Enhanced Removal of Arsenic from water using Bombax ceiba flower as a new adsorbent: An Eco-friendly and Sustainable Approach

Abstract

Exposure to this pollutant is a serious concern, associated with to numerous health issues, including disruptions of the respiratory, nervous, and digestive systems, peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorders, impaired memory, bladder cancer, and dyspepsia. The mitigation of As(V) from water becomes crucial concern to combat the problem. The goals of this study is to find and create economical, non-toxic, easily and abundantly available adsorbent to remove As(V). In this work, we evaluated the potential of fallen Bombax ceiba (red silk cotton tree) flowers as an adsorbent for mitigating arsenic from water. This study investigated the impact of key operating parameters—contact time (60 min), adsorbent dosage (40 g/L), and initial arsenic concentration (50 mg/L) on the adsorption process. Our results indicate that fallen Bombax ceiba flowers (BCF) exhibit potential bioadsorbent for the mitigation of arsenic from water, with significant Langmuir saturation capacity of BCF observed under specific optimum conditions, which is 1.55 mg/g.