In the present study, TW/MnFe 2 O 4 composite (MTW) was synthesized and estimated as an effective biosorbent for removing As (III) and As(V) from wastewater. Physicochemical analysis of composite was performed through SEM-EDX. 86.615 and 83.478% removal efficiency were obtained by composite dosage of 2 g/L at contact time 120 min at temperature 30°C and pH 7.0 and 4.0 for As(III) and As(V), respectively. Kinetic results study showed that Brouers-Weron-Sotolongo and Ritchie second-order for As(III) and Brouers-Weron-Sotolongo model for As(V) were capable to describe an accurate explanation of adsorption kinetic. Applicability of mechanistic models in the current study exposed that the rate-controlling step in the biosorption of both As(III) and As(V) on the surface of composite was film diffusion rather than intraparticle diffusion. The estimated thermodynamic parameters DG 0 , DH 0 and DS 0 revealed that the biosorption of both As(III) and As(V) on the composite was feasible, spontaneous and exothermic.The concentration of arsenic on the adsorbent and in the solution (mg/L)The intercept of the intraparticle diffusion plot (mg/g) dThe thickness of the water film adhered to the adsorbent (cm)The involvement of pseudo second-order model f eqThe Langmuir batch equilibrium factor h The initial adsorption rate (mg/g min) kThe fractal-like mixed 1, 2 order rate coefficientThe modified second-order rate coefficient (1/min) k 00
2RThe Ritchie second-order rate coefficient (1/min) k AV The Avrami kinetic rate coefficient (1/min) k a,obsThe acquired rate coefficients of adsorption An integer that describes infinite series solution nThe number of observations in the experimental study n AV Constant corresponding to the mechanism of adsorption n BWS A fractional reaction order n R Number of surface sites pThe number of parameters to be estimated q eThe amount of adsorbate adsorbed on the adsorbent surface at equilibrium (mg/g) q mThe adsorption capacity q tThe amount of adsorbate adsorbed on the adsorbent surface at time t (mg/g) q t,expThe biosorption capacity observed from the batch experiment after time t (mg/g) q t,model The calculation from the kinetic model corresponding to C t r Mean radius of adsorbent particle (assumed spherical) (cm) r aThe rate of adsorption r dThe rate of desorption R The universal gas constant (8.314 J/mol K) R e % removal