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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

Removal of Heavy Metals, Cd(II) and Pb(II) Ions in water by Sargassum Herneri

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
1999, v.12 no.3, pp.196-202
Park, Kwang-Ha
Park, Mi-A
Jang, Hoon
Kim, Eun-Kyung
Kim, Young-Ha
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Abstract

Brown algae, Sargassum horneri, was used as an adsorbent to remove heavy metal Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions. Sargassum horneri picked in East Coast was formulated into the grain with the size of 40-60 mesh after wind dry. Batch method was used in order to investigate the adsorption rate by measuring the adsorption amounts with shaking time. In the column method, the adsorption amounts were measured by flowing metal solutions into the algae-packed column at the rate of 1 ml/min. Adsorption amounts in both batch method and column method were in the following order : pH 10.5>7.0>3.5. It was found that Pb(II) was more adsorbed on the algae grain than Cd(II). It was also revealed that the adsorption amounts reached the maximum within 5 minutes irrespective of pH condition in the batch method. It was concluded that the batch method was more effective than the column method in terms of recovery rate.

keywords
heavy metal, biosorption, brown algae, batch method, column method


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