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Murthy MK, Khandayataray P, Mohanty CS, Pattanayak R. A review on arsenic pollution, toxicity, health risks, and management strategies using nanoremediation approaches. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2024; 39:269-289. [PMID: 36563406 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2022-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Over 50 countries are affected by arsenic contamination. The problem is becoming worse as the number of affected people increases and new sites are reported globally. CONTENT Various human activities have increased arsenic pollution, notably in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Contamination of our water and soil by arsenic poses a threat to our environment and natural resources. Arsenic poisoning harms several physiological systems and may cause cancer and death. Excessive exposure may cause toxic build-up in human and animal tissues. Arsenic-exposed people had different skin lesion shapes and were vulnerable to extra arsenic-induced illness risks. So far, research shows that varying susceptibility plays a role in arsenic-induced diseases. Several studies have revealed that arsenic is a toxin that reduces metabolic activities. Diverse remediation approaches are being developed to control arsenic in surrounding environments. SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK A sustainable clean-up technique (nanoremediation) is required to restore natural equilibrium. More research is therefore required to better understand the biogeochemical processes involved in removing arsenic from soils and waters.
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- Meesala Krishna Murthy
- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India
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- Department of Zoology, School of Life Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Plant Genomic Resources and Improvement Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Zoology, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Jain N, Singh P, Bhatnagar A, Maiti A. Arsenite oxidation and adsorptive arsenic removal from contaminated water: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:42574-42592. [PMID: 38890252 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33963-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Arsenic poisoning of groundwater is one of the most critical environmental hazards on Earth. Therefore, the practical and proper treatment of arsenic in water requires more attention to ensure safe drinking water. The World Health Organization (WHO) sets guidelines for 10 μg/L of arsenic in drinking water, and direct long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water beyond this value causes severe health hazards to individuals. Numerous studies have confirmed the adverse effects of arsenic after long-term consumption of arsenic-contaminated water. Here, technologies for the remediation of arsenic from water are highlighted for the purpose of understanding the need for a single-point solution for the treatment of As(III)-contaminated water. As(III) species are neutral at neutral pH; the solution requires transformation technology for its complete removal. In this critical review, emphasis was placed on single-step technologies with multiple functions to remediate arsenic from water.
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- Nishant Jain
- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India
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- Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Sammonkatu 12, 50130, Mikkeli, Fl, Finland
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India.
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Lee S, Kim Y, Choi PJ, Jang A. Predicting the removal efficiency of pharmaceutical and personal care products using heated metal oxides as adsorbents based on their physicochemical characteristics. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 339:139665. [PMID: 37506890 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging pollutants that are commonly found in the environment and exist predominantly in nondegradable forms. Several attempts have been made to remove PPCPs via conventional wastewater treatment processes; however, these processes have limitations, such as high costs and insufficient removal efficiencies. Adsorption is a promising alternative for removing PPCPs because it is inexpensive, highly reusable, and easy to operate. Therefore, this study aims to determine the contributing characteristics that can be used to predict the adsorption behaviour of PPCPs based on their physicochemical properties, with heated metal oxide adsorbents (HMOAs). HAOP (heated aluminium oxide particles) and HIOP (heated iron oxide particles) with particle sizes below 38 μm were used. Results from the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis show that HIOP has higher surface area and smaller pore size (113.7 ± 26.3 m2/g and 5.4 ± 1.8 nm) than HAOP (14.5 ± 0.6 m2/g and 18.6 ± 3.1 nm), which suggest that HIOP would show superior adsorption rates compared to HAOP. The adsorption mechanism is identified based on three major physicochemical properties of PPCPs: molecular weight (M.W.), octanol-water partition coefficient (log Kow), and acid dissociation constant (pKa). The results suggest that the most dominant factor that contributes to the adsorption of PPCPs on to HMOAs is the M.W., where the larger the molecular size, the better the adsorption efficiency. The tests conducted with varying log Kow values revealed that the hydrophilicity of the adsorbent influences the adsorption performance. It was found that HIOP exhibits better removal efficiencies with hydrophilic PPCPs (up to 83%) than with hydrophobic PPCPs (48%), while HAOP exhibits better removal efficiencies with hydrophobic PPCPs (86%) than with hydrophilic PPCPs, with less than 10% removal. Unlike the M.W. and pKa values, the log Kow does not exhibit any visible trend. Therefore, the adsorption behaviour can be predicted with the M.W. and pKa values of the PPCPs, when HAOP and HIOP are used as adsorbents.
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- Soyeon Lee
- Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Carbon nanosheets coated on zirconium oxide nanoplate nanocomposite for Zn2+ ion adsorption and reuse of spent adsorbent for fingerprint detection. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-022-1187-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2023]
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Jain N, Maiti A. Fe-Mn-Al metal oxides/oxyhydroxides as As(III) oxidant under visible light and adsorption of total arsenic in the groundwater environment. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122170] [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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Parmanbek N, Sütekin DS, Barsbay M, Mashentseva AA, Zheltov DA, Aimanova NA, Jakupova ZY, Zdorovets MV. Hybrid PET Track-Etched Membranes Grafted by Well-Defined Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) Brushes and Loaded with Silver Nanoparticles for the Removal of As(III). Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14194026. [PMID: 36235974 PMCID: PMC9570698 DOI: 10.3390/polym14194026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nanoporous track-etched membranes (TeM) are promising materials as adsorbents to remove toxic pollutants, but control over the pore diameter and density in addition to precise functionalization of nanochannels is crucial for controlling the surface area and efficiency of TeMs. This study reported the synthesis of functionalized PET TeMs as high-capacity sorbents for the removal of trivalent arsenic, As(III), which is more mobile and about 60 times more toxic than As(V). Nanochannels of PET-TeMs were functionalized by UV-initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated grafting of 2-(dimethyamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), allowing precise control of the degree of grafting and graft lengths within the nanochannels. Ag NPs were then loaded onto PDMAEMA-g-PET to provide a hybrid sorbent for As(III) removal. The As(III) removal efficiency of Ag@PDMAEMA-g-PET, PDMAEMA-g-PET, and pristine PET TeM was compared by adsorption kinetics studies at various pH and sorption times. The adsorption of As(III) by Ag@DMAEMA-g-PET and DMAEMA-g-PET TeMs was found to follow the Freundlich mechanism and a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. After 10 h, As(III) removal efficiencies were 85.6% and 56% for Ag@PDMAEMA-g-PET and PDMAEMA-g-PET, respectively, while PET template had a very low arsenic sorption capacity of 17.5% at optimal pH of 4.0, indicating that both PDMAEMA grafting and Ag-NPs loading significantly increased the As(III) removal capacity of PET-TeMs.
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- Nursanat Parmanbek
- The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
- Department of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010008, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
- Department of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010008, Kazakhstan
- Correspondence:
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- The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
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- The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010008, Kazakhstan
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- The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty 050032, Kazakhstan
- Engineering Profile Laboratory, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010008, Kazakhstan
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Cai G, Li L, Li D, Wang Q, Zhang L, Zhang J, Zuo W, Tian Y. Rapid purification of As(III) in water using iron-manganese composite oxide coupled with sulfite: Importance of the SO 5•- radicals. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 222:118839. [PMID: 35870396 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118839] [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: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Manganese (Mn)-containing composite metal adsorbents are very effective at removing arsenite (As(III)) from contaminated water, however, the low removal speed and oxidation efficiency have limited their further application. In this study, a nonhomogeneous catalytic oxidation-adsorption system was constructed by coupling iron-manganese composite oxide (FeMnOx) with sulfite (S(IV)) to enhance the recovery of oxidative capacity and accelerate the removal of As(III). Experimental results showed that the FeMnOx/S(IV) system decreased the As(III) concentration from 1079 to <10 µg/L within 10 min and almost completely oxidized As(III) to As(V). In contrast, FeMnOx alone removed only 82.4% of As(III) within 30 min, and 60.0% of the adsorbed As(III) was not oxidized. Meanwhile, the adsorption capacity of FeMnOx/S(IV) system for As(III) was considerably higher than that of the only-FeMnOx system (76.5 > 46.3 mg/g). The efficient and fast As(III) removal was attributed to the SO5•- radical generated by S(IV) acting as the driving force for the redox cycle between As(III) and Mn(II/III/IV). Several environmental factors (e.g., solution pH and inorganic anions) and the reusability and practicality of FeMnOx were systematically investigated, and the results further confirmed the superiority of the FeMnOx/S(IV) system in As(III) removal. In particular, the proposed FeMnOx nanocellulose aerogel effectively purified arsenic-contaminated groundwater using a fixed-bed column. Thus, FeMnOx-S(IV) coupling is very promising for the purification of arsenic-contaminated water bodies.
