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Ramírez-Coronel AA, Mohammadi MJ, Majdi HS, Zabibah RS, Taherian M, Prasetio DB, Gabr GA, Asban P, Kiani A, Sarkohaki S. Hospital wastewater treatment methods and its impact on human health and environments. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2024; 39:423-434. [PMID: 36805668 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2022-0216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The scientific development and economic advances have led to the identification of many pathogenic agents in hospital effluents. Hospital wastewaters are qualitatively similar to municipal wastewaters, with the difference that these wastewaters contain toxic and infectious substances and compounds that can be dangerous for the health of the environment, employees of these centers, and the entire community. Therefore, in the last few years, it has been emphasized that all hospitals and medical and health centers should have a treatment facility for their produced wastewater so that the health of the society and people is not threatened. An issue that is not paid attention to has become one of the environmental problems and concerns of the world today. The present study focused on the investigate hospital wastewater treatment methods and its impact on human health and the environment. In this narrative study, the first literature search was performed with four hundred and twenty-three articles were retrieved based on PubMed, Elsevier, Web of science, Spring, and Google Scholar databases. The results of this study showed that wastewater from hospitals and medical centers can play a significant impress in polluting soil and aquatic environments and spreading infectious diseases. According to the mentioned contents, collection and treatment of hospital wastewater is essential. In addition, if hospital wastewater enters the wastewater collection network without knowing its characteristics or with incomplete treatment and finally enters the municipal wastewater treatment plant. It causes many problems, including disturbing the balance of the biological system of the treatment plant. Purification and disposal of hospital wastewater is considered a vital action based on environmental standards. The results of this study also showed that the treatment methods of this type of hospital wastewater can play a significant role in reducing the spread of diseases caused by hospital wastewater treatment, including infectious diseases. The results of this study can be very useful for politicians, the managers of the Ministry of Energy and Health and the Environmental Organization in choosing the appropriate methods and process to reduce hospital wastewater and increase the efficiency of hospital wastewater treatment plants.
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- Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel
- Azogues Campus Nursing Career, Health and Behavior Research Group (HBR), Psychometry and Ethology Laboratory, Catholic University of Cuenca, Ecuador
- Doctorate in Psychology, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Group, CES University, Colombia
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon 51001, Iraq
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- Medical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Medical Technology, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq
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- Student of Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Occupational Safety and Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Student of Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Student of Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Student of Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Adeyi AA, Ogundola DO, Popoola LT, Bernard E, Udeagbara SG, Ogunyemi AT, Olateju II, Zainul R. Potassium permanganate-modified eggshell biosorbent for the removal of diclofenac from liquid environment: adsorption performance, isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamic analyses. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:802. [PMID: 39120741 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12964-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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This study assess how well diclofenac (DCF) can be separated from aqueous solution using potassium permanganate-modified eggshell biosorbent (MEB). The MEB produced was characterised using XRD, FTIR, and SEM. Batch experiments were conducted to examine and assess the impact of contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial concentration, and temperature on the adsorption capacity of the MEB in the DCF sequestration. The best parameters to obtained 95.64% DCF removal from liquid environment were 0.05 g MEB weight, 50 mg/L initial concentration, and 60 min contact time at room temperature. The maximum DCF sequestration capacity was found to be 159.57 mg/g with 0.05 g of MEB at 298 K. The adsorption isotherm data were more accurately predicted by the Freundlich model, indicating a process of heterogeneous multilayer adsorption. The results of the kinetic study indicated that the pseudo-second-order kinetic models best matched the experimental data. The findings revealed that the dynamic of DCF entrapment is largely chemisorption and diffusion controlled. Based on the values of thermodynamic parameters, the process is both spontaneous and endothermic. The primary processes of DCF sorption mechanism onto the MEB were chemical surface complexation, hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, and electrostatic interactions. The produced MEB showed effective DCF separation from the aqueous solution and continued to have maximal adsorption capability even after five regeneration cycles. These findings suggest that MEB could be highly efficient adsorbent for the removal of DCF from pharmaceutical wastewater.
