Pumpkin Synthesis Lab Report

Because heavy metals enter water through many sources, scientists are motivated to develop purification and extraction methods. Some of these techniques have been successful, but at great cost or with detrimental effects to the environment. The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the agricultural by product Curcurbita (pumpkin) could be used to remove metal ions from an aqueous solution. Previous research has demonstrated that other agricultural wastes have been successful at metal adsorption due to the presence of carboxylic groups and lignocellulose materials. Because these compounds are also prevalent in pumpkin, it should be successful at metal adsorption. Two different dosages of dehydrated pumpkin were applied to two different