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- Guiyuan Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.73, Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin 150090, China
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Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Patra AK. Single crystalline manganite (γ‒MnOOH) rods enclosed with high index facets and its excellent catalytic conversion of Lignin‒Derived feedstock. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hierarchical multi-metal-doped mesoporous NiO-silica nanoparticles towards a viable platform for Li-ion battery electrode application. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-021-1003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biswal L, Goodwill JE, Janiak C, Chatterjee S. Versatility, Cost Analysis, and Scale-up in Fluoride and Arsenic Removal Using Metal-organic Framework-based Adsorbents. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2021.1956539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Linisha Biswal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
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- Institute of Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
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Seah GL, Wang L, Tan LF, Tipjanrawee C, Sasangka WA, Usadi AK, McConnachie JM, Tan KW. Ordered Mesoporous Alumina with Tunable Morphologies and Pore Sizes for CO 2 Capture and Dye Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36117-36129. [PMID: 34288649 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We describe a versatile and scalable strategy toward long-range and periodically ordered mesoporous alumina (Al2O3) structures by evaporation-induced self-assembly of a structure-directing ABA triblock copolymer (F127) mixed with aluminum tri-sec-butoxide-derived sol additive. We found that the separate preparation of the alkoxide sol-gel reaction before mixing with the block copolymer enabled access to a relatively unexplored parameter space of copolymer-to-additive composition, acid-to-metal molar ratio, and solvent, yielding ordered mesophases of two-dimensional (2D) lamellar, hexagonal cylinder, and 3D cage-like cubic lattices, as well as multiscale hierarchical ordered structures from spinodal decomposition-induced macro- and mesophase separation. Thermal annealing in air at 900 °C yielded well-ordered mesoporous crystalline γ-Al2O3 structures and hierarchically porous γ-Al2O3 with 3D interconnected macroscale and ordered mesoscale pore networks. The ordered Al2O3 structures exhibited tunable pore sizes in three different length scales, <2 nm (micropore), 2-11 nm (mesopore), and 1-5 μm (macropore), as well as high surface areas and pore volumes of up to 305 m2/g and 0.33 cm3/g, respectively. Moreover, the resultant mesoporous Al2O3 demonstrated enhanced adsorption capacities of carbon dioxide and Congo red dye. Such hierarchically ordered mesoporous Al2O3 are well-suited for green environmental solutions and urban sustainability applications, for example, high-temperature solid adsorbents and catalyst supports for carbon dioxide sequestration, fuel cells, and wastewater separation treatments.
