Successive extraction of As(V), Cu(II) and P(V) ions from water using spent coffee powder as renewable bioadsorbents

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For the first time, renewable and easy accessible pre-bleached spent coffee powder coated with polyethylenimine (PEI) and ferric ions (Coffee-PEI-Fe) was used for the successive adsorption of As(V), Cu(II) and P(V) ions from spiked water samples. Fully characterized coffee-PEI-Fe was employed for batch mode experiments. Kinetic regression analysis showed that the adsorption processes of As(V) and P(V) anions follows a pseudo-second-order model, while the adsorption of Cu(II) ions fit with a pseudo-first-order model. The maximum adsorption capacities estimated by Langmuir model for As(V), Cu(II) and P(V) ions were 83.3, 200.1, and 50.2 mg/g, respectively. The simulated results revealed that the internal diffusion is the rate-determining step for the adsorptions of As(V) and Cu(II) ions, while film diffusion is the mass transfer resistance for the adsorption of P(V) ions on the surface of coffee-PEI-Fe. The successive adsorptions of adsorbates were achieved through electrostatic attraction between adsorbent surface and adsorbates. The dynamic column adsorption behavior of the adsorbent was described by Thomas model, which showed a good agreement with the experimental values (q exp). The results presented in this paper could be used for developing efficient adsorbent from renewable materials for water purification.

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Hao, L., Wang, P., & Valiyaveettil, S. (2017). Successive extraction of As(V), Cu(II) and P(V) ions from water using spent coffee powder as renewable bioadsorbents. Scientific Reports, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42881

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