Oyster Shell as a Low-Cost Adsorbent for Removing Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater

Skip to content

About the Journal In Memory of Professor Jerzy Radecki Ownership and Management Statement Editorial Office Editorial Board Scope Impact Factor Indexed by Journal Impact Factor contributing items Publication Frequency Revenue Sources & Business Model Contact Subscription Current issue Online first Instructions for Authors Copyright & Licensing Publication Fees Editorial policies Publication Policy Overview Peer Review Policy Research Ethics and Malpractice Policy Plagiarism Policy Conflict of Interest Policy Open Access Policy Instructions for Reviewers Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy Advertising Policy Direct Marketing & Manuscript Solicitation Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy CrossMark, Correction, and Retraction Policy Archive Publication Fees Copyright & Licensing

SEARCH

Current issue

Online first

Archive

About the Journal In Memory of Professor Jerzy Radecki Ownership and Management Statement Editorial Office Editorial Board Scope Impact Factor Indexed by Journal Impact Factor contributing items Publication Frequency Revenue Sources & Business Model Contact Subscription

Current issue

Online first

Instructions for Authors Copyright & Licensing Publication Fees

Editorial policies Publication Policy Overview Peer Review Policy Research Ethics and Malpractice Policy Plagiarism Policy Conflict of Interest Policy Open Access Policy Instructions for Reviewers Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy Advertising Policy Direct Marketing & Manuscript Solicitation Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy CrossMark, Correction, and Retraction Policy

Archive

Publication Fees

Copyright & Licensing

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Oyster Shell as a Low-Cost Adsorbent for Removing Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater

Xin Xu ¹

,

Xiaofeng Liu ²

,

Myounghak Oh ³

,

Junboum Park ¹

1

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

2

College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China

3

Coastal Disaster Prevention Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan, South Korea

Submission date: 2018-03-22

Final revision date: 2018-07-02

Acceptance date: 2018-07-05

Online publication date: 2019-02-25

Publication date: 2019-04-09

Corresponding author

Junboum Park

Seoul national university

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(4):2949-2959

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/92941

KEYWORDS

heavy metal ions

adsorption isotherm

adsorption kinetics

competitive adsorption

TOPICS

ABSTRACT

Oyster shell powder is a potential adsorbent material that can be used to control pollution in groundwater. The current research objective is to evaluate the heavy metal ion adsorption properties by oyster shell powder in an aqueous solution. Three kinds of heavy metals (copper, cadmium, and lead) were adsorbed using oyster shell powder from aqueous solution. The effects of different temperatures, contact times, pH values, and initial concentrations were examined in order to optimize the conditions used for heavy metal decontamination. Cadmium and copper adsorption behaviours were suitable for modelling by the Langmuir isotherm, and lead adsorption behaviour was best modelled by the Freundlich isotherm. Adsorption situations fitted a pseudo second-order kinetic model. Intraparticular diffusion of heavy metal ions by oyster shell powder could be divided into two stages: rapid diffusion first, followed by a stable second stage. The maximum adsorption amount was ranked in an ascending order as that to copper, cadmium, and then lead for both single and competitive systems. The adsorption capacities of copper, cadmium, and lead ions by oyster shell powder were lower in a competitive system than in a single system, indicating that competitive adsorption could occur.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

CITATIONS (41):

1.

Biosorption of copper from aqueous environment by three aquatics-based sorbents: A comparison of the relative effect of seven important parameters
Nima Pourang, Maryam Rezaei
Bioresource Technology Reports

2.

Animal waste as a valuable biosorbent in the removal of heavy metals from aquatic ecosystem—an eco-friendly approach
Arti Sharma, Isha Devi
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

3.

Recycling clamshell as substrate in lab-scale constructed wetlands for heavy metal removal from simulated acid mine drainage
Thi Thuong Nguyen, He Huang, Thi An Hang Nguyen, Satoshi Soda
Process Safety and Environmental Protection

4.

Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Supported by Oyster Powder for Efficient Removal of Cr (VI): Characterization, Performance, and Mechanisms
Hao Hu, Donglin Zhao, Changnian Wu, Rong Xie
Materials

5.

The Influence of Different Parameters for the Removal of Pb and Zn Ions on Unmodified Waste Eggshells
Elena Petronela Bran, Oana-Irina Patriciu, Luminița Grosu, Irina-Claudia Alexa, Brîndușa Bălănucă, Adrian-Ionuț Nicoară, Adriana-Luminița Fînaru
Materials

6.

Material Properties, Characterization, and Application of Microcellular Injection-Molded Polypropylene Reinforced with Oyster Shells for Pb(II) Adsorption Kinetics from Aqueous Solutions
Minyuan Chien, Naveen Bunekar, Cabangani Donga, Pontsho Mbule, Tlou Nathaniel Moja, Shyhshin Hwang
Polymers

7.

