Biosorption of Aluminum (III),

Antimony (III), and Arsenic (III)

from Aqueous Solutions
by Chemically Modified
Tithonia diversyfolia Biomass
Abegail T. Abila
Ma. Janice T. Abila
Kathleen Q. Delos Santos
Nill Patrick U. Dulce
Jacel Ann S. Gonzaga
Brent Kirk N. Guadilla
Corynne Janica B. Jaraza
Dianne Aje Grace F. Nadong
Jeremy B. Rimando
Tithonia diversyfolia
“wild sunflower”
 ALUMINUM

SOURCES
• Industrial wastes
• Wash water of drinking water
treatment plants
• Earth’s crust (sediments and
ambient-air aerosols)
 ALUMINUM

HEALTH EFFECTS
• respiratory irritation
• pneumoconiosis
• Gastrointestinal illness
 ANTIMONY

SOURCES
• natural discharges
• mining processes
 ANTIMONY

HEALTH EFFECTS
• dangerous to aquatic life
• neurotoxic
 ARSENIC

SOURCES
• volcanic activities
• erosion of rocks and mineral
• forest fires
 ARSENIC

HEALTH EFFECTS
• cancer of the skin, lungs, and
bladder
 OBJECTIVE
• How much concentration of hazardous heavy metal
ions can Tithonia Diversyfolia biomass adsorb in
aqueous solutions?
 THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
• Sunflower (Tithonia diversyfolia) stalks

INPUT
• Preparation of sunflower bioadsorbent
• Preparation of aqueous solutions
• Preparation of sample solutions
PROCESS • Testing of the adsorption process

• Reduction of the concentration of the heavy metal in the

compound solution
OUTPUT
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
• This study will focus on adsorption of heavy metals from
aqueous solution using the stalk of wild sunflower.

• The study consist of different parameters that are consider .

• The selection of raw material is limited only in Cordillera

Region.

• The study covers only on proving that the sunflower

biosoadsorbent can lessen the amount of heavy metals in the
aqueous solution.
 CONSTRAINTS
• Philippine National Standards
for Drinking Water of 2007

• Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

(Republic Act No, 9275)
 RESEARCH DESIGN
AND METHODOLOGY

• Research Design serves as a guide as

how the data will be gathered.

• Methodology will be a guide

in the experiment that will be performed.
 Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet
POPULATION AND
LOCALE OF THE STUDY
DATA GATHERING TOOLS
• Information where gathered through reading.

• Experimentations where conducted.

 Gathering of
Raw Materials

Preparation of
Bioadsorbent

Preparation of
Aqueous Solutions

Preparation of
Batch Sample

Reading of
Concentration by X-
Ray Fluorescence
Method
 Gathering of
Raw Materials

Preparation of
Bioadsorbent

Preparation of
Aqueous
Solutions

Preparation of
Batch Sample

Reading of Concentration
by X-Ray Fluorescence
Method
 Gathering of
Raw Materials

Preparation of
Bioadsorbent

Preparation of
Aqueous
Solutions

Preparation of
Batch Sample

Reading of
Concentration by X-
Ray Fluorescence
Method
 Gathering of
Raw Materials

Preparation of
Bioadsorbent

Preparation of
Aqueous
Solutions

Preparation of
Batch Sample

Reading of Concentration
by X-Ray Fluorescence
Method
TREATMENT OF DATA
 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
To find an alternative and innovative
treatment for the effective removal of
heavy metals from waste water that
can
cause to harmful effects to humans,
plants, animals, and to the
environment.