3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 389 to 391

1Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Head of Department of Science, Ebenezer Higher Secondary School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

3Student of Science, Ebenezer Higher Secondary School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

In 2015 India facing tremendous problem for removing Heavy metal from water and is becoming more important with the increasing of industrial activities. One of the most important environmental problems is water resources pollution by Heavy metals. Tea waste is good adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. This study explores the adsorption potential of Cd (II) by Tea waste adsorbent in aqueous solution. The influences of several main parameters such as pH value, Dose, initial metal ion concentration, and contact time in batch experiments have been studied. The adsorption was depended on pH, adsorbent dosage, and contact time. Maximum removals of Cd (II) were obtained 92%. The experimental data shows maximum removal of cadmium ions at 5 pH, 120min contact time and 0.5 grams adsorbent is 92% respectively.

Keywords

Tea Waste, Heavy metals, Adsorption, Cadmium ions, Synthetic Wastewaters