Comparative Assessment of Adsorption Capacities of Periwinkle, Snail, and Egg Shell Biomass for the Decontamination  of Cadmium (II) Ion from Textile Effluent

Adeyinka Olubunmi Eruola; Msehemba Moses Mchihi

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Published: 2026-04-02

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Adsorption, Cadmium, Adsorbents, Isotherm, Kinetic

Adeyinka Olubunmi Eruola

Department of Chemical Science, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba , Lagos, Nigeria.

Msehemba Moses Mchihi

Department of Chemical Science, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba , Lagos, Nigeria.

Abstract

Pollution of the environment with toxic metals is a global concern in the era of industrial evolution. Biosorption type of metal adsorption process is an economical alternative tool in waste water treatment compares to high cost conventional methods like precipitation and reverse osmosis. The study examined the comparison of the adsorption capacities of Snail, Periwinkle and egg shell powder adsorbents developed from agricultural by-product for the removal of Cd (II) ion from textile effluent. The procedure involved the performance of these adsorbents with each other by initial metal ion concentrations and contact time. The binding capacities for Cd (II) ion are 1.26 to 11.87 mg/kg for Periwinkle shell, 1.18 to 10.31 mg/kg for Snail shell and 1.02 to 7.10 mg/kg for egg shell adsorbent compare with the capacities on activated charcoal of 1.30 to 11.98 mg/kg. The optimum contact time for all the adsorbents is 3 hours. Adsorption isotherms patterns of the adsorbents were modeled using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. Based on correlation coefficient (R2) values, equilibrium data found fitted well to both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The kinetic characteristics using the pseudo-first-order Langergren and pseudo-second-order Ho model was evaluated and the result was best fitted into the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. It is concluded that these adsorbents can be used as an effective adsorbent for removal of toxic Cd (II) ion from waste water, but Periwinkle shell has a greater potential over snail and egg shells.

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Eruola, A. O., & Mchihi, M. M. (2026). Comparative Assessment of Adsorption Capacities of Periwinkle, Snail, and Egg Shell Biomass for the Decontamination of Cadmium (II) Ion from Textile Effluent. International Journal Of Research And Technopreneurial Innovations, 1(1), 92-101. https://ijrti.com.ng/index.php/home/article/view/24

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