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EDTA (chelating agent); adsorbents; adsorption; chitosan; copper; cost effectiveness; desorption; equations; heavy metals; human health; metal ions; models; moieties; pH; pollution; pollution control; sorption isotherms; surface area; working conditions
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... Removal of heavy metal pollution has received considerable research attention due to its severe effects on human health. In the present study, for the first time, a reusable monolithic 3D porous adsorbing filter was fabricated by integrating 3D printing technique with a natural adsorbent (chitosan), which is a low-cost and highly effective solution for heavy metal removal. The –NH₂ and –OH functio ...
... The present study focused on the application of the Anaerobic Digestion Model 1 on the methane production from acidified sorghum extract generated from a hydrogen producing bioreactor in a two-stage anaerobic process. The kinetic parameters for hydrogen and volatile fatty acids consumption were estimated through fitting of the model equations to the data obtained from batch experiments. The simula ...
... Triclosan, an antimicrobial agent commonly used in down‐the‐drain consumer products, is toxic to freshwater microalgae. However, the rapid photolysis and pH‐dependent dissociation of this compound may give rise to uncertainty in growth inhibition tests with freshwater microalgae, if these are not well characterized. Methods are presented to minimize these uncertainties by stabilizing pH with an or ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gibbs free energy; activation energy; aqueous solutions; desorption; digestive system; enthalpy; entropy; equations; heat production; ionic strength; lead; mariculture; metal ions; microplastics; models; nylon; pH; scanning electron microscopes; scanning electron microscopy; sorption; sorption isotherms; temperature; tetracycline; van der Waals forces
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... Nylon microplastics and tetracycline hydrochloride (TH) coexist ubiquitously in the coastal aquaculture areas. In this study, the nylon microplastics were characterized by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Kinetic experiments were performed at various microplastics size and reaction temperature, respectively. The effects of adsorbate concent ...
... Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been widely used to determine various composition traits of many dairy products in the industry. In the last few years, near-infrared (NIR) instruments have become more and more accessible, and now, portable devices can be easily used in the field, allowing the direct measurement of important quality traits. However, the comparison of the predictive performanc ...
aquatic environment; cesium; clay; data collection; electrolytes; equations; hydrochloric acid; mica; models; pH; soil erosion; sorption; sorption isotherms; surface area
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... Sericite is mica-based natural clay that is annealed at 800 °C for 4 h, followed by acid activation using 3.0 mol L−1 HCl at 100 °C. The interaction of cesium (I), Cs(I), with sericite could provide useful data for the study of soil erosion or mass water movement utilizing the natural radioactive Cs. In this study sericite and activated sericite were used to assess their suitability in the attenua ...
... The extensive use of antibiotics has led to their presence in the aquatic environment, and introduces potential impacts on human and ecological health. The capability of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to remove six frequently used quinolone (QN) antibiotics during water treatment was evaluated to improve drinking water safety. The kinetics of QN adsorption by PAC was best described by a pseudo se ...
Gibbs free energy; activated carbon; adsorption; banana peels; enthalpy; entropy; equations; hot water treatment; ions; models; nickel; pH; phosphoric acid; pollutants; pyrolysis; scanning electron microscopy; surface area; temperature
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... This work aims the study of two types of activated carbons, produced with hydrothermal treatment (BAC-H samples) and pyrolysis (BAC-P samples) using from banana peels as source. The activation was done with H₃PO₄ (at three different temperatures 400, 500, 600 °C) in order to examine the effect of this time differentiation. The samples prepared a brief characterization which was also presented obse ...
... Charge descriptors of aquatic nanoparticles (NPs) are evaluated from proton titration curves measured at different salt concentrations and routinely analysed by the Non-Ideal Competitive Adsorption-Donnan (NICAD) model. This model, however, suffers from approximations regarding particle electrostatics, which may bias particle charge estimation. Implementation of Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory withi ...
... In the present study a novel biomass, derived from the pulp of Saccharum bengalense , was used as an adsorbent material for the removal of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solution. After 50 minutes contact time, almost 92% lead removal was possible at pH 6.0 under batch test conditions. The experimental data was analyzed using Langmuir, Freundlich, Timken and Dubinin-Radushkevich two parameters isotherm ...
... Adsorption of roselle anthocynins, a natural pigment, onto various macroporous resins was optimized to develop a simple and efficient process for industrial separation and purification of roselle anthocyanins. Nine different macroporous resins (AB-8, X-5, HPD-100, SP-207, XAD-4, LS-305A, DM-21, LS-610B, and LS-305) were evaluated for the adsorption properties of the anthocyanins extracted from the ...
