Novel conjugate adsorbent for visual detection and removal of toxic lead(II) ions from water

Awual, M. R.; Hasan, M. M.*

Lead (Pb(II)) is a very toxic heavy metal that even at low concentration can affect living organisms. Therefore, designing effective materials with high selectivity and cost efficiency is essential for the control capturing of toxic Pb(II) ions. This study developed a ligand based conjugate adsorbent for simultaneous Pb(II) detection and removal from water samples. The experiment conditions were optimized based on contact time, solution acidity, initial Pb(II) concentration and pH value and diverse metal salt concentrations. The presence of other cations and anions did not adversely affect the Pb(II) capturing by the adsorbent. The maximum sorption capacity was determined to be as high as 195.31 mg/g.