Biosorption of Malathion from Aqueous Solutions Using Herbal Leaves Powder英文文献资料.docVIP

American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2011, 2, 37-45 doi:10.4236/ajac.2011.228122 Published Online December 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajac) Biosorption of Malathion from Aqueous Solutions Using Herbal Leaves Powder Tharakeswar Yadamari, Kalyan Yakkala, Gangadhar Battala, Ramakrishna Naidu Gurijala * Department of Environmental Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India E-mail: Received October 2, 2011; revised November 8, 2011; accepted November 16, 2011 * naidugrk@ Abstract Commonly available herbal leaves powder namely Achyranthes aspera (uthareni) and Phyllanthus niruri (Nela usiri) are used as biosorbents for the removal of malathion in the present investigation. The efficiency of the biosorbents is tested for the determination of malathion using batch experiments under controlled con- ditions as a function of pH, contact time, initial malation concentration and the optimization amount of bio- sorbents. The quantification of malathion in aqueous samples, before and after equilibration with biosorbents is carried out by existing spectrophotometric method based on the oxidation of malathion with excess N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) and Rhodamine B at (?max = 550 nm) is used for the unconsumed NBS. The biosorption capacities are found to be pH dependent. The maximum adsorption is noticed at pH = 6 with a contact time of 120 minutes. Biosorption equilibrium isotherms are plotted for malathion uptake capacity (Qe) against residual malathion concentration ( Ce) in solution. The Qe versus Ce sorption isotherms relationship is expressed mathematically by Langmuir and Freundlich models. The removal of malathion using biosorbents Achyranthes aspera (uthareni) and Phyllanthus niruri (Nela usiri) from spiked river water samples are found to be 94% and 96% respectively. The developed eco-friendly potential biosorbents indicate that the present method can be successfully applied for the quantitative determination a