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The removal of copper, zinc and nickel from aqueous solutions by biosorption using grapestalks and cork biomasses is reported. The adsorption isotherms were determined and the uptake capacity for copper with grape stalks and cork was, respectively, 19.9 mg/g and 16.5 mg/g, while for zinc was 18.3mg/g with grape stalks and 13.4 mg/g with cork and for nickel was 11.1 mg/g with cork. The kinetics of copper biosorption in both biomasses was studied and a second order model was fitted to the experimental data. Copper biosorption is a fast process and within the first 5 minutes 80% of the maximum capacity was attained. The calculated activation energy for the biosorption reaction of copper was 28±3 KJ/mol for grape stalks and 6±2 KJ/mol for cork biomass. These low values indicate that the metal diffusion inside the particles is the rate controlling step of the reaction.
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Chubar, N., Machado, R., Carvalho, J.R., Correia, M.J.N. (2003). Biosorption of Copper, Zinc and Nickel by Grape- Stalks and Cork Biomasses. In: Barany, S. (eds) Role of Interfaces in Environmental Protection. NATO Science Series, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0183-0_21
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