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- Abel A Adeyi
- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), PMB 1022, Keffi, Nigeria
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- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), PMB 5454, Ado-Ekiti, 360211, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
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Harindintwali JD, He C, Xiang L, Dou Q, Liu Y, Wang M, Wen X, Fu Y, Islam MU, Chang SX, Kueppers S, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Jiang X, Schaeffer A, Wang F. Effects of ball milling on biochar adsorption of contaminants in water: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 882:163643. [PMID: 37086985 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Reckless release of contaminants into the environment causes pollution in various aquatic systems on a global scale. Biochar is potentially an inexpensive and environmentally friendly adsorbent for removing contaminants from water. Ball milling has been used to enhance biochar's functionality; however, global analysis of the effect of ball milling on biochar's capacity to adsorb contaminants in aqueous solutions has not yet been done. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effects of ball milling on the adsorption/removal capacity of biochar for contaminants in aqueous solutions, and to investigate whether ball milling effects are related to biochar production, ball milling, and other experimental variables. Overall, ball milling significantly increased biochar adsorption capacity towards both inorganic and organic contaminants, by 69.9% and 561.9%, respectively. This could be attributed to ball milling increasing biochar surface area by 2.05-fold, pore volume by 2.39-fold, and decreasing biochar pH by 0.83-fold. The positive adsorption effects induced by ball milling varied widely, with the most effective being ball milling for 12 to 24 h at 300 to 400 rpm with a biochar:ball mass ratio of 1:100 on biochars produced at 400-550 °C from wood residues. Based on this meta-analysis, we conclude that ball milling could effectively enhance biochar's ability to remove organic and inorganic contaminants from aquatic systems.
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- Jean Damascene Harindintwali
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Institute of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; College of Geographical Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Environmental Research, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Environmental Research, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany.
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Soleimani H, Sharafi K, Amiri Parian J, Jaafari J, Ebrahimzadeh G. Acidic modification of natural stone for Remazol Black B dye adsorption from aqueous solution- central composite design (CCD) and response surface methodology (RSM). Heliyon 2023; 9:e14743. [PMID: 37025793 PMCID: PMC10070669 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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This study investigated the adsorption capacity of Remazol Black B (RBB) from aqueous solutions using a pumice stone as a cheap, high-frequent, and available adsorbent. The raw pumice was modified using five acids: Acetic, Sulfuric, Phosphoric, Nitric, and Hydrochloric acid. Fourier transform infrared spectrograph (FTIR), x-ray fluorescence (XRF), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to analyze the morphological and chemical properties of raw and modified adsorbents. The adsorption capacity equilibrium was investigated using the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin - Radushkevich isotherms. The results indicated that the data are well-fitted with Langmuir isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity was observed when pumice modified with H2SO4 (qm = 10.00 mg/g) was used, and the RBB removal efficiency was higher than that for raw pumice (qm = 5.26 mg/g). Also, the results were best fitted with pseudo-second-order kinetic. The experiments indicated that increasing the RBB concentration reduces the efficiency of adsorbents while increasing the contact time and adsorbent doses improved the RBB removal efficiency. Accordingly, it can be concluded that pumice stone modified with various acids can be considered a cheap adsorbent with high efficiency in removing RBB from industry effluent.