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- Geok Leng Seah
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798 Singapore
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Evaluation of Fe-Mg Binary Oxide for As (III) Adsorption-Synthesis, Characterization and Kinetic Modelling. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11030805. [PMID: 33801160 PMCID: PMC8004078 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Nanotechnology has received much attention in treating contaminated waters. In the present study, a facile co-precipitation method was employed to synthesize a novel iron and magnesium based binary metal oxide using a stoichiometrically fixed amount of FeNO3·9H2O and MgNO3·6H2O in a proportion of molar concentration 1:1 and was later evaluated in removing As (III) from contaminated waters. Characterization of the prepared nanomaterial was done using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX) and ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry (UV-VIS). Experimental studies on batch scale were carried out, examining the effect of varying initial concentrations of metal, adsorbent dosage, application time and initial pH on removal efficiency. Arsenic removal increased on increasing adsorbent dosage (0.1–1 g/L) but trend reversed on increasing initial arsenic concentration attaining qmax of 263.20 mg/g. Adsorption was quite efficient in pH range 4–8. Freundlich fitted better for adsorption isotherm along with following Pseudo-2nd order kinetics. The reusability and effect of co-existing ions on arsenic adsorption, namely SO42−, CO32− and PO43− were also explored with reusability in 1st and 2nd cycles attained adsorptive removal up to 77% and 64% respectively. The prepared nano-adsorbent showed promising results in terms of high arsenic uptake (qmax of 263.20 mg/g) along with facile and cost-effective synthesis. Thus, the co-precipitation technique used in this work is a simple one step procedure without any use of any precursor as compared to most of the other procedures used for synthesis.
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Maity JP, Chen CY, Bhattacharya P, Sharma RK, Ahmad A, Patnaik S, Bundschuh J. Advanced application of nano-technological and biological processes as well as mitigation options for arsenic removal. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 405:123885. [PMID: 33183836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123885] [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: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Arsenic (As) removal is a huge challenge, since several million people are potentially exposed (>10 μg/L World Health Organization guideline limit) through As contaminated drinking water worldwide. Review attempts to address the present situation of As removal, considering key topics on nano-technological and biological process and current progress and future perspectives of possible mitigation options have been evaluated. Different physical, chemical and biological methods are available to remove As from contaminated water/soil/wastes, where removal efficiency mainly depends on absorbent type, initial adsorbate concentration, speciation and interfering species. Oxidation is an important pretreatment step in As removal, which is generally achieved by several media such as O2/O3, HClO, KMnO4 and H2O2. The Fe-based-nanomaterials (α/β/γ-FeOOH, Fe2O3/Fe3O4-γ-Fe2O3), Fe-based-composite-compounds, activated-Al2O3, HFO, Fe-Al2O3, Fe2O3-impregnated-graphene-aerogel, iron-doped-TiO2, aerogel-based- CeTiO2, and iron-oxide-coated-manganese are effective to remove As from contaminated water. Biological processes (phytoremediation/microbiological) are effective and ecofriendly for As removal from water and/or soil environment. Microorganisms remove As from water, sediments and soil by metabolism, detoxification, oxidation-reduction, bio-adsorption, bio-precipitation, and volatilization processes. Ecofriendly As mitigation options can be achieved by utilizing an alternative As-safe-aquifer, surface-water or rainwater-harvesting. Application of hybrid (biological with chemical and physical process) and Best-Available-Technologies (BAT) can be the most effective As removal strategy to remediate As contaminated environments.
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- Jyoti Prakash Maity
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan; School of Applied Science, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan.
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- KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic Within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society, AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min- Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan
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- KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; KWR Water Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands; SIBELCO Ankerpoort NV, Op de Bos 300, 6223 EP Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School of Public Health, KIMS Medical College, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic Within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.
