Sorption of nickel (II) from aqueous system by chemically modified pungan (pongamia pinnata) seedpod carbon

The adsorption of Ni (II) on chemically modified bicarbonate impregnated sulphuric acid treated pungan (pongamia pinnata) seedpod carbon (BSPAC) was investigated as a function of equilibrium time, solution pH and carbon dosage. The adsorption of nickel (II) was also studied by using Freundlich, Langmuir and Temkin isotherm models. Kinetic studies were conducted using reversible-first-order, pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic equations. The results obtained were compared with commercially available activated carbon (CAC) of same 20-50 ASTM mesh size.