BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I3024,
     title={Adsorption of Copper Ions in Aqueous Media using Tea Waste and Sawdust as an Adsorbent},
     author={Hanit Kumar Thapak, Jitendra Sharma, Beenu Boudh, Nikita Banger and Pragati Dwivedia},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={3},
     pages={52--57},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I3024.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

The Tea Waste and sawdust is a widely useful adsorbent for heavy metals. The aim of this work was optimization of usage of Tea Waste and sawdust as heavy metal adsorbent. It was exanimated influence of Tea Waste and sawdust quantity on adsorption capacity and efficiency adsorption processes. Activated carbon are used as a good adsorbent but its cost is very high so we used Tea waste and sawdust as a low cost adsorbent. For better adsorption efficiency it was recommended to apply larger amounts of sawdust, if it is not cause problems with delaying of used adsorbents. Smaller amounts of adsorbent were better utilized in two or three stage adsorption processes. Tea Waste collected in tea stall and restaurants its Insoluble cell wall of tea leaves are made up of cellulose and hemicelluloses, lignin, condensed tannins and structural protein. The result shows maximum removal efficiency of copper ion by tea waste is higher than sawdust adsorbent. Thus experiment result showed that maximum removal of Cu2+ ion by tea waste and sawdust is 90% and 88%.

Tea Waste, Sawdust, Heavy Metals, Adsorption, Copper Ions, Activated Carrbon