REMOVAL OF Hg (II) IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY ADSORPTION ON TO CROSSLINKED SODIUM ALGINATE BEADS
Abstract

Author(s): Dr. Tulika Dewangan

The removal of mercury ions from dilute aqueous solutions using cross linked sodium alginate beads as the adsorbent is reported in this article. The influence of various experimental parameters such as pH, initial metal ion concentration, contact time and solid to liquid ratio were studied. The adsorption data were applied to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations and various static parameters were calculated. It was observed that the uptake of mercury ions was found to increase with time and that maximum adsorption was obtained within the first 60 minutes of the process. These results indicate that the cross linked sodium alginate beads have potential for removing mercury ions from industrial waste water.