In this study, the adsorption of cadmium(II) ions onto Cladophora crispata
was investigated in a two-staged batch reactor. The sorption phenomenon was
expressed by the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms and these ex
pressions were used for the calculation of the equilibrium value of the res
idual cadmium(II) concentration at each stage. The experimental equilibrium
values were compared with the values obtained from Freundlich and Langmuir
isotherm equations. These results showed that the increase in biomass quan
tity or the increase of X-o/V-o ratios affected the quantities of cadmium r
emoved from aqueous solution. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res
erved.