BIOSORPTION OF LEAD(II) CATION BY GREEN ALGAE

Spirogyra subsalsa BIOMASS

Mawardi 1), Edison Munaf 2), Soleh Kosela 3) , Widayanti Wibowo3)

1) Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and

Science,
State University Padang, Padang 25131, Indonesia
2) Laboratory of Analytical Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of
Mathematics and Science,
Andalas University, Padang 25163, Indonesia
3) Laboratory of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science,
Indonesia University, Depok 16424, Indonesia

Abstract

In this research was studied caracteritation of biosorption of heavy metal

cation specially Pb2+ by green algae Spirogyra subsalsa biomass, that was
take from Batang Air Dingin River, Padang City. Several variables
affecting the degree of heavy metal ions biosorption by algae biomass, i.e:
solution pH, biosorbent particle size, affect of heated biosorbent, contact
time (rate of sorption), and initial cations concentration. The biosorption of
Pb2+ increase rapidly with pH in the range of 2,0 to 3,0; the maximum
sorption was seen at pH 4.0. Also, increasing the metals concentration
increased the final metal uptake. At a sufficiently high cations
concentration of 200 mg/L for cations Pb2+ and the Langmuir adsorption
isotherms were used to fit the experimental data. The maximum
biosorption capacity was estimated to be close 9,04 mg Pb2+ per gram dry
biomass. The biosrption process of Pb2+ cations was a rapid process,
wherein 87,5% of the final uptake value occur within the first 5 minute of
the contact time. Generally, particle size of biosorbent, rate of shake, and
heated of biosorbent relatively little affecting the capacity of biosorbent, (3
- 10 %).

Keyword : biosorption, S. subsalsa, lead(II), Langmuir adsorption

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