Biosorption of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solutions by a Macrofungus (Ganoderma lobatum) Biomass and its Biochar

• Main Author: Silin Yang, Yan Wang and Yungen Liu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Technoscience Publications 2021-06-01
• Series: Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
• Subjects: macrofungus, biochar, sorption, copper ion
• Online Access: https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(14)D-1112.pdf
• ISSN: 0972-6268; 2395-3454

The sorption capacities of the macrofungus viz. Ganoderma lobatum (C0) and its biochar (C400) were evaluated for the biosorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solution under different conditions, including adsorbent doses, pH of the solution, contact time and initial Cu(II) concentration. The results showed that Ganoderma lobatum could be used as an efficient biosorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ions from an aqueous solution. The desired biosorbent dose in the case of C0 and C400 for Cu(II) adsorption was 4 g/L, and the optimal pH value for biosorption was 8 for Cu(II). The Freundlich isotherm model fitted the absorption data of Cu(II) for both C0 and C400 better than the Langmuir isotherm model, and the adsorption capacity of C0 was better than C400. Our results indicate that C0 has a higher removal efficiency than C400 in adsorbing Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution. Biosorption kinetics were also studied using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models, which showed that the biosorption processes of Cu(II) ions based on C0 and C400 were in accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetics.