Guzel, FuatAksoy, OnderAkkaya, Gulbahar2024-04-242024-04-2420140193-26911532-2351https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2013.796481https://hdl.handle.net/11468/16748Pomegranate pulp has been used as novel adsorbent for removing Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution. The optimum conditions for removal of Cu(II) ions were found to be pH 5.32, biosorbent dose 0.1g, contact time 120 minutes, initial concentration 50mg/L, and temperature 30 degrees C. The kinetic data were well fitted to the pseudo-second-order model. The biosorption process agreed with the Langmuir isotherm model. Maximum monolayer biosorption capacity was 7.30mg/g. Thermodynamic parameters suggest that the biosorption process is spontaneous and exothermic. Desorption studies were carried out with different desorbing agents.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBiosorptionKineticPomegranate PulpThermodynamicArticle354482493WOS:0003340732000022-s2.0-8489710017710.1080/01932691.2013.796481Q2Q4