... The adsorption and transport of As(V) in a heterogeneous, iron oxide–containing soil was investigated in batch and column laboratory experiments. The As(V) adsorbed rapidly to the soil over the first 48 h, but continued to adsorb slowly over the next several weeks, clearly indicating the potential for rate-limited transport. The equilibrium As(V) adsorption isotherm was markedly nonlinear, further ...
... In this work, the surface morphology and diameter distribution of fine denier silk fiber were observed and measured. The adsorption property of acid orange 7 on the fine denier silk fiber was studied. The pseudo-first-order model and pseudo-second-order model adsorption kinetic models were employed to evaluate the experimental data. The effects of pH values and reaction temperature on the dyeing p ...
... Chitosans with different degrees of deacetylation (DD) and molecular weights (Mw) were tested for the flocculation of bentonite suspensions prepared with demineralized water (DW) and tap water (TW), respectively. Flocculation kinetics model of particles collisions combining zeta potential and turbidity measurements was employed to investigate the effects of the DD and Mw of the chitosans on the fl ...
... Phosphonate antiscalants are extensively used in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination processes to prevent scaling and improve the recovery of produced water. However, It is desirable to remove them before the disposal of RO concentrate, because the presence of phosphonate antiscalants may impede the removal of hardness from concentrates and affect the ecosystem. In this study, a highly efficient mag ...
... Amidoxime modified Aspergillus niger (AMAN) was prepared by the oximation reaction. The effects of the initial pH, contact time, initial U(vi) concentration and biosorbent dose on the adsorption of U(vi) ions from radioactive wastewater in U(vi) concentrations of less than 1 mg L⁻¹ by AMAN and the raw Aspergillus niger (RAN) were investigated. The maximum adsorption efficiency by AMAN for the 0.5 ...
... This work reports the preparation and adsorption of Ni(II) via activated carbons which produced from hide waste (HWAC) and high-pressure steaming hide waste (HWSAC) with potassium silicate as the activating agent. The best preparation condition for HWAC and HWSAC was the activation temperature of 700 °C using an impregnation ratio of 2:1. Both of them were characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption ...
... Ciprofloxacin is a pharmaceutical component used for treating various tract infections. This is considered as an emerging contaminant due to the release of unreacted components getting disposed into the water bodies. This component is effectively treated using renewable biomass, which is converted into a useful renewable low-cost adsorbent material. Discarded Jack Fruit Peel (JFP) is used as an ac ...
... Humic acid is an important component of carbonaceous matters in the carbon-containing gold ores, which possesses gold-adsorbing capability and leads to the gold loss due to its structural characterization and physicochemical properties. In this paper, the adsorption characteristics of humic acid extracted from refractory carbon-containing gold concentrate were investigated, the adsorption kinetic ...
... Graphene oxide–Al₁₃ (GO–Al₁₃) composites were synthesized by a hydrolysis method on the basis of graphite oxide and were characterized by XRD, FT-IR and SEM. The adsorption of Cd²⁺ onto the GO–Al₁₃ composite was investigated as a function of pH, temperature and adsorbent dose. Langmuir and Freundlich models were employed to describe the adsorption equilibrium. The adsorption kinetic was investigat ...
... Humic acid (HA) was immobilized onto surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ) which was prepared by the loading of cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) onto natural zeolite. The adsorption behavior of Cu(II) from aqueous solution onto HA-immobilized SMZ (HA-SMZ) was investigated. HA-SMZ exhibited higher adsorption efficiency for Cu(II) than SMZ. The adsorption efficiency of Cu(II) onto HA-SMZ increased with the ...
... The objective of this study is to investigate the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by using modified sand as adsorbent. The modified sand was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX) and FTIR. pHzpc of the raw and modified sands was found to be 6.98 and 6.66, respectively. Removal efficiency of the modified sand was investigated by using b ...
... Sugar beet pulp is an abundant, renewable and low-cost precursor for production of activated carbon. In the present study, sugar beet pulp based activated carbon was prepared by using phosphoric acid as activating agent for adsorption of methylene blue. The conditions of preparation process had a significant influence on the adsorption of methylene blue, and the optimal preparation conditions were ...
... Mixed oxide TiO₂–Fe₂O₃ bi-composites have been recognised as efficient and economical sorbents with great promise for arsenic removal from groundwater. In this study, we use a fast, simple and inexpensive synthesis method for this type of bi-composite and assess its adsorption performance. The kinetics of arsenate and phosphate adsorption onto the bi-composite are determined, demonstrating rapid a ...
