Abstract: This research has helped us to ascend from the initial two exploratory studies to a more advanced
general conclusion and theory that tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) has a great potential for Pb(ii) and Zn
uptake, as such, a more suitable Low-cost adsorbent for the effective removal of Pb (II) and Zn from
industrial effluents waste water than tea fibre. This is coined from the results of the different biosorption
studies carried out as a function of contact time, initial metal ion concentration, biosorbent dosage and
Pseudo first and second order models separately carried out on tea leaves and tea fibres
Keywords: biosorption; spectroscopy; physisorption; chemisorptions; adsorption; dosage; kinetics;
Camellia sinensis
GODWIN, O. (2019). COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF THE BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS ( LEAD & ZINC) USING TEA LEAVES (CAMELIA SINENSIS) & TEA FIBRE AS ADSORBENT. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/comparative-studies-of-the-biosorption-of-heavy-metals-lead-zinc-using-tea-leaves-camelia-sinensis-tea-fibre-as-adsorbent
GODWIN, OKO EMMANUEL "COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF THE BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS ( LEAD & ZINC) USING TEA LEAVES (CAMELIA SINENSIS) & TEA FIBRE AS ADSORBENT" Afribary. Afribary, 15 Dec. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/comparative-studies-of-the-biosorption-of-heavy-metals-lead-zinc-using-tea-leaves-camelia-sinensis-tea-fibre-as-adsorbent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
GODWIN, OKO EMMANUEL . "COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF THE BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS ( LEAD & ZINC) USING TEA LEAVES (CAMELIA SINENSIS) & TEA FIBRE AS ADSORBENT". Afribary, Afribary, 15 Dec. 2019. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/comparative-studies-of-the-biosorption-of-heavy-metals-lead-zinc-using-tea-leaves-camelia-sinensis-tea-fibre-as-adsorbent >.
GODWIN, OKO EMMANUEL . "COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF THE BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS ( LEAD & ZINC) USING TEA LEAVES (CAMELIA SINENSIS) & TEA FIBRE AS ADSORBENT" Afribary (2019). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/comparative-studies-of-the-biosorption-of-heavy-metals-lead-zinc-using-tea-leaves-camelia-sinensis-tea-fibre-as-adsorbent