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Batch experiments were performed to model kinetic and thermodynamic data for Cd+2 and Ni+2 biosorption by raw chicken feathers (CFs) under different conditions. Results indicated that Cd+2 and Ni+2 sorption onto CFs occurred on the external surface of the biosorbent. Ion removal increased with pH, whereas both endothermic and exothermic stages where observed depending on temperature. Our calculated thermodynamic parameters showed that, below the temperature of 30°C, the metal uptake of Cd+2 and Ni+2 ions may be mainly controlled by a chemisorption process. However, for temperatures higher than 30°C, it is likely that sorption of both metals onto CFs is caused by a combination of both physical and chemical processes, especially for Ni+2 ions. Maximum sorption capacities were of 0.039 (Cd+2 ) and 0.065 mmol/g (Ni+2) at pH 5 and 30°C. Using 0.1 M HCl or CH3COOH as desorbing agents, approximately a 50% recovery for Cd+2 was achieved. The pseudo-second order and the general rate law models best fit the sorption kinetics data. The equilibrium metal uptake data was best described by the Sips isotherm.

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Modeling of Cd +2 and Ni +2 Biosorption by Raw Chicken Feathers