... An acetyl-11-keto- β -boswellic acid (AKBA) is potent anti-inflammatory agent found in Boswellia serrata oleogum resin. Adsorption characteristics of AKBA from B. serrata were studied using macroporous adsorbent resin to understand separation and adsorption mechanism of targeted molecules. Different macroporous resins were screened for adsorption and desorption of AKBA and Indion 830 was screened ...
... Polyphenol–polysaccharide interaction attracted much attention due to its crucial impact on the functional and sensory quality of foods. Monomers of tea polyphenols (TP) were selectively adsorbed by oat β-glucan and (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was the mostly adsorbed one in terms of adsorption capacity (qₑ) and efficiency (Eₑ) determined by equilibrium dialysis. Contrast to Langmuir, Freun ...
... Adsorption of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 4-chloro-2-metylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) from aqueous solution onto activated carbons derived from various lignocellulosic materials including willow, miscanthus, flax, and hemp shives was investigated. The adsorption kinetic data were analyzed using two kinetic models: the pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order equations. The adsorptio ...
... A comparative adsorption kinetics, isotherms, dissolution and surface complexation of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,4-DHBA) and 1,2-dihydroxybenzene (catechol) at the hematite/electrolyte interface were investigated. The kinetics at pH 10 and 298.15K suggested that the adsorption behaviour of 3,4-DHBA and catechol onto hematite surface is similar and attain same equilibration time of 60min. The ads ...
Machado Fernando M.; Carmalin Sophia A.; Lima Eder C.; Dias Silvio L. P.; Prola Lizie D. T.; Saucier Caroline; Jauris Iuri M.; Zanella Ivana; Fagan Solange B.
... This study evaluated the feasibility of removing Alizarin Red S dye (ARS) from aqueous solutions, using nanoadsorbents such as single and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT and MWCNT, respectively). The effect of pH, shaking time, and temperature on adsorption was studied. The pH 2.0 was observed to show optimum removal for both of the carbon nanotubes. The equilibrium time (298–318 K) was fixed ...
... The present investigation describes the evaluation of feasibility of lignocellulosic-biomass jute fiber (JF) toward adsorptive removal of anionic-azo dye from aqueous solution. Batch studies illustrated that dye uptake was highly dependent on different process variables, pH, initial dye concentration of solution, adsorbent dosage, and temperature. Further, an attempt has been taken to correlate th ...
... It was reported the adsorption of As(III) on the surface of the chitosan-Fe-crosslinked complex. Theoretical correlation of the experimental equilibrium adsorption data for As(III)/Ch-Fe system is best explained by the non-linearized form Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm model. At optimum conditions, pH 9.0, the maximum adsorption capacity, calculated using the Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm model was 1 ...
... In this study, the adsorption behavior of Cd ions by rhizosphere soil (RS) and non-rhizosphere soil (NS) originated from mulberry field was investigated. The Langmuir, Freundlich and the Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R) equations were used to evaluate the type and efficiency of Cd adsorption. The RS was characterized by lower pH but the higher content of soil organic matter and cation exchange capacity ...
activated carbon; adsorption; air; carbon dioxide; chloramphenicol; equations; micropores; models; pH; sorption isotherms; surface area; water treatment; water vapor
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... The aim of the study was to evaluate the possibility of applying commercial activated carbons currently used in water treatment plants and modified carbon at 400 and 800 °C in the atmosphere of air, water vapour and carbon dioxide to remove chloramphenicol. Adsorption kinetics was examined for solutions with pH of 2–10. Adsorption kinetics were determined for the initial concentration of ...
... Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets were used as adsorbent material for the removal of clofibric acid (CA) which was difficult to be removed from wastewater by traditional wastewater treatment technique. Adsorption kinetics, adsorption equilibrium, and effect of pH, ionic strength, and humic acid (HA) of the adsorption of CA onto the GO nanosheets in aqueous solution were investigated in detail. Adsorp ...
crosslinking; temperature; X-ray diffraction; sodium hydroxide; chitosan; equations; arsenic; models; glutaraldehyde; scanning electron microscopy; pH; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; sorption isotherms; mass transfer; chromium; metal ions; anthranilic acid; desorption; adsorption
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... Cross-linked magnetic chitosan anthranilic acid glutaraldehyde Schiff's base (CAGS) was prepared for adsorption of both As(V) and Cr(VI) ions and their determination by ICP-OES. Prepared cross-linked magnetic CAGS was investigated by means of SEM, FTIR, wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) and TGA analysis. The adsorption properties of cross-linked magnetic CAGS resin toward both As(V) and Cr(VI) ...
... A coarse loamy mixed hyperthermic Ustic Haplocambid of Punjab was used in a laboratory study to test it for remediation of mercury (Hg) contaminated water using adsorption mechanism. In this study, the Langmuir adsorption model proved to be reasonable approximation of mercury adsorption onto the soil. With the increase in equilibrated soil solution temperature from 278 to 318 μK, the bonding energ ...
