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Guo S, Wang H, Liu X, Zhang Z, Liu Y. Approaches for the Treatment and Resource Utilization of Electroplating Sludge. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1707. [PMID: 38612220 PMCID: PMC11013125 DOI: 10.3390/ma17071707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The disposal of electroplating sludge (ES) is a major challenge for the sustainable development of the electroplating industry. ESs have a significant environmental impact, occupying valuable land resources and incurring high treatment costs, which increases operational expenses for companies. Additionally, the high concentration of hazardous substances in ES poses a serious threat to both the environment and human health. Despite extensive scholarly research on the harmless treatment and resource utilization of ES, current technology and processes are still unable to fully harness its potential. This results in inefficient resource utilization and potential environmental hazards. This article analyzes the physicochemical properties of ES, discusses its ecological hazards, summarizes research progress in its treatment, and elaborates on methods such as solidification/stabilization, heat treatment, wet metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, biotechnology, and material utilization. It provides a comparative summary of different treatment processes while also discussing the challenges and future development directions for technologies aimed at effectively utilizing ES resources. The objective of this text is to provide useful information on how to address the issue of ES treatment and promote sustainable development in the electroplating industry.
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- Song Guo
- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; (S.G.); (H.W.)
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; (S.G.); (H.W.)
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; (S.G.); (H.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; (S.G.); (H.W.)
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- China International Engineering Consulting Corporation, Beijing 100048, China;
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Khan M, Al-Ghouti MA, Khraisheh M, Shomar B, Hijji Y, Tong Y, Mansour S, Nasser MS. Synthesis of nanostructured novel ion-imprinted polymer for selective removal of Cu 2+ and Sr 2+ ions from reverse osmosis concentrated brine. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116024. [PMID: 37121345 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This study aims to prepare an ion-imprinted polymer (IIP) using copper sulfate as a template and potassium persulfate as an initiator to selectively adsorb copper ions (Cu2+) from aqueous solutions and in an attempt to also test its applicability for removing strontium ions (Sr2+). The prepared polymer was denoted by IIP-Cu. Various physical and chemical characterizations were performed for the prepared IIP-Cu. The scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy analyses confirmed the cavities formed after the removal of the template. It also indicated that the IIP-Cu had a rough and porous topology. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the successful removal of the Cu template from IIP-Cu. The Brunauer-Emmet-Teller revealed that the surface area of IIP-Cu is as high as 152.3 m2/g while the pore radius is 8.51 nm. The effect of pH indicated that the maximum adsorption of Cu2+ was achieved at pH 8 with 98.7%. Isotherm studies revealed that the adsorption of Cu2+ was best explained using Langmuir models with a maximum adsorption capacity of 159 mg/g. The effect of temperature revealed that an increase in temperature had an adverse impact on Cu2+ removal from the aqueous solution, which was further confirmed by thermodynamic studies. The negative value of standard enthalpy change (-4.641 kJ/mol) revealed that the adsorption of Cu2+ onto IIP-Cu was exothermic. While the continuous increase in Gibbs free energy from -6776 kJ/mol to -8385 kJ/mol with the increase in temperature indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous and feasible. Lastly, the positive value of the standard entropy change (0.023 J/mol.K) suggested that the Cu2+ adsorption onto IIP-Cu had a good affinity at the solid-liquid surface. The efficiency of the prepared IIP-Cu was also tested by studying the adsorption capacity using Sr2+ and real brine water. The results revealed that IIP-Cu was able to remove 63.57% of Sr2+ at pH 8. While the adsorption studies revealed that the experiment was best described using the Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 76.92 mg/g. Additionally, IIP-Cu was applied in a real brine sample, which consisted of various metal ions. The highest percentage of Cu2+ removal was 90.6% and the lowest was 65.63% in 1:4 and 1:1 brine ratios, respectively. However, this study indicates the successful application of IIP-Cu in a real sample when it comes to the effective and efficient removal of Cu2+ in a solution consisting of various competing ions.
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- Mariam Khan
- Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Core Labs, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) 34110 Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Core Labs, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) 34110 Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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Cao C, Yu J, Xu X, Li F, Yang Z, Wang G, Zhang S, Cheng Z, Li T, Pu Y, Xian J, Yang Y, Pu Z. A review on fabricating functional materials by electroplating sludge: process characteristics and outlook. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:64827-64844. [PMID: 37093385 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26934-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As the end product of the electroplating industry, electroplating sludge (ES) has a huge annual output and an abundant heavy metal (HM). The effective disposal of ES is attracting increasing attention. Currently, the widely used ES disposal methods (e.g. landfill and incineration) make it difficult to effectively control of HMs and synchronously utilise metal resources, leading to a waste of metal resources, HMs migration, and potential harm to the environment and human health. Therefore, techniques to limit HMs release into the environment and promote the efficient utilisation of metal resources contained within ES are of great interest. Based on these requirements, material reuse is a great potential means of ES management. This review presents an overview of the process flows, principles and feasibilities of the methods employed for the material reuse of ES. Several approaches have been investigated to date, including (1) additions in building materials, (2) application in pigment production, and (3) production of special functional materials. However, these three methods vary in their treatment scales, property requirements, ability to control HMs, and degree of utilisation of metal resources in ES. Currently, the safety of products and costs are not paid enough attention, and the large-scale disposal of HMs is not concordant with the effective management of HMs. Accordingly, this study proposes a holistic sustainable materialised reuse pattern of ES, which combines the scale and efficiency of sludge disposal and pays attention to the safety of products and the cost of transformation process for commercial application.
