The International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration (ICRECC-2025)

Innovative bioremediation of heavy metals in Aquatic ecosystems: Harnessing polar crude phytochemical for targeted extraction of metal ions

24 Apr 2025, 14:30

20m

BlueBerry Villas, Eldoret

Oral presentation Heavy metals pollution: bioremediation of heavy metals in water bodies and aquatic systems

Speaker

Hillary Kipruto (Kisii Uniersity)

Description

The study explored the efficacy of polar phytochemicals from South African plants as eco-friendly alternatives for water purification. These phytochemicals demonstrated significant potential in removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Specifically, they efficiently extracted iron(III) ions, achieving a removal rate exceeding 80%, while lead(II) and copper(II) ions are removed at rates of over 40% and 20%, respectively, even in the presence of eight other metal ions.

Presentation materials

Astract; Selective removal of iron(III), lead(II) and copper(II) ions by polar crude phytochemicals.docx