... The aim of the present study was to investigate the adsorption properties of aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) modified microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) in aqueous solutions containing Ni(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) ions. The modified adsorbents were characterized using elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, SEM and zeta potential analysis. The adsorption and regeneration studies w ...
... The kinetic, thermodynamic and isotherm modeling studies were carried out on adsorptive removal of Victoria blue (VB) dye using activated carbon, Ba/alginate and modified carbon/Ba/alginate polymer beads. The feasibility of sorption process was determined by varying the experimental parameters viz., dye concentration (4–20mgL−1), contact time (10–90min), pH (3–10), adsorbent dose (0.5–2.5g) and te ...
... Ammonium ions are one of the most encountered nitrogen species in polluted water bodies. High level of ammonium ion in aqueous solution imparts unpleasant taste and odor problems, which can interfere with the life of aquatics and human population when discharged. Many chemical methods are developed and being used for removal of ammonium ion from aqueous solution. Among various techniques, adsorpti ...
... In this study, the kinetic and isothermal behaviors of anion polyacrylamide (APAM) on a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) microfiltration membrane were investigated to better understand the adsorption mechanism. A series of adsorption experiments were conducted to determine the effects of the initial APAM concentration, contact time, solution pH and temperature on the adsorption performance. The resu ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; aqueous solutions; atomic force microscopy; azo dyes; data analysis; endothermy; equations; graphene oxide; heat production; kinetics; models; pH; scanning electron microscopy; temperature; thermogravimetry; transmission electron microscopy; zeta potential
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... In the present study, graphene oxide (GO) was used for the adsorption of anionic azo-dyes such as Acid Orange 8 (AO8) and Direct Red 23 (DR23) from aqueous solutions. GO was characterized by Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (S ...
... The adsorption of an anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on a negatively charged silica was studied to provide a better understanding of surfactant adsorption phenomena in an electrostatic repulsion environment between surfactant and soil. The adsorption experiment was conducted under different electrolyte concentration and pH. Results indicated that adsorption happened with hydrophobi ...
... The characteristic of adsorption of As(V) onto ferric oxide-impregnated anion resin Dowex marathon MSA (FO-Dowex) was investigated. Batch adsorption experiment was studied as a function of pH, contact time, initial As(V) concentration, and temperature. The results revealed that the adsorption of As(V) onto FO-Dowex was highly pH-dependent and that the equilibrium time was attained within 360 min. ...
... Pichia kudriavzevii YB5, mutated from Pichia kudriavzevii A16 with a strong ability to remove cadmium ions, was immobilized by polyurethane foam and alginate gels in this work. The immobilization conditions were optimized as follows: sodium alginate concentration of 2% (w/v), calcium chloride concentration of 2% (w/v), biomass dose of 1 × 10⁹ cell/mL, and cross-linking time for 4 h. Then, the resu ...
... Among pharmaceutical products (PPs) recalcitrant to water treatments, diclofenac shows a high toxicity and remains at high concentration in natural aquatic environments. The aim of this study concerns the understanding of the adsorption mechanism of this anionic PP onto two organoclays prepared with two long-alkyl chains cationic surfactants showing different chemical nature for various experiment ...
... Fe₃O₄–gelatin was synthesized via a controlled co–precipitation method to obtain uniform and high efficient nanocomposite for direct yellow 12 (DY12) removal. The effect of dose of adsorbent, pH, contact time and initial dye concentration on the removal of DY12 was examined. The adsorbent morphology and chemical composition were evaluated using FE–SEM, VSM, FT–IR, XRD and BET. The analyses for cha ...
... The adsorption of emulsified oil from metalworking fluid (MWF) on activated bleaching earth (BE)-chitosan-sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) composites (BE/MCS) was investigated under a statistical design of experiments at a 95% confidence interval to identify the critical factors and to optimize the adsorption capacity. The BE/MCS adsorbents were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, Fourier tra ...
adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; equations; heavy metals; magnetic fields; magnetic properties; mercury; metal ions; models; nanoparticles; oxidation; pH; polymerization; sorption isotherms; wastewater
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... Polyrhodanine-coated γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles, synthesized by one-step chemical oxidation polymerization, were applied to the process of removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution. Factors influencing the uptake of heavy metal ions such as solution pH, initial metal ion concentration, contact time, and species of metal ions were investigated systematically by batch experiments. The adsorption ...
... In view of increasing attention of magnetic materials in the field of separation science and technology, we provide an effective route for fabrication of a new magnetic material with high adsorption capacity and selectivity toward metal ions, excellent acid resistance property and long service life. Silica was firstly coated on the magnetic particles, and then silane-coupling agent (3-chloropropyl ...
... The novel modified walnut shell (WNS-MAH) with higher adsorption capacity for lead ion was prepared by reacting walnut shell (WNS) with maleic anhydride. Both WNS and WNS-MAH were analyzed by SEM and FTIR. The adsorption capacity of WNS-MAH for lead ion was evaluated at different adsorbent doses, pHs, time and temperatures. The adsorption kinetics and adsorption isotherms were investigated from (2 ...
... In this paper, a novel heterogeneous nanodendrimer with generation of G2.0 was prepared by individual grafting of diethylenetriamine, triazine and l-cysteine methyl ester on the modified aluminum–silicate mixed oxides as a potent adsorbent of Hg(II) ions from aqueous media. The prepared nanodendrimer was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum (¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR), Fourier transform i ...
... Present research discussed the utilization of aminated pumpkin seed powder (APSP) as an adsorbent for methyl orange (MO) removal from aqueous solution. Batch sorption experiments were carried to evaluate the influence of pH, initial dye concentration, contact time, and temperature. The APSP was characterized by using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy ( ...
... Cellulose filament (CF) was modified via hybridization with poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid), which was prepared by free radical copolymerization of two monomers: N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) as the thermosensitive component and acrylic acid (AAc) as the pH sensitive component. The copolymer was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Four ...
... Graphene was prepared using a modified Hummers’ method. The physico-chemical properties of graphene were characterized by TEM, BET specific surface area, FTIR, Raman and XRD measurements. The effect factors including pH, contact time, temperature and dosage on the adsorption properties of methylene blue onto graphene were investigated. The experimental data of isotherm followed the Langmuir isothe ...
... Naphthalene removal from aqueous solution was investigated using zinc sulfide nanoparticle loaded activated carbon (ZnS-NPs-AC). The concentration of naphthalene was determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The prepared ZnS-NPs-AC was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM ...
... Zirconium oxide-modified pomelo peel biochar (ZrBC) was synthesized for the adsorption of sulfate ion from aqueous solution. Zirconyl chloride octahydrate (ZCO) was used to modify pomelo peel biochar into ZrBC. The optimal dose of ZCO for modification is 0.5 mol/L, at which ZrBC shows the highest adsorption of sulfate ion. The adsorbents were characterized by the field emission scanning electron m ...
... Zearalenone (ZEA) is an oestrogenic mycotoxin produced by Fusarium spp. on a wide variety of grains. The presence of ZEA impairs farm animal health. In this study, the ability to remove ZEA by conidia of Aspergilli was evaluated in vitro. This mycotoxin was successfully eliminated in vitro by living and heat-treated conidia just after conidial inoculation, especially by Aspergillus japonicus Mu541 ...
... Metal (hydr)oxides are ubiquitous in subsurface sediments. Therefore, investigating the adsorption and desorption of Cr(vi) on ferrihydrite (Fh) and Al-substituted ferrihydrite (FAh) is highly important in understanding the fate and transport of heavy metals in subsediments at their initial sources. In the present paper, both Fh and FAh were prepared on the basis of the abundance of Al and Fe elem ...
... BACKGROUND: Research on phosphate removal has focused on high‐phosphorus wastewater, which has difficulty meeting the discharge standard through one‐step processing. Herein, the rich carbon source of spirit‐based distillers' grains was used to reduce and roast red mud (RM) to prepare magnetic adsorption material (MRM), aiming to improve the adsorption performance of RM on low‐concentration phospho ...
adsorbents; adsorption; coordination polymers; dose response; environmental science; equations; mass transfer; methyl orange; models; pH; sorption isotherms; technology; temperature
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... In the present work, continuous fixed-bed column and batch studies were undertaken to investigate the efficiency of iron-based metal–organic framework (Fe-BTC) for the removal of methyl orange as a model contaminant from aqueous solutions. The batch experiments were carried out by varying operational parameters such as adsorbent dosage, pH, temperature, and initial contaminant concentration. The r ...
... Patulin (PAT) is a type of mycotoxin produced by the P. expansum, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Paecilomyces fungal species and constitutes serious food-related and environmental health threats to consumers. In this study, a novel magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) adsorbent was successfully synthesized, and its adsorption properties for the efficient removal of PAT from aqueous solutio ...
... Tamarind fruit shell (TFS) was converted to a cation exchanger (PGTFS-SP-COOH) having a carboxylate functional group at the chain end by grafting poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) onto TFS (a lignocellulosic residue) using potassium peroxydisulfate-sodium thiosulfate redox initiator, and in the presence of N, N ′-methylenebisacrylamide as a cross-linking agent, followed by functionalization. The chem ...
