Kinetics study of Pb(II) and Hg(II) removal from aqueous media on rapeseeds biomass

Abstract

In this study, the removal of Pb(II) and Hg(II) ions from aqueous solution using rapeseeds biomass was examined in batch systemsas a funtion of contact time. The results obtained for the removal of each studied metal ion were analyzed using three kinetics models: prseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and intra-particle diffusion, in order to elucidate the mechanism of the removal process. For both studied metal ions, the experimental data are well described by the pseudo-second order kinetics model. Theseresults can be used for to highlight the potential applicability of rapeseeds biomass as low-cost biosorbent in the clean-up of aqueous effleunts, containing toxic heavy metals.