Abstract:
Sample of waste collected at
Kanwuri Area
Sokoto, was analyzed using a
groundnut shell and tea bag as natural adsorbent, by adopting the method of atomic
absorption spectrophotometry. And this research showed that groundnut shell and
tea bag can be effectively used as an excellent adsorbent for the removal of Cu, Zn,
Pb, and Cr, from aqueous solution. This study also highlights the effect of different
parameters such as, contact time, PH, adsorbent dose
initial concentration of heavy
metal ions. The concentration of heavy metal ions obtained from the analysis, were
calculated to be 99.2%, 8.0%, 96.0%, 94.0%, and 92.0%, for Copper, Zinc, Nickel,
Lead and Chromium, respectively.
