Open AccessBiosorption of Chromium (VI) and Calculations of Langmuirs and Freundlichs Isotherms
Author(s) -
Muhammad Tahir Butt,
Zara Amjad,
Rauf Ahmad Khan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. series a: physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2223-2559
pISSN - 2221-6413
DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.phys.sci.60.2.2017.90.95
Subject(s) - biosorption , chromium , langmuir , effluent , langmuir adsorption model , chemistry , aqueous solution , metal , biomass (ecology) , nuclear chemistry , adsorption , environmental chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , environmental science , biology , sorption , organic chemistry , engineering , ecology
In the present study yeast biomass has been successfully used as biosorbent for removal of Crfrom aqueous solution. Yeasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are effective biosorbents for heavy metal ionsand it can be bought in large quantity at low cost. S. cerevisiae can remove toxic metals from aqueoussolutions to various levels. This low-cost biosorbent will make the process cost-effective and competitiveparticularly for environmental applications in detoxifying effluents. Langmuirs and Freundlichs isothermswere also plotted to observe the maximum biosorption of heavy metal chromium (VI).