Moringa Oleifera Seeds as a Low-cost Biosorbent for Removing Heavy Metals from Waste Water

dc.contributor.authorObeng Apori, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorAtiah, Kofi
dc.contributor.authorHanyabui, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorByalebeka, John
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-12T13:26:36Z
dc.date.available2020-10-12T13:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractHeavy metals are considered to be one of the major contaminants of water in recent years due to their non-biodegradable property; hence making them toxic and bioaccumulate to living organisms. Conventional methods such us chemical precipitation, physical treatment through ion exchangeare used for removing heavy metal ions from water. These methods are expensive and attributed to incomplete metals removal and high cost of treatment. In recent years, researchers have found alternative low cost and effective method for remova lof toxic metals through biosorption process using biologicalmaterials. Moringa oleifera seeds is oneof the biological materials which has effective adsorption capacity for removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater.In this article, the seeds of Moringa oleifera seeds as a low-cost biosorbent for removal of heavy metals is presented.Moringa oleifera seeds is inexpensive material that contains amino acids. The amino acid is a major constituent of the functional groups that aids in greater ability of heavy metals removal through metal ion exchange or complexation, which is mainly affected by pH, biosorbent dosage, and contact time. Moringa oleifera seeds residues have a greater capacity to absorb heavy metals in a single solution compared to multi ion solution.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 2637-2150 (print version), e-ISSN 2637-2614 (electronic version)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2613
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity PIM, Banja Lukaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSTED Journal;
dc.rightsAttribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectMoringa oleifera seedsen_US
dc.subjectBiosorbenten_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectAmino acidsen_US
dc.subjectWaste water.en_US
dc.titleMoringa Oleifera Seeds as a Low-cost Biosorbent for Removing Heavy Metals from Waste Wateren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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