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1 January 2020 Green Tea Leaves as a Natural Adsorbent for the Removal of Cr(VI) From Aqueous Solutions
Christine Jeyaseelan, Astha Gupta
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Abstract

Chromium(VI) has been found to be one of the toxic metals present in water obtained from industrial effluents. This study deals with the removal of Cr(VI) using used green tea leaves, which is a waste material. The sorption of Cr(VI) was carried out by using a batch method, and its concentration was determined using an ultraviolet visible spectrophotometer at 540 nm. Parameters such as pH, mass of adsorbate, concentration of adsorbent, time of contact, and temperature were optimized. It was observed that, under optimum conditions, the percentage efficiency of removal of Cr(VI) was up to 99%. Adsorption studies were carried out using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. The values of ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS were also calculated, which showed that the process is spontaneous and the extent of adsorption decreases with the increase in temperature. The kinetic studies were carried out, and it was found that the reactions followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. This technique can be used for the removal of Cr(VI) from water obtained from industries, which have chromium as one of the main pollutants in their effluents.

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Christine Jeyaseelan and Astha Gupta "Green Tea Leaves as a Natural Adsorbent for the Removal of Cr(VI) From Aqueous Solutions," Air, Soil and Water Research 9(1), (1 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/ASWR.S35227
Received: 21 September 2015; Accepted: 21 December 2015; Published: 1 January 2020
KEYWORDS
adsorption
chromium(VI)
green tea leaves
spectrophotometry
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