INVESTIGATION OF THE ABILITY TO REMOVE Fe(III), Ni(II) ON COAL BANANAS

Abstract

    The biosorption of Fe(III) and Ni(II) from aqueous solutions by adsorbent material, namelybanana trunk fibers pretreated with sulfuric acid, was investigated. The characteristic ofadsorbent was examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and infrared (IR)spectroscopy. The effect of adsorbent dose, pH, contact time, metal ions concentration werestudied at ambient temperature (250C). The nickel, iron adsorption capacities by adsorbentmaterial have calculated using Langmuir method.

Keywords: banana trunk fibers, biosorption, heavy metal ions.