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Copper Ions Adsorption from Aqueous Medium Using the Biosorbent Sugarcane Bagasse In Natura and Chemically Modified

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This study evaluated the copper ion adsorption capacity of sugarcane bagasse in natura and chemically modified with citric acid and sodium hydroxide. Adsorption analyses in batch system were carried out in function of contact time with the adsorbent and adsorbate concentration. Flame atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determine the copper concentrations. Adsorption experimental data were fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich linear models, and the maximum adsorption capacity was estimated for copper ions in function of modifications. The chemical modifications were confirmed at 1,730 cm−1 peak in infrared spectra, referring to the carboxylate groups. The required time for the adsorption to reach equilibrium was 24 h and the kinetics follows the behavior described by the pseudo-second order equation. Besides, a significant improvement of the copper adsorption has been observed after the bagasse treatment, where the maximum adsorption capacity was 31.53 mg g−1 for copper using modified bagasse with nitric acid according to Langmuir isotherm linear model. The high uptake of copper ions from aqueous medium verified by chemically modified sugarcane bagasse makes this material an attractive alternative for effluent treatment and avoids environmental contamination.

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This study was supported by UNIVERSIDADE PARANENSE, UNIPAR. The authors would like to thank CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), FAPEMIG (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for the financial support and fellowships.

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  1. Universidade Paranaense, UNIPAR, Praca Mascarenhas de Moraes, s/n, Umuarama, PR, 87502-210, Brazil

    Vanessa C. G. Dos Santos, João V. T. M. De Souza & Douglas Cardoso Dragunski

  2. Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, UEL-PR, Rod. Celso Garcia PR 445 Km 380, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brazil

    Cesar R. T. Tarley

  3. Departamento de Ciencias Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, UEM-PR, Umuarama, PR, 87506-370, Brazil

    Josiane Caetano

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Dos Santos, V.C.G., De Souza, J.V.T.M., Tarley, C.R.T. et al. Copper Ions Adsorption from Aqueous Medium Using the Biosorbent Sugarcane Bagasse In Natura and Chemically Modified. Water Air Soil Pollut 216, 351–359 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0537-3

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