Application of Dry Biomass of Aphanothece sp. as A Biosorbent of Copper Heavy Metal

Fauzi Abdilah, Lina Troskialina

Abstract


Various technologies have been developed to reduce heavy metal content in the wastewater. The biosorption method is a technique that is widely applied because it is cheap, environmentally friendly, and has high efficiency. This study aims to ascertain the potential of dry biomass of microalgae Aphanothece sp. as a biosorbent of Cu (II) ions in synthetic wastewater and determine the appropriate biosorption kinetics model. Analysis of Cu (II) ion concentrations was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results showed that the optimum conditions for the biosorption process were at pH 4, and the contact time was 210 minutes with the removal efficiency of Cu (II) ions reaching 80.02%. The results of tests on the adsorption isotherm model showed that the biosorption process of Cu (II) ions using dry biomass biosorbent Aphanothece sp. follows the Freundlich isotherm model with an R2 value of 0.9962.


Keywords


biosorption; microalgae; cooper; Aphanothece sp.; Isotherm Freundlich

Full Text:

PDF

References


Ageena, N. A. 2010, The Use of Local Sawdust as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Copper Ion from Wastewater Using Fixed Bed Adsorption. Eng. & Tech Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, hh. 224–235.

Ajjabi, L. C. & Chouba, L. 2009, Biosorption of Cu2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions by dried marine green macroalga Chaetomorpha linum. Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 90, no. 11, hh. 3485–3489.

Akar, T., & Tunali, S. 2006, Biosorption characteristics of Aspergillus flavus biomass for removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) ions from an aqueous solution. Bioresource Technology, vol. 97, no. 15, hh. 1780–1787.

Al-Homaidan, A. A., Al-Houri, H. J., Al-Hazzani, A. A., Elgaaly, G., & Moubayed, N. M. S. 2014, Biosorption of copper ions from aqueous solutions by Spirulina platensis biomass. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 7, no. 1, hh. 57–62.

Al-Saydeh, S. A., El-Naas, M. H. & Zaidi, S. J. 2017, Copper removal from industrial wastewater: A comprehensive review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 56, hh. 35–44.

Ashraf, S., Ali, Q., Zahir, Z. A., Ashraf, S., & Asghar, H. N. 2019, Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 174, hh. 714–727.

do Nascimento, J. M., de Oliveira, J. D., Rizzo, A. C. L., & Leite, S. G. F. 2019, Biosorption Cu (II) by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology Reports, vol. 21.

Farhan, S. N., & Khadom, A. A. 2015, Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, vol. 6, no. 2, hh. 119–130.

Feng, N. chuan, Guo, X. yi, & Liang, S. 2009, Kinetic and thermodynamic studies on biosorption of Cu(II) by chemically modified orange peel. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition), vol. 19, no. 5, hh. 1365–1370.

Fu, F., & Wang, Q. 2011, Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: a review. Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 92, no. 3, hh. 407–418.

Gong, R., Ding, Y., Liu, H., Chen, Q., & Liu, Z. 2005, Lead biosorption and desorption by intact and pretreated spirulina maxima biomass. Chemosphere, vol. 58, no. 1, hh. 125–130.

Jan, A. T., Azam, M., Siddiqui, K., Ali, A., Choi, I., & Haq, Q. M. R. 2015, Heavy metals and human health: Mechanistic insight into toxicity and counter defense system of antioxidants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 16, no. 12, hh. 29592–29630.

Kovacova, Z., Demcak, S., & Balintova, M. 2019, Removal of Copper from Water Solutions by Adsorption on Spruce Sawdust. Proceedings, vol. 16, no. 52, hh. 1-4.

Malkoc, E. 2006, Ni(II) removal from aqueous solutions using cone biomass of Thuja orientalis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 137, no. 2, hh. 899–908.

Nigam, P. S., & Singh, A. 2011, Production of liquid biofuels from renewable resources. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, vol. 37, no. 1, hh. 52–68.

Sandeep, G., Vijayalatha, K. R., & Anitha, T. 2019, Heavy metals and its impact in vegetable crops. International Journal of Chemical Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, hh. 1612–1621.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30870/educhemia.v5i1.7246

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2020 Fauzi Abdilah

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

EduChemia Indexed by:

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 More Indecxing...                                                         

Creative Commons License

EduChemia: Jurnal Kimia dan Pendidikan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

________________________________________________________

EduChemia: Jurnal Kimia dan Pendidikan ISSN 2502-4779 (print) | ISSN 2502-4787 (online)
Published by Department of Chemistry Education - Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
Address : Jl. Ciwaru Raya No. 25, Sempu, Kota Serang, Banten 42117, Indonesia
Email  : [email protected]