Biosorption is an effective method to remove heavy metals from wastewater. In this work, adsorption features of Cladophora fascicularis were
investigated as a function of time, initial pH, initial Pb(II) concentrations, temperature and co-existing ions. Kinetics and equilibria were obtained
from batch experiments. The biosorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model. Adsorption equilibria were well described by the
Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The maximum adsorption capacity was 198.5 mg/g at 298K and pH 5.0. The adsorption processes
were endothermic and the biosorption heat was 29.6 kJ/mol. Desorption experiments indicated that 0.01 mol/L Na2EDTA was an efficient desorbent
for the recovery of Pb(II) from biomass. IR spectrum analysis suggested amido or hydroxy, C O and C–O could combine intensively with Pb(II).
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