... The study is a first-time investigation into the use of Eucalyptus leaves as a low-cost herbal adsorbent for the removal of arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) from aqueous solutions. The adsorption capacity and efficiency were studied under various operating conditions within the framework of response surface methodology (RSM) by implementing a four-factor, five-level Box–Wilson central composite desig ...
... The efficiency of adsorption of two photosensitive fluoroquinolones; Ciprofloxacin (CIP) and Moxifloxacin (MOX), on the surface of synthesized magnetite/pectin nanoparticles (MPNPs) and magnetite/silica/pectin nanoparticles (MSPNPs) was studied from aqueous solution under varying experimental conditions. A validated spectrofluorimetric assay was developed for monitoring of CIP and MOX intact drugs ...
... Chemically prepared activated carbon derived from durian seed (DSAC) was used as adsorbent to adsorb Malachite green (MG) dye. The prepared DSAC was characterized using Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and proximate analysis, respectively. Batch adsorption studies were carried out for the removal of MG dye from aqueous solutions by ...
... Activated carbon derived from finger citron residue (FAC) was tested as a new type of adsorbent for the removal of harmful dyes, namely, the anionic dye methyl orange (MO) and the cationic dye methylene blue (MB), from contaminated water. Liquid-phase adsorption experiments were conducted, and the maximum adsorption capacity was determined. Various conditions were evaluated, including initial dye ...
... Modified talcum powder prepared by physical purification and 50% (w/w) HNO₃ acid activation was characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometry. The modified talcum powder was used for the methylene blue adsorption in wastewater. Adsorption contact time, pH, adsorption temperature, initial mass concentration, and solid content were investigated. ...
... Chemically prepared activated carbon material derived from palm flower was used as adsorbent for removal of Amido Black dye in aqueous solution. Batch adsorption studies were performed for the removal of Amido Black 10B (AB10B), a di-azo acid dye from aqueous solutions by varying the parameters like initial solution pH, adsorbent dosage, initial dye concentration and temperature with three differe ...
... Graphene nanosheet-manganese dioxide (GN-MnO₂) composite was synthesized by a microwave-assisted method. The physico-chemical properties of modified graphene (GN) were characterized by different techniques, such as scanning electron microscopes (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectrometers (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The effects of contact time, pH, concentration, tem ...
... This paper describes study of ciprofloxacin and isoniazid removal from aqueous solutions using coal fly ash (FA), kaolinite, perlite, talc and vermiculite. The adsorptive features of the adsorbents were evaluated for ciprofloxacin and isoniazid with regards to the effects of contact time, pH, the solid/liquid ratio and antibiotic concentration. All adsorbents were sterilised by dry heat before use ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; activated carbon; adsorbents; adsorption; coconuts; copper; equations; heavy metals; industrial effluents; lead; mercury; metal ions; models; pH; scanning electron microscopy; sorption isotherms; surface area; thermal analysis; China
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... Activated carbon (AC) derived from waste coconut buttons (CB) was investigated as a suitable adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions such as Pb(II), Hg(II) and Cu(II) from industrial effluents through batch adsorption process. The AC was characterized by elemental analysis, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric and diffe ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; adsorbents; adsorption; data collection; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; equations; hot water treatment; ions; iron oxides; lanthanum; models; nanoparticles; pH; scanning electron microscopy; sorption isotherms; thermodynamics; titanium dioxide
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... Iron oxide-titanium oxide (Fe₂O₃-TiO₂) nanoparticles were developed as an effective adsorbent in order to extract and remove lanthanum ions selectively from aqueous media. Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ nanoparticles were prepared by simple hydrothermal method and structurally characterized using FESEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR, and BET techniques. The analytical potential of Fe₂O₃-TiO₂ nanoparticles was interpreted by applyin ...
... Nitrogen pollution in ground and surface water significantly affects the environment and its organisms, thereby leading to an increasingly serious environmental problem. Such pollution is difficult to degrade because of the lack of carbon sources. Therefore, an electrochemical and biological coupling process (EBCP) was developed with a composite catalytic biological carrier (CCBC) and applied in a ...
... In this study, the adsorption behavior of waste boiler fly ash has been explored for purification of nickel heavy metal ion bearing water. The raw boiler fly ash (RBFA) was alkali modified to improve the adsorption characteristics. The modified boiler fly ash (MBFA) was characterized using the SEM, XRF, XRD, BET, and TGA analyzers to confirm the improved textural, mineralogical, porosity and therm ...
