The removal of lead from aqueous solutions by the biomass of prickly pear cladodes (BCT), a species found in abundance in the Sierra region in Peru, was investigated. The physical and chemical properties of BCT were determined by FTIR and SEM/EDX techniques. The FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of –OH, C–O–C, C=O and –NH2 groups which would interact with the metal. The SEM micrograph revealed that the surface morphology of the BCT shows adequate porosity for biosorption. In a discontinuous system, the highest biosorption capacity (qe ) was obtained with a BCT mass/volume ratio of 4 g/L, pH 4.5 and 1 h of contact time. Biosorption followed a pseudo-second order kinetic model and the intraparticle diffusion process was the main factor controlling speed. Data at equilibrium were correlated using five models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, DR, and Redlich-Peterson) and were better fitted to the Langmuir model, which would indicate that the process is carried out in energetically homogeneous active centers, the value of qe maximum was 50.25 mg/g. The results obtained demonstrate that BCT can be used as an efficient biosorbent for the treatment of waters contaminated with Pb (II).
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Lavado-Meza, C., Sun-Kou, M. R., Castro-Arroyo, T. K., & Bonilla-Mancilla, H. D. (2020). Biosorción de plomo (II) en solución acuosa con biomasa de los cladodios de la tuna (opuntia ficus indica). Revista Colombiana de Quimica, 49(3), 36–46. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcq.v49n3.85823
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