Adsorption of lead ions from aqueous solutions using clinoptilolite

The adsorption of lead ions from synthetic aqueous solutions was performed by using natural zeolite (clinoptilolite). In order to determine the effectivity of clinoptilolite a series of experiments were performed under batch conditions from single ion solutions. Experiments were carried out at different initial concentration of lead ions, different initial pH values and different adsorbent mass. The adsorption kinetics is reasonably fast. It means that in the first 20 min approximately 90% of Pb2+ is adsorbed from single ion solutions and equilibrium is achieved already after 20 min