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- Chenchen Cao
- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Regional Response in the Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241003, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Protection of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Protection of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Protection of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Protection of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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Bao Y, Zhao Y, Qin G, Wang J, Li K, Zhu X. Histidine-mediated dendritic mesoporous magnetic ion-imprinted polymer toward effective and recoverable cadmium removal. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Xu Z, Li L, Li J, Deng P. One-pot synthesis of ion-imprinted three-dimensional porous material based on graphene oxide for the selective adsorption of copper(II). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2023; 58:515-524. [PMID: 37032569 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2023.2199650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic polymers with predetermined selectivity for a given analyte. One major problem associated with MIPs is the inaccessibility of a large fraction of the recognition sites that remain buried within the polymeric matrix. To address this problem, the high selectivity imparted by the imprinting technique and the porosity of three-dimensional (3D) graphene oxide (GO)-based porous materials were utilized in this work to prepare a 3D GO-based Cu(II)-ion-imprinted material (hereafter denoted as IIM) via one-pot reactions of GO, chitosan (CS), and glutaraldehyde in the presence of Cu(II). Results of equilibrium binding experiments show that IIM has a high template-ion binding capacity (1.75 mmol g-1) and good imprinting factor (2.19). Further, results of selectivity tests indicate that IIM has a high Cu(II)-recognition ability. IIM also has a fast binding rate and satisfactory reusability. In addition, the Langmuir isotherm model was well fitted with the experimental data, indicating the monolayer adsorption of Cu(II) ions. The present work provided a convenient approach to prepare 3D GO-based imprinted materials that are promising for enrichment or recycling of target compounds from wastewater.
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- Zhifeng Xu
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organometallic New Materials of Hunan Province, Hengyang, PR China
- Engineering Research Center for Monitoring and Treatment of Heavy Metals Pollution in the Upper Reaches of Xiangjiang River, Hengyang, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organometallic New Materials of Hunan Province, Hengyang, PR China
- Engineering Research Center for Monitoring and Treatment of Heavy Metals Pollution in the Upper Reaches of Xiangjiang River, Hengyang, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organometallic New Materials of Hunan Province, Hengyang, PR China
- Engineering Research Center for Monitoring and Treatment of Heavy Metals Pollution in the Upper Reaches of Xiangjiang River, Hengyang, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organometallic New Materials of Hunan Province, Hengyang, PR China
- Engineering Research Center for Monitoring and Treatment of Heavy Metals Pollution in the Upper Reaches of Xiangjiang River, Hengyang, PR China
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Wang J, Guo X. Rethinking of the intraparticle diffusion adsorption kinetics model: Interpretation, solving methods and applications. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 309:136732. [PMID: 36223824 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Adsorption is a widely used unit process in various fields, such as chemical, environmental and pharmaceutical, etc. The intraparticle diffusion adsorption kinetics model is one of the most widely used adsorption kinetics models. However, the application and solving method of this model have yet to be discussed. This model has two forms (qt = kt1/2 and qt = kt1/2 + constant, where qt is the adsorption capacity at time t, k and constant are the model parameters), which have not been unified yet. Moreover, the interpretation of this kinetics model lacks a theoretical basis (if the line passes through the origin point (0, 0), the adsorption is dominated by the intraparticle diffusion; if not, it is a multiple adsorption process). In this study, we analyzed the proper equations of the intraparticle diffusion model and their applications, discussed the interpretation of the mass transfer steps revealed by this model, and provided the solving methods. The result indicated that the piecewise function qt = k1t1/2 (0 ≤ t ≤ t1); qt - qt = t1 = k2(t - t1)1/2 (t1 < t ≤ t2) is the proper form of this model. The adsorbate diffusion in the pores inside the adsorbent is the mass transfer step revealed by this model. The statistical parameters should be used to evaluate the fitting results instead of judging whether the model lines pass through the origin point (0, 0). We provide the solving methods to use the Origin and Microsoft EXCEL software to solve the model. Our study established the method for application of the intraparticle diffusion model.
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- Jianlong Wang
- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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Wu J, Dong J, Wang J. Adsorptive removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by fermented sweet sorghum residues as a novel biosorbent. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Insights into ion-imprinted materials for the recovery of metal ions: Preparation, evaluation and application. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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