Sorption of Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ on Aragonite Synthesized from Eggshell

Lulit Habte, Natnael Shiferaw, Mohd Danish Khan, Thenepalli Thriveni and Ji Whan Ahn
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Lulit Habte: Resources Recycling Department, University of Science and Technology (UST), 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon-34113, Korea
Natnael Shiferaw: International Center for Urban Water Hydroinformatics Research & Innovation, 169 Gaetbeol, yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea
Mohd Danish Khan: Resources Recycling Department, University of Science and Technology (UST), 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon-34113, Korea
Thenepalli Thriveni: Center for Carbon Mineralization, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon-34132, Korea
Ji Whan Ahn: Center for Carbon Mineralization, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon-34132, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: In the present work, waste eggshells were used as a precursor for the synthesis of aragonite crystals through the wet carbonation method. Cadmium (Cd 2+ ) and lead (Pb 2+ ) were removed by the synthesized aragonite from synthetic wastewater. The influence of initial solution pH, contact time, Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ concentration, and sorbent dosage were evaluated. The major sorption was observed in the first 100 mins and 360 mins for Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ respectively reaching sorption equilibrium at 720 mins (12 hr). The sorption capacity toward Pb 2+ was much higher than toward Cd 2+ . Both heavy metals displayed high sorption capacities at initial pH 6. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model fits well with the experimental data with a higher correlation coefficient R 2 . Two isotherm models were also evaluated for the best fit with the experimental data obtained. Langmuir isotherm best fits the sorption of the metals on aragonite synthesized from eggshells. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results of sorbent after sorption showed that the mechanism of sorption was dominated by surface precipitation. Therefore, aragonite crystals synthesized from waste eggshells can be a potential substitute source for the removal of Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ from contaminated water.

Keywords: Aragonite; eggshells; lead; cadmium; sorption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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