A comprehensive review on the decontamination of lead(II) from water and wastewater by low-cost biosorbents

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dc.creatorBayuo, Jonas
dc.creatorRwiza, Mwemezi
dc.creatorMtei, Kelvin
dc.date2022-07-21T05:22:54Z
dc.date2022-07-21T05:22:54Z
dc.date2022-04-12
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:24:46Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:24:46Z
dc.descriptionThis research article published by Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022
dc.descriptionThe disadvantages of conventional methods in water and wastewater management including the demand for high energy consumption, the creation of secondary toxic sludge, and operation cost are much too high for developing countries. However, adsorption using low-cost biosorbents is the most efficient nonconventional technique for heavy metals removal. The high adsorption capacities, cost-effectiveness, and the abundance of agricultural waste materials in nature are the important parameters that explain why these biosorbents are economical for heavy metals removal. The present investigation sought to review the biosorption of lead [Pb(II)] onto low-cost biosorbents to understand their adsorption mechanism. The review shows that biosorption using low-cost biosorbents is eco-friendly, costeffective, and is a simple technique for water and wastewater treatment containing lead(II) ions. The batch biosorption tests carried out in most studies show that Pb(II) biosorption by the low-cost biosorbents is dependent on biosorption variables such as pH of the aqueous solution, contact time, biosorbent dose, Pb(II) initial concentration, and temperature. Furthermore, batch equilibrium data have been explored in many studies by evaluating the kinetics, isothermal and thermodynamic variables. Most of the studies on the adsorptive removal of Pb(II) were found to follow the pseudo-second kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models with the thermodynamics variables suggesting the feasibility and spontaneous nature of Pb(II) sequestration. However, gaps exist to increase biosorption ability, economic feasibility, optimization of the biosorption system, and desorption and regeneration of the used agricultural biosorbents.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA00796G
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95751
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES
dc.titleA comprehensive review on the decontamination of lead(II) from water and wastewater by low-cost biosorbents
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