Abstract

AN ECOFRIENDLY APPROACH FOR THE REMOVAL OF NI(II) IONS IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM USING PLANTAIN TREE CARBON

S. Lourdu Mary*, S. Amala Fatima Rani, B. Jayalakshmi, T. Ramachandramoorthy

Abstract

The present adsorption study explored the ability of Plantain Tree Carbon (PTC) for the removal of Ni(II) ion from aqueous solution. Batch experiments were conducted. The sorbent, which was prepared by a simple and concise method, was able to bind heavy metal viz., Ni(II) ions with very high efficiency. The adsorption study was confirmed through characterization tests viz., Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and elemental analysis for the adsorbent before and after the adsorption process. The Freundlich isotherm model fitted well to experimental metal sorption.

Keywords: Plantain Tree Carbon, Batch experiments, FT-IR, XRD, SEM-EDX.