International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST)

Comparative Study for Removal of Chromium and Copper by Using Red Sandal Wood Leaf Powder from Aqueous Solution

Rapid Industrialization causing long lasting environmental problems. The pollutants released from them pollute the land, air, water. Pollution from the heavy metals is one of the major concerns. Heavy metals include Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Copper, Arsenic. In this paper, we studied the adsorption of chromium and copper on the Pterocarpus Santalinus. This adsorbent was developed from the leaves of the Red Sandal Wood tree. The adsorbent was a fine powder. Adsorption is one of the best techniques for the removal of heavy metals. All the experiments were carried out in batch mode at room temperature. The effect of various parameters and thermodynamic parameters were studied, Langmuir, Freundlich isotherms were studied and published in results. Kinetic data was analyzed and published. Samples are analyzed using a Shimadzu UV – 1900 spectrophotometer at 540nm wavelength.