Using a Mixed Adsorbent Made from Activated Charcoal and Bone Charcoal for the Removal of Copper and Cadmium, Thermodynamic and Hydrodynamic Modeling Studies

The release into the environment of industrial wastewater containing heavy metals like Cu, Cd, Cr, Zn, and Hg, among others, poses a serious threat to humans and aquatic life. Heavy metals like chromium, zinc, iron, lead, and copper, which are made up of many different elements, pollute the environment when they reach their toxic limits. Mining and refining operations, metal processing plants, and waste incineration all contribute to the global problem of heavy metal pollution in the air, water, and soil. Environmental regulations for industrial applications that discharge metal-bearing effluents have become more stringent in recent years as environmental concerns over toxic metals have grown. The issue of how to effectively remove metal ions from wastewater has grown in importance. Even though all living things need a small amount of heavy metals, too much can cause a variety of diseases, including neurological and psychological effects on the human body. In the climate the weighty metals are by and large more constant than natural toxins like pesticides and petrol by items. They likewise become portable in soils relying upon soil pH and their properties. As a result, some of the mass could leak into an aquifer or become bioavailable to living things. Drinking water contamination (such as lead pipes and industrial and consumer waste) or high ambient air conditions near emission sources can cause heavy metal poisoning [1].These elements may enter the food chain after being absorbed by soil components or sediments dissolved in water or accumulated by living things like plants, fish, and other aquatic organisms. As a result, heavy metals' mobility and bioavailability are closely linked to their sorption on soil components or sediments, which helps mitigate their threat to humans and animals. Therefore, even in low concentrations, heavy metal ions in waste water pose a threat to the aquatic ecosystem and pose numerous risks to humans [2].