Biosorption of heavy metal ions by Spirogyra

subsalsa biomass:
effect of immobilized biomass within sodium silikat
Mawardi 1), Edison Munaf 2), Soleh Kosela 3) , Widayanti Wibowo3)

1) Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science,

State University Padang, Padang 25131, Indonesia
2) Laboratory of Analytical Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and
Science, Andalas University, Padang 25163, Indonesia
3) Laboratory of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science,
Indonesia University, Depok 16424, Indonesia

Abstract

In this research were learned about biosorption heavy metal cations, by

green algae S. subsalsa biomass were immobilized within polysilicate matrix
(sodium silicate) was examined in a continuous packed-bed column. The
effects of operating parameters, such as flow rate, influent pH and infuent
metals concentration were investigated. Significanly, the immobilized
biomass showed IR spectrum not deference with free elgae biomass. The
biosrption process were a rapid process, wherein more than 50% of the final
uptake value occur at rate flow 1.5 mL/minute. The biosorption capacities of
biomass for cations increase rapidly with pH between pH 2,0-3,0 then the
maximum sorption was seen at pH 4,0. The biosorptive capacity increased
with initial concentartion in the range 50—200 mg/L. A comparison of the
biosorption of each Pb2+, Cu2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ cations by immobilized and
free algae biomass showed an increase in uptake of over 4,25; 15,95; 8,84
and 3,49%. respectively. The immobilized biomass could be regenerated
using nitrate acid, HNO3, and significantly proportional with used nitrate acid
concentration, with up to 89 % Pb2+ recovery by 0,5 M HNO3, while Cu2+ at
0,05 M HNO3 have desorbed about 60% and Cd2+ and Zn2+ cations recovery
more than 80% by HNO3 0,5 M. This study suggeststhat such an
immobilized biosorbent system has the potential to be used in the industrial
removal and recovery of Pb2+, Cu2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ cations from aqueous
solution.
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Keyword : S. subsalsa, biosorption, desorption, sodium silicate, nitrate acid

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