On copper removal from aquatic media using simultaneous and sequential iron-perlite composites

The use of affordable and inert adsorbents to mitigate copper pollution, with a lesser burden on the environment, is desirable. However, aiding adsorption process promising adsorbent, e.g. expanded volcanic glass (perlite), reducing companion, solid iron, that can displace dispose from polluted water has never been tested before. In this laboratory study, we investigated removal Cu2+, resulting contaminating freshwater sulphate pentahydrate, using simultaneous or non-simultaneous (sequential) mixes perlite iron coarse powder over 23 h. percentage was calculated time induced coupled plasma (ICP-OES). A rapid 71 % at 120 min achieved when were added simultaneously in separate permeable pouches; application after led 78 1380 almost identical what accrued under alone (77 %). This, therefore, suggests presence most advantageous short run as it leads fast uptake attributable combined action reduction Cu2+ by perlite. Further investigation carried out Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDAX), Diffraction (XRD), Brunauer, Emmett Teller (BET), Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR). This multidisciplinary work provides insights mechanisms for prompt heavy metal novel time-specific metal-adsorbent combinations thus merits wider testing across different classes adsorbents, pollutants, systems.