From waste to waste: iron blast furnace slag for heavy metal ions removal from aqueous system.

ABSTRACT: Inordinate levels of heavy metals in water sources have long been a matter of concern, posing serious environmental and public health risks. Adsorption, on the other hand, is a viable technique for removing heavy metals from water due to its high efficiency, low cost, and ease of operation. Blast furnace slag (BFS) is considered a cheap sorbent for the get rid of Co²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions from aqueous media. The nonmodified slag is characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and zeta potential. The removal of Co²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions was carried out using batch adsorption experiments from an aqueous medium. The

SUBMITTER: Abdelbasir SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9395503 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature