BIOSORPTION OF Pb2+, Cd2+, & Ni2+ FROM WATERS BY ...
BIOSORPTION OF Pb2+, Cd2+, & Ni2+ FROM WATERS BY ...
BIOSORPTION OF Pb2+, Cd2+, & Ni2+ FROM WATERS BY ...
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Biomass-Agarose<br />
Mixture<br />
Agarose<br />
immobilized<br />
biomass beads<br />
1<br />
=<br />
1<br />
q e K Kac ac m<br />
*<br />
1<br />
c e<br />
+<br />
Oil-H Oil-H2O 2O<br />
Figure 2.3. Apparatus used in the immobilization of algae into agarose by interphase<br />
technique<br />
2.7. Sorption Isotherm Models<br />
The sorption isotherms are the mathematical models which provides an<br />
explanation about the behaviour of adsorbate species between solid and liquid phases.<br />
Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) isotherm models were<br />
studied for the investigation of biosorption of Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ , and Ni 2+ by Dunaliella<br />
salina, Oocystis sp., Porphyridium cruentum, and Scenedesmus protuberans.<br />
Langmuir isotherm model is based on the complete monolayer coverage on<br />
the adsorbent surface. Langmuir isotherm model is expressed by the following<br />
equation 2.1 (Mumin, et al. 2007):<br />
q e =<br />
q m K a c e<br />
1 + K c a e<br />
The above equation can be rearranged to the following linear form:<br />
1<br />
c m<br />
(2.1)<br />
(2.2)<br />
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