The effective removal of heavy metals from water by activated carbon adsorbents of Albizia lebbeck and Melia azedarach seed shells

• Published in: Soil and water research Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 30 - 37
• Main Authors: Ullah, Mohib, Nazir, Ruqia, Khan, Muslim, Khan, Waliullah, Shah, Mohib, Afridi, Sahib Gul, Zada, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.01.2020; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Adsorbents; Adsorptivity; Albizia lebbeck; Aqueous solutions; Cadmium; Carbon; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; hazardous effect; Heavy metals; Infrared spectroscopy; Lead; Melia azedarach; pH effects; remediation; Scanning electron microscopy; Seeds; soil; temperature; toxicity; Wastewater; water

The removal of toxic metals like lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) is very urgent keeping their hazardous effects in view. In this work, seeds of Albizia lebbeck and Melia azedarach trees were converted into activated carbon adsorbents and applied for the adsorptive removal of Pb and Cd metals from an aque...