Abstract
The adsorption ability of rambutan charcoal with the size 100/200 mesh in absorbing dissolved 70 ppm copper metal ions (Cu(II)) at pH 4.5 have evaluated. The adsorption kinetics of rambutan charcoal carried out by natural batch operation. The optimum contact time was 120 minutes with the best removal percentage was obtained 43.84%. The adsorption interaction of copper metal ions on the rambutan charcoal surface has analysed by using SEM-EDX. The kinetic model of the pseudo second-order was applied with interaction with R2 = 0.9816. The result was identified that adsorption occurred chemically. The diffusion kinetic model has indicated the diffusion down to the inter-particle surface of the adsorbent with the value of R2 = 0.8863.
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