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Zhao S, Liu S, Wang F, Lu X, Li Z. Sorption behavior of 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B) on four kinds of nano-materials. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 757:144064. [PMID: 33316510 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (with the trade name F-53B, a substitute for PFOS) is one type of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), which is widely used as a chromium mist inhibitor in China. It has been found in environment commonly. In this study, the sorption behavior of F-53B on four kinds of nano-materials: alumina nanopowder (ANP), alumina nanowires (ANW), hydrophilic bentonite nanoclay (HBNC) and surface modified nanoclay (SMNC) were investigated. The kinetics results indicated that the sorption of F-53B on four nano-materials reached equilibrium within 2 h and the sorption process were fitted better by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model than the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic study showed that the sorption of F-53B on nano-materials were exothermic and spontaneous. As the increase of temperature, the maximum sorption capacity of ANP, ANW, HBNC, SMNC increased, and reached 868.75, 91.35, 5.15, 2465.09 μg/g at 25 °C, respectively. The surface modified nanoclay (SMNC) was better than the others for removing F-53B from aquatic environment. To investigate the effects of pH and ion strength, the particle size and zeta potential of sorbents at different pH and ion strength were measured by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), and concluded that the sorption mechanism of F-53B on two kinds of nanoalumina mainly included electrostatic attraction and agglomeration effects, while hydrophobic interaction played an important role on the sorption of F-53B on nanoclay. This study revealed the sorption behavior and mechanism of F-53B on four kinds of nano-materials, and the results provided theoretical support for removing F-53B from electroplating wastewater with nano-materials.
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- Shiyi Zhao
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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Jain N, Maiti A. Arsenic adsorbent derived from the ferromanganese slag. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:3230-3242. [PMID: 32914302 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10745-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Arsenic-contaminated groundwater has a severe negative impact on the health of living beings. Groundwater majorly contains arsenite (As(III)) as well as arsenate (As(V)). Among these two, the arsenite species are more carcinogenic, mobile, and lethal. Hence, it is more difficult to remove by conventional water treatment methods. Ferromanganese slag, waste generated from steel industries, has been utilized in this study for the development of arsenic adsorbent. A chemical treatment method is applied to the ferromanganese slag to prepare efficient arsenic adsorbent, and it is easy to scale up. An adsorbent with the capacity for simultaneous oxidation of As(III) and adsorption of total arsenic species can be efficient for arsenic decontamination. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption near edge spectra techniques prove the As(III) oxidation capability of the developed material is about 70 ± 5% based on initial As(III) concentration. The adsorbent not only oxidizes the As(III) species but also adsorbs both the arsenic species. The Langmuir isotherm model estimates the maximum adsorption capacities at the equilibrium concentration of 10 μg/L are 1.010 ± 0.004 mg/g and 1.614 ± 0.006 mg/g for As(III) and As(V), respectively. The rate of adsorption of As(III) was higher compared to the As(V), which was confirmed by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Therefore, the treated water quality meets the World Health Organization and Indian drinking water standards.
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- Nishant Jain
- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India.
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Saadat F, Zerafat MM, Foorginezhad S. Adsorption of copper ions from aqueous media using montmorillonite-Al2O3 nano-adsorbent incorporated with Fe3O4 for facile separation. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-020-0651-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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MgO insertion endowed strong basicity in mesoporous alumina framework and improved CO2 sorption capacity. J CO2 UTIL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wakabayashi R, Tomita A, Kimura T. Understanding of NOx storage property of impregnated Ba species after crystallization of mesoporous alumina powders. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 398:122791. [PMID: 32768855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The regulation of automobile exhaust gas, especially that concerning hazardous nitrogen oxide (called as NOx) becomes stricter year-by-year, which should be urgently corresponded for cleaning the NOx containing emission. According to surface affinity of γ-alumina to metal catalysts and its thermal stability, crystalline γ-alumina has been frequently utilized as catalyst supports showing relatively high specific surface area. From the viewpoint, we consider that highly porous alumina powders prepared using amphiphilic organic molecules are potential as such a catalyst support for improving NOx removing property. In this study, we report surface property of the mesoporous alumina powders against NOx molecules after crystallizing to its γ-phase and NOx storage property after impregnation of barium (Ba) acetate in the mesopores. Adsorption of NO with O2 on mesoporous γ-alumina powders without Ba species were more likely to be bridging bidentate than chelating bidentate nitrates (NO3-) with comparing to commercially available γ-alumina powders. After impregnating the Ba species, admitted NO molecules were oxidized with enough O2 and stored very strongly as ionic nitrate (NO3-) onto the Ba species