... A solid phase adsorbent containing amidic carboxylic acid functional group on the surface of the silica gel was prepared by organo-surface modification reactions and characterized the product, Si-SUC, by FT-IR, Raman, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, SEM-EDX and pH titration techniques. The extraction behaviour of U(VI) from aqueous solution was studied as a function of various parameters such ...
adsorbents; adsorption; data collection; equations; heat production; kinetics; methyl orange; methylene blue; models; pH; pollutants; polymers; temperature
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... Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) are recognized as promising polymers for active separation of organic pollutants. These highly porous and solution-processable polymers could be tailored to remove specific targets from an aqueous system. In this study, PIM-1 powder was modified to amidoxime PIM-1 powder and adsorption of charged dyes which are Methylene Blue (MB, cationic) and Methyl Ora ...
... Ammonia volatilization from flooded rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major mechanism for N loss and poor fertilizer use efficiency. Ammonia volatilization is influenced by five primary factors: NH₄-N concentration, pH, temperature, depth of floodwater, and wind speed. This NH₃-volatilization model is based on chemical and volatilization aspects. The chemical aspects of the model deal with the NH₄/NH₃(a ...
... With the development of the textile industry, there has been a demand for dye removal from contaminated effluents. In recent years, attention has been directed toward various natural solid materials that are capable of removing pollutants from contaminated water at low cost. One such material is sugarcane bagasse. The aim of the present study was to evaluate adsorption of the dye Acid Violet Aliza ...
... Flow-through column studies were conducted to mimic the natural attenuation of ethanol and BTEX mixtures, and to consider potential inhibitory effects of ethanol and its anaerobic metabolite acetate on BTEX biodegradation. Results were analyzed using a one-dimensional analytical model that was developed using consecutive reaction differential equations based on first-order kinetics. Decrease in pH ...
Bayesian theory; Markov chain; Monte Carlo method; acids; chemical bases; chromatography; covariance; dissociation; equations; hydrophobicity; mass spectrometry; methanol; models; pH; quantitative structure-activity relationships; surface area
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... It is relatively easy to collect chromatographic measurements for a large number of analytes, especially with gradient chromatographic methods coupled with mass spectrometry detection. Such data often have a hierarchical or clustered structure. For example, analytes with similar hydrophobicity and dissociation constant tend to be more alike in their retention than a randomly chosen set of analytes ...
... The antifungal activity of Mexican oregano (Lippia berlandieri Schauer) essential oil by gaseous contact on the growth of Aspergillus flavus at selected essential oil concentrations (14.7, 29.4, 58.8, or 117.6 μl of essential oil per liter of air) and temperatures (25, 30, or 35°C) was evaluated in potato dextrose agar formulated at water activity of 0.98 and pH 4.0. Mold growth curves were adequa ...
... A huge amount of water is consumed in the textile industry, and the result is the production of a large amount of wastewater. The treatment of such wastewater significantly reduces the pollution load. Oxidation by nano-Fenton reactions (Fe³⁺/H₂O₂) is a reasonable and cost-efficient process for the remediation of harmful pollutants in wastewater. In the present study, nano-hematite was applied as a ...
... During the water treatment process, some by-products could be produced by combining the disinfectant with the organic compounds. For example, chlorine can effectively convert humic acid derivatives to trihalomethane. Trihalomethanes are important organohalogen compounds with a hazardous effect on human health. In the present research, Cr-doped ZnO nano-photocatalyst was synthesized using a microwa ...
... Desorption of copper (Cu) is an important factor in determining Cu availability in calcareous soils. The aims of this investigation was to study the influences of application of Cu fertilizer on copper desorption and recovery of two calcareous soils of Iran and determine the best models for description of the kinetics of Cu release in these soils. For this purpose, copper sulfate (CuSO₄·5H₂O) fert ...
... Morcela de Arroz (MA) is a popular cooked blood and rice sausage produced following empirical procedures in the Monchique region, south of Portugal. Presenting high pH (about 6.5) and water activity (around 0.97), it is commercialized without preservatives, unpacked and with restricted commercialization period (1 week at 0C–5C). The aim of this study was (i) to assess the adequacy of unsteady‐stat ...
... Complexing agents are extensively applied in many fields of industry. They are used to provide effective controlling trace metal ions in cleaning industries, textile, pulp and paper production, water treatment, agriculture, food industries, etc. Recently, the low biodegradability of these ligands and their accumulation in the environment has become a cause for concern. Therefore, replacement of et ...
... The utilization of activated carbon derived from ‘waste’ bamboo culms (BAC) for the removal of Disperse Red 167 (DR167), an azo disperse dye, was investigated. Studies of the properties of the adsorbent, the effect of contact time, the initial pH of the solution, the initial concentration of the dye solution and temperature indicated that a low initial pH or concentration of dye solution favors th ...
