Applicability of Used Tea Leaves for Heavy Metal Retention from Industrial Effluents

Md. Misbah Uddin¹ and Khayrun Nahar Mitu^1,

¹Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet

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Md. Misbah Uddin and Khayrun Nahar Mitu. Applicability of Used Tea Leaves for Heavy Metal Retention from Industrial Effluents. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2020; 8(5):187-191. doi: 10.12691/aees-8-5-1

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution is one of the significant concerns in Bangladesh. Due to complex behavior, heavy metal requires specialized treatment; among them, adsorptive retention from aqueous solutions proved as a cost-effective technique. This study investigates the usefulness of used tea leaves for adsorptive retention of Cu²⁺ ions from synthetic wastewater. Series of batch experiments identify the factors affecting adsorption, such as the adsorbent dose, agitation time, and the initial metal ion concentration. Maximum 95.1% Cu²⁺ retained on used tea leaves within 120 minutes of agitation time. The equilibrium data show compatibility with Langmuir and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms. High retention capacity proves used tea leaves as one of the excellent alternative adsorption materials.

Keywords:
adsorption heavy metal industrial effluents isotherms tea leaves

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