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- Hamed Soleimani
- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Research Institute for Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- Student's Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Research Institute for Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Biosystems Engineering Department, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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Simões dos Reis G, Bergna D, Tuomikoski S, Grimm A, Lima EC, Thyrel M, Skoglund N, Lassi U, Larsson SH. Preparation and Characterization of Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge-Activated Biochars Using Alkaline Activation: A Box-Behnken Design Approach. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:32620-32630. [PMID: 36119983 PMCID: PMC9476204 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study utilized pulp and paper mill sludge as a carbon source to produce activated biochar adsorbents. The response surface methodology (RSM) application for predicting and optimizing the activated biochar preparation conditions was investigated. Biochars were prepared based on a Box-Behnken design (BBD) approach with three independent factors (i.e., pyrolysis temperature, holding time, and KOH:biomass ratio), and the responses evaluated were specific surface area (SSA), micropore area (S micro), and mesopore area (S meso). According to the RSM and BBD analysis, a pyrolysis temperature of 800 °C for 3 h of holding and an impregnation ratio of 1:1 (biomass:KOH) are the optimum conditions for obtaining the highest SSA (885 m2 g-1). Maximized S micro was reached at 800 °C, 1 h and the ratio of 1:1, and for maximizing S meso (569.16 m2 g-1), 800 °C, 2 h and ratio 1:1.5 (445-473 m2 g-1) were employed. The biochars presented different micro- and mesoporosity characteristics depending on pyrolysis conditions. Elemental analysis showed that biochars exhibited high carbon and oxygen content. Raman analysis indicated that all biochars had disordered carbon structures with structural defects, which can boost their properties, e.g., by improving their adsorption performances. The hydrophobicity-hydrophilicity experiments showed very hydrophobic biochar surfaces. The biochars were used as adsorbents for diclofenac and amoxicillin. They presented very high adsorption performances, which could be explained by the pore filling, hydrophobic surface, and π-π electron-donor-acceptor interactions between aromatic rings of both adsorbent and adsorbate. The biochar with the highest surface area (and highest uptake performance) was subjected to regeneration tests, showing that it can be reused multiple times.
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- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Unit
of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla,
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100 Kokkola, Finland
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Thermochemical
Energy Conversion Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Unit
of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla,
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100 Kokkola, Finland
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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Evaluation of tetracycline removal by adsorption method using magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and clinoptilolite from aqueous solutions. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Removal of Emerging Contaminants as Diclofenac and Caffeine Using Activated Carbon Obtained from Argan Fruit Shells. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12062922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Activated carbons from argan nutshells were prepared by chemical activation using phosphoric acid H3PO4. This material was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectrometry, and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method. The adsorption of two emerging compounds, a stimulant caffeine and an anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, from distilled water through batch and dynamic tests was investigated. Batch mode experiments were conducted to assess the capacity of adsorption of caffeine and diclofenac from an aqueous solution using the carbon above. Adsorption tests showed that the equilibrium time is 60 and 90 min for diclofenac and caffeine, respectively. The adsorption of diclofenac and caffeine on activated carbon from argan nutshells is described by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The highest adsorption capacity determined by the mathematical model of Langmuir is about 126 mg/g for diclofenac and 210 mg/g for caffeine. The thermodynamic parameters attached to the studied absorbent/adsorbate system indicate that the adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic for diclofenac and endothermic for caffeine.
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Feng J, Wang Z, Zhang W, Zhao X, Zhang J, Liu Y, Yan W. Insight into the ion exchange in the adsorptive removal of fluoride by doped polypyrrole from water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:67267-67279. [PMID: 34247346 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15027-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, the polypyrrole (PPy) samples doped with Cl- (PPy-Cl), SO42- (PPy-SO4) and SO42-+Cl- (PPy-SO4+Cl) were synthesized by chemical polymerization for the adsorptive removal of fluoride ion from water. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared PPy samples were characterized by FT-IR, BET, SEM, XPS, and zeta potential. The adsorption experiments revealed that the PPy-Cl exhibited faster kinetics and higher adsorption capacity (13.98 mg/g), more than 4 times that of PPy-SO4 (3.08 mg/g) and PPy-SO4+Cl (3.17 mg/g). The kinetics of the adsorption followed the pseudo-second-order model and the adsorption isotherm data fitted well to the Langmuir model. FT-IR, EDX, and XPS tests for PPy samples before and after fluoride adsorption demonstrated that anion exchange between F- and Cl- or SO42- was the prior mechanism for fluoride ion removal from water. Cl- was more favorable than SO42- in the ion exchange with F-. Meanwhile, the Cl- or SO42- exchanged with F- was mainly bound to the active nitrogen that accounts for 6% of the total nitrogen in PPy molecular matrix. Further study of zeta potential and pH influence experiment demonstrated the electrostatic interaction is auxiliary interaction for the fluoride removal by doped PPy samples.
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- Jiangtao Feng
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
- CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute, State Key Laboratory for Performance and Structure Safety of Petroleum Tubular Goods and Equipment Materials, Xi'an, 710077, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Ashrafi SD, Safari GH, Sharafi K, Kamani H, Jaafari J. Adsorption of 4-Nitrophenol on calcium alginate-multiwall carbon nanotube beads: Modeling, kinetics, equilibriums and reusability studies. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 185:66-76. [PMID: 34146560 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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In this study calcium alginate-multiwall carbon nanotube (CA/MWCNTs) was synthesized using (CA) calcium alginate and multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNTs), and its efficiency in adsorption of 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) in aqueous solution was studied. The structure and properties of the synthesized adsorbent were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The experimental design was performed using Box-Behnken design (BBD) in which variables pH, CA/MWCNTs, and temperature were examined. The results of the effect of temperature on the removal efficiency of 4-NP showed that the adsorption efficiency decreases with increasing temperature. The results of nonlinear isotherm and kinetics models showed that Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models were more consistent than other models. The maximum adsorption capacity of 4-NP in this study by CA, MWCNTs, and CA/MWCNTs was 136, 168.4, and 58.8 mg/g, respectively, which indicates that the use of MWCNTs on CA could increase the adsorption capacity. The results of reuse of the synthesized adsorbent at 4-NP removal also showed that after 5 reuse of the adsorbent, the removal of 4-NP using CA/MWCNTs is reduced by about 10%, which shows that the synthesized adsorbent can be used several times to adsorb contaminants without significant reduction in the efficiency.
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- Seyed Davoud Ashrafi
- Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Health and Environmental Research Center, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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Guerra ACS, de Andrade MB, Tonial Dos Santos TR, Bergamasco R. Adsorption of sodium diclofenac in aqueous medium using graphene oxide nanosheets. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:2599-2609. [PMID: 31868135 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1707882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this work, the adsorption of sodium diclofenac (DCF) on graphene oxide nanosheets (GON) was evaluated. GON was synthesized by the modified Hummers method and characterized regarding its composition, morphology, and surface load. It was applied in batch adsorption tests. The process was evaluated from the kinetic, isothermal and thermodynamic properties, and parameters such as adsorbent mass and solution pH were optimized. The best working condition was observed at the natural pH of the solution (6.2) and 0.25 g L-1 adsorbent dosage. The pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models were applied to verify the behaviour of the adsorption kinetics, and the adsorption isotherms were also developed at temperatures ranging from 25°C to 45°C. The isotherm models of Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkim were applied to the equilibrium data. The thermodynamic parameters of enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy were evaluated to describe the behaviour of the adsorptive process. The maximum adsorption capacity of DCF at 25°C was 128.74 mg g-1 with a removal rate of 74% in 300 min. The process was favourable and spontaneous with adsorptive capacity decreasing with increasing temperature. In addition, an adsorption mechanism was proposed to show the possible bonds that occur between adsorbate and adsorbent and the interactions formed through the influence of pH.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
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Huaccallo-Aguilar Y, Diaz de Tuesta JL, Álvarez-Torrellas S, Gomes HT, Larriba M, Ovejero G, García J. New insights on the removal of diclofenac and ibuprofen by CWPO using a magnetite-based catalyst in an up-flow fixed-bed reactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 281:111913. [PMID: 33418391 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This research has been focused on the removal of two anti-inflammatory drugs, diclofenac (DCF) and ibuprofen (IBU), by a continuous catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) process using a lab-synthesized nanomagnetic catalyst (Fe3O4/MWCNTs). The central composite rotatable design (CCRD) method was used to study the effect of DCF and IBU concentration (expressed as theoretical oxygen demand (ThOD) between 0 and 52.5 mg L-1) and of the feed stream pH (from 3 to 7) on the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) and the concentration of aromatic compounds (Arm) and total phenolic compounds (TP) by CWPO. It could be observed that DCF was preferably removed from the DCF-IBU aqueous mixture at pH values ranging from 3 to 5. In addition, feed stream pH had a significant effect on the pollutants removal, as well as on TOC, TP and aromatic compounds removal, observing an increasing in the pollutants degradation when feed stream pH decreased from 7 to 3. Quadratic models predicted for response variable, such as TOC, TP and aromatic compounds removal, and their maximum model-predicted removal values were of 90.0, 80.2 and 90.0%, respectively. Finally, as a proof of concept, three environmentally-relevant aqueous matrices, spiked with DCF-IBU mixture, were treated. In this case, relatively high TOC degradation values were found after 20 h reaction time (ca. 57.7, 73.9 and 54.5% in surface water, WWTP effluent and hospital wastewater, respectively). This work deals the first study about DCF-IBU removal in aqueous solution by CWPO, as well as a continuous study using real wastewater that allow to extend the experimental results to a real scenario.
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- Y Huaccallo-Aguilar
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal; Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Av. Independencia s/n, 04001, Arequipa, Peru
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal.
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Portugal.
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Jaafari J, Barzanouni H, Mazloomi S, Amir Abadi Farahani N, Sharafi K, Soleimani P, Haghighat GA. Effective adsorptive removal of reactive dyes by magnetic chitosan nanoparticles: Kinetic, isothermal studies and response surface methodology. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:344-355. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Youssef NAE, Amer E, Abo El Naga AO, Shaban SA. Molten salt synthesis of hierarchically porous carbon for the efficient adsorptive removal of sodium diclofenac from aqueous effluents. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Correa-Navarro YM, Giraldo L, Moreno-Piraján JC. Biochar from Fique Bagasse for Remotion of Caffeine and Diclofenac from Aqueous Solution. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081849. [PMID: 32316491 PMCID: PMC7221906 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Caffeine and diclofenac are molecules with high human intake, and both belong to the ‘emergent’ class of contaminants. These compounds have been found at different concentrations in many sources of water worldwide and have several negative impacts on aquatic life systems; that is why the search for new alternatives for their removal from aqueous media is of transcendental importance. In this sense, adsorption processes are an option to attack this problem and for this reason, biochar could be a good alternative. In this regard, were prepared six different biochar from fique bagasse (FB), a useless agroindustry by-product from fique processing. The six biochar preparations were characterized through several physicochemical procedures, while for the adsorption processes, pH, adsorption time and concentration of caffeine and diclofenac were evaluated. Results showed that the biochar obtained by pyrolysis at 850 °C and residence time of 3 h, labeled as FB850-3, was the material with the highest adsorbent capacity with values of 40.2 mg g−1 and 5.40 mg g−1 for caffeine and diclofenac, respectively. It was also shown that the experimental data from FB850-3 fitted very well the Redlich–Peterson isotherm model and followed a pseudo-first and pseudo-second-order kinetic for caffeine and diclofenac, respectively.
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- Yaned Milena Correa-Navarro
- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 No. 26–10, Manizales 170004, Caldas, Colombia;
- Departamento de Química, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 No. 18 A–12, Bogotá D.C. 111711, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá. Carrera 30 No. 45–03, Bogotá D.C. 11001, Colombia;
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 No. 18 A–12, Bogotá D.C. 111711, Colombia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +571-339-4949 (ext. 3465-3478-4753)
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Ighalo JO, Adeniyi AG. Mitigation of Diclofenac Pollution in Aqueous Media by Adsorption. CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cben.201900020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Joshua O. Ighalo
- University of IlorinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology 1515 Ilorin Nigeria
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- University of IlorinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology 1515 Ilorin Nigeria
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Khan S, Siddiqui MF, Khan TA. Synthesis of Poly(methacrylic acid)/Montmorillonite Hydrogel Nanocomposite for Efficient Adsorption of Amoxicillin and Diclofenac from Aqueous Environment: Kinetic, Isotherm, Reusability, and Thermodynamic Investigations. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:2843-2855. [PMID: 32095706 PMCID: PMC7033978 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Herein, a simplistic redox polymerization strategy was utilized for the fabrication of a poly(methacrylic acid)/montmorillonite hydrogel nanocomposite (PMA/nMMT) and probed as a sorbent for sequestration of two pharmaceutical contaminants, viz., amoxicillin (AMX) and diclofenac (DF), from wastewater. The synthesized hydrogel nanocomposite was characterized by the Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques to analyze structural characteristics and sorption interactions. The efficacy of PMA/nMMT was thoroughly investigated for the sequestration of AMX and DF from the aquatic phase with a variation in operative variables like agitation time, sorbent dosage, pH, and initial sorbate concentration. The reaction kinetics was essentially consistent with the pseudo-second-order model with rate dominated by the intraparticle diffusion model as well as the film diffusion mechanism. The Freundlich isotherm appropriated the equilibrium data over the entire range of concentration. Thermodynamic investigation explored the spontaneous and endothermic nature of the process. The most possible mechanism has been explained, which includes electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding, cationic exchange, and partition mechanism. Economic feasibility, better sorption capacity (152.65 for AMX and 152.86 mg/g for DF), and efficient regeneration and reusability even after four consecutive sorption-desorption cycles ascertained PMA/nMMT as a potential sorbent for AMX and DF uptake from the aqueous phase.
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Tomul F, Arslan Y, Başoğlu FT, Babuçcuoğlu Y, Tran HN. Efficient removal of anti-inflammatory from solution by Fe-containing activated carbon: Adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 238:296-306. [PMID: 30852406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This work developed an innovative activated carbon (ICAC) derived from orange peels (OP) through chemical activation using FeCl3. The traditional activated carbon (PCAC) that was prepared through K2CO3 activation served as a comparison. Three adsorbents (ICAC, PCAC, and OP) were characterized by various techniques, these being: Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, thermo-gravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. They were applied to remove diclofenac from aqueous solution applying batch experiments, in order to investigate the characteristics of adsorptive kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics. Results indicated that the SBET values were in the following order: 457 m2/g (PCAC) > 184 m2/g (ICAC) > 3.56 m2/g (OP). The adsorption process reached a fast equilibrium, with activating energies being 27.6 kJ/mol (ICAC), 16.0 kJ/mol (OP), and 11.2 kJ/mol (PCAC). The Langmuir adsorption capacities at 30 °C exhibited the decreasing order: 144 mg/g (ICAC) > 6.44 mg/g (OP) > 5.61 mg/g (PCAC). The thermodynamic parameters demonstrated a signal dissimilarity between biosorbent (ΔG° <0, ΔH° <0, and ΔS° <0) and activated carbon samples (ΔG° <0, ΔH° >0, and ΔS° >0). The presence of iron (FeOCl, γ-Fe2O3, and FeOOH) on the surface of ICAC played a determining role in efficiently removing diclofenac from solution. The excellent adsorption capacity of ICAC toward diclofenac resulted presumably from the contribution of complicated adsorption mechanisms, such as hydrogen bonding, ion-dipole interaction, π-π interaction, pore filling, and possible Fenton-like degradation. Therefore, FeCl3 can serve as a promising activating agent for AC preparation with excellent efficiency in removing diclofenac.
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- Fatma Tomul
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Chemistry Department, 15100 Burdur, Turkey
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- Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Department, 15100 Burdur, Turkey
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- Gazi University, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
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- General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Analysis Laboratories Division, Geochemistry Subdivision, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Environment Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Davarnejad R, Sabzehei M. Sodium diclofenac removal from a pharmaceutical wastewater by electro-Fenton process. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2018.1540639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Reza Davarnejad
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran
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