... A magnetic adsorbent, amine-functionalized silica magnetite (NH₂/SiO₂/Fe₃O₄), has been synthesized to behave as an anionic or cationic adsorbent by adjusting the pH value of the aqueous solution to make amino groups protonic or neutral. NH₂/SiO₂/Fe₃O₄ were used to adsorb copper ions (metal cation) and Reactive Black 5 (RB5, anionic dye) in an aqueous solution in a batch system, and the maximum ads ...
... The utilization of CS/PVA/CuO as a novel adsorbent for the removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solution has been examined in a batch adsorption process with several experimental conditions including initial solution pH, dose, contact time, initial metal ion concentration, and temperature. The new and novel material was characterized by structural (XRD), spectral (FTIR), morphological with elemental (SE ...
... The present study shows that the dithiocarbamate-modified starch (DTCS) is a commercially promising sorbent for the removal of anionic dyes from aqueous solutions. It is more effective than activated carbon for this purpose. At the appropriate solution pH of 4, kinetic studies indicate that the sorption of the dyes tends to follow pseudo-first-order equation. The sorption equilibrium is best descr ...
... Simultaneous biosorption of malachite green (MG) and crystal violet (CV) on biosorbent Yarrowia lipolytica ISF7 was studied. An appropriate derivative spectrophotometry technique was used to evaluate the concentration of each dye in binary solutions, despite significant interferences in visible light absorbances. The effects of pH, temperature, growth time, initial MG and CV concentration in batch ...
... Three-level Box-Behnken experimental design with three factors (pH, temperature and antibiotic initial concentration) combined with response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to study the removal of Metronidazole and Sulfamethoxazole by walnut shell based activated carbon. This methodology enabled to identify the effects of the different factors studied and their interactions in the response o ...
... A magnetic adsorbent can be easily recovered from treated water by magnetic force, without requiring further downstream treatment. In this research, amine-functionalized silica magnetite has been synthesized using N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]-ethylenediamine (TPED) as a surface modification agent. The synthesized magnetic amine adsorbents were used to adsorb copper ions in an aqueous solution in ...
... Deep ocean manganese nodules are significant futuristic resource of copper, nickel and cobalt. After recovery of these valuable metals, a huge quantity of residue (~70 % of ore body) is generated. In the present paper, investigations carried out for the application of washed manganese nodule leaching residue (wMNR) for the removal of nickel (Ni) ions from aqueous solution by adsorption are describ ...
... This study examines the possibility of producing optimally electro-activated (EA) solutions using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM yielded models to predict solution properties as functions of the process parameters studied with very high coefficients of determination (R2 = 0.9393–0.9974), indicating the models provided high correlation between observed and predicted values. The effect of p ...
Eva María Toledo‐Martín; María Carmen García‐García; Rafael Font; José Manuel Moreno‐Rojas; Pedro Gómez; María Salinas‐Navarro; Mercedes Del Río‐Celestino
... BACKGROUND: The characterization of internal (°Brix, pH, malic acid, total phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid content) and external (color, firmness and pericarp wall thickness) pepper quality is necessary to better understand its possible applications and increase consumer awareness of its benefits. The main aim of this work was to examine the feasibility of using visible/near ...
algorithms; anthropogenic activities; equations; geographic information systems; groundwater; managers; manganese; models; pH; pollution; prediction; regression analysis; water quality; Malaysia
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... The sustainability management of groundwater resource globally is challenged by its vulnerability to pollution resulting from anthropogenic activities. In order to address this problem, the DRASTIC index model (DIM) method among the existing vulnerability modeling techniques is commonly used. OWA-DRASTIC index model (ODIM) technique is another recently developed method for the same task. This stud ...
... This study deals with the removal of cationic dyes from the simulated wastewater using Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles loaded activated carbon. Fe₃O₄@AC nanoparticles were synthesised using co-precipitation methods. The Fe₃O₄@AC nanoparticles (nps) were characterised using different techniques and data revealed that the synthesised nanoparticles were 6–16 nm in diameter. pHpzc of Fe₃O₄@AC nanoparticles was 7. ...
... This study developed a new adsorbent, specifically activated carbon-loaded silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-AC) by coating the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) onto activated carbon (AC). The obtained AgNPs-AC were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The ability of AgNPs- ...
... Sorption by ferrihydrite is an important control on As(V) concentrations in many oxic aquatic systems. There are significant discrepancies in reported sorption constants (log(KAₛ)), which presents a problem for quantifying and understanding this important system. A review of reported ferrihydrite–As(V) sorption studies indicated a positive correlation between reaction time used in the experiments ...