Biosorption of nickel by ground fallen waste coffee plant leaves powder: Equilibrium, kinetics, Thermodynamics and Optimization (RSM)
M. Tukaram Bai, P. Venkateswrlu, Husam Talib Hamzah, V. Sridevi, Ch.A.I. Raju, S. Kumar Singh
E3S Web of Conferences

8.

Adsorption efficiency of banana blossom peels (musa acuminata colla) adsorbent for chromium (VI) removal
M.A. Selimin, A.F.A. Latif, Y.C. Er, M.S. Muhamad, H. Basri, T.C. Lee
Materials Today: Proceedings

9.

Adsorption mechanism of shell powders on heavy metal ions Pb2+/Cd2+ and the purification efficiency for contaminated soils
Bing Bai, Fan Bai, Chenmiao Sun, Qingke Nie, Shuo Sun
Frontiers in Earth Science

10.

Response Surface Methodology optimization of chito-protein synthesized from crab shell in treatment of abattoir wastewater
Chinenye Faith Okey-Onyesolu, E.C. Chukwuma, C.C. Okoye, O.D. Onukwuli
Heliyon

11.

Oyster shell-modified lignite composite in globular shape as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ from AMD: Evaluation of adsorption properties and exploration of potential mechanisms
Wenbo An, Yifan Liu, He Chen, Qiqi Wang, Xuechun Hu, Junzhen Di
Arabian Journal of Chemistry

12.

Preparation of PVA/waste oyster shell powder composite as an efficient adsorbent of heavy metals from wastewater
Zhenfeng Zhou, Yinuo Wang, Shu Sun, Yicheng Wang, Liang Xu
Heliyon

13.

Evaluating the effectiveness of eggshells to remove heavy metals from wastewater
Murad Ali Khaskheli, Mohammad Ilyas Abro, Ram Chand, Ehsan Elahi, Faiz Muhammad Khokhar, Asghar Ali Majidano, El Hassan El Aaoud, Najeh Rekik
Desalination and Water Treatment

14.

Chromium adsorption between two adsorbents made from shells of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) and green mussel (Perna viridis)
Cantik Sitta Devayani, Noverita Dian Takarina, Riani Widiarti
THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ICST22): Smart innovation research on science and technology for a better life

15.

As, Pb and Cu Stabilization By a Mixture Type of Mg-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) with Oyster Shell: Laboratory and Field Evaluations
Soyoung Jeon, Danu Kim, Seonhee Kim, Sookyun Wang, Woori Cho, Minhee Lee
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

16.

Efficient Removal of Cr(VI) Ions in Petrochemical Wastewater Using Fe3O4@Saccharomyces cerevisiae Magnetic Nanocomposite
Wei Long, Zhilong Chen, Jie Shi, Shilin Yang
Nanomaterials

17.

Study on antibacterial properties of heated oyster shell particle against Bacillus subtilis spores in rainwater by response surface methodology based on central composite design
Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Balamurugan Ananthakrishnan, Hsin-hsin Tung
Journal of Water and Health

18.

Removal of Cadmium Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Acid-Activated Cockle Shell Powder
Tuan Anh Nguyen, Tan Phat Le, Thanh Khoa Phung
Materials Science Forum

19.

Construction and XRD analysis of La@Co3O4@g-C3N4 nanostructures for removal of Co ions from contaminated water
Hanan Alhussain, Nuha Y. Elamin, Laila S. Alqarni, Kamal K. Taha, A. Modwi
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

20.

Heavy metal ion adsorption by permeable oyster shell bricks
Chunhua Xia, Xueying Zhang, Linghui Xia
Construction and Building Materials

21.

Adsorption Characteristics of Spent Coffee Grounds as an Alternative Adsorbent for Cadmium in Solution
Min-Suk Kim, Jeong-Gyu Kim
Environments

22.

Comparative Study on the Adsorption Characteristics of Heavy Metal Ions by Activated Carbon and Selected Natural Adsorbents
Jiashi Li, Xiaoqiang Dong, Xiaofeng Liu, Xin Xu, Wei Duan, Junboum Park, Lei Gao, Yisi Lu
Sustainability

23.

Coffee Industry and Ways of Using By-Products as Bioadsorbents for Removal of Pollutants
Angelika Skorupa, Małgorzata Worwąg, Mariusz Kowalczyk
Water

24.

Eco-friend shellfish powder of the mussel Brachidontes variabilis for uptake lead (II) ions
Safaa A. Mahmoud, Adel S. Orabi, Lamiaa I. Mohamedein, Khalid M. El-Moselhy, Eman M. Saad
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

25.

Attapulgite and processed oyster shell powder effectively reduce cadmium accumulation in grains of rice growing in a contaminated acidic paddy field
Lizhi He, Jun Meng, Yan Wang, Xianjin Tang, Xingmei Liu, Caixian Tang, Lena Q. Ma, Jianming Xu
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

26.

Oyster Shell Powder, Zeolite and Red Mud as Binders for Immobilising Toxic Metals in Fine Granular Contaminated Soils (from Industrial Zones in South Korea)
Cecilia Torres-Quiroz, Janith Dissanayake, Junboum Park
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

27.

Biomass conversion of waste oyster shells into calcium phosphate/carbonate adsorbents for efficient manganese removal
Thi Thu Huong Nguyen, Hoai Phuong Nguyen Thi, Ngoc Hoa Nguyen, Manh Truong Nguyen, Minh Chau Vu, D. Duc Nguyen, D. Duong La
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

28.

Manganese-coated granular oyster shells: a novel approach for heavy metal removal from urban stormwater runoff
Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Oanh Nguyen Song Dao, Chia-Yu Lin, Po-Hsun Lin
Applied Water Science

29.

High Sensitivity Detection of Copper Ions in Oysters Based on the Fluorescence Property of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots
Shiqi Jiang, Zifan Lu, Tiantian Su, Yanting Feng, Chunxia Zhou, Pengzhi Hong, Shengli Sun, Chengyong Li
Chemosensors

30.

Adsorption properties of Pb(II) and Cd(II) in acid mine drainage by oyster shell loaded lignite composite in different morphologies
Wenbo An, Yifan Liu, He Chen, Xueying Sun, Qiqi Wang, Xuechun Hu, Junzhen Di
Scientific Reports

31.

Polyethylenimine-crosslinked calcium silicate hydrate derived from oyster shell waste for removal of Reactive Yellow 2
Su Bin Kang, Zhuo Wang, Sung Wook Won
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

32.

Hydroxyapatite-Based Adsorbent Materials from Aquaculture Waste for Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Waters: Investigation of Cadmium Removal
Mirco Cescon, Francesco Chiefa, Tatiana Chenet, Maura Mancinelli, Claudia Stevanin, Annalisa Martucci, Luisa Pasti
Clean Technologies

33.

Valorization of waste oyster shells via thermal and acid activation for Congo red dye adsorption from aqueous media
Huynh Nhi Le, Hoai Phuong Nguyen Thi, Phuong Anh Cao, Ba Cuong Nguyen, Van Bang Nguyen, Duong Duc La
RSC Advances

34.

Neutralization of pH and removal of heavy metals from acid mine water by using low-cost biosorbents in batch and column studies
Fida Hussain, Lan Hee Kim, Sang-Eun Oh, Sungpyo Kim
Groundwater for Sustainable Development

35.

New insight to the use of oyster shell for removing phosphorus from aqueous solutions and fertilizing rice growth
Jae-In Lee, Jin-Kyu Kang, Jung-Seok Oh, Soo-Cheul Yoo, Chang-Gu Lee, Eun Hea Jho, Seong-Jik Park
Journal of Cleaner Production

36.

Biogenic calcium improved Cd2+ and Pb2+ immobilization in soil using the ureolytic bacteria Bacillus pasteurii
Li Zhang, Wenjun Wang, Caili Yue, Youbin Si
Science of The Total Environment

37.

Modified Oyster Waste Shells as a Value-Added Sorbent for Lead Removal from Water
Woohang Kim, Rekha Singh
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

38.

Removal of lead from aqueous solutions using three biosorbents of aquatic origin with the emphasis on the affective factors
Maryam Rezaei, Nima Pourang, Ali Mashinchian Moradi
Scientific Reports

39.

Innovative Wastewater Treatment Using 3D-Printed Clay Bricks Enhanced with Oyster Shell Powder: A Life Cycle Assessment
Wathsala Benthota Pathiranage, Hunain Alkhateb, Matteo D’Alessio
Sustainability

40.

Modified oyster shell powder with iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate to improve arsenic uptake in solution and in contaminated soils
Cecilia Torres-Quiroz, Janith Dissanayake, Junboum Park
Environmental Science and Pollution Research

41.

Adsorption of Heavy Metals Ions from Mining Metallurgical Tailings Leachate Using a Shell-Based Adsorbent: Characterization, Kinetics and Isotherm Studies
Begoña Fernández Pérez, Julia Ayala Espina, María de Los Ángeles Fernández González
Materials

Submit your paper

Instructions for Authors

Copyright & Licensing

Publication Fees

Share

RELATED ARTICLE

Desorption and Competitive Adsorption of Mn²⁺ and Cd²⁺ from Acidic Wastewater by RM-L73

Study on the Adsorption Behavior of Cadmium by the MPs and Its Environmental Factors

Surface Activation of Elderberry, Gooseberry and Paprika Residues with Acetic Acid to Improve Quality of Biosorption Processes of Cu(II), Cd(II) and Fe(III)

Adsorption of the Malachite Green by Magnetic Clam Shell Powder

Adsorption of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Goat Manure Biochar: Kinetics, Isotherms, and Thermodynamic Studies

Indexes

eISSN:	2083-5906
ISSN:	1230-1485

2026 PJOES. This is an open-access journal. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
owned by HARD sc publishing company Wengris 71 10-765 Olsztyn Poland Tax number 7391837147

© 2006-2026 Journal hosting platform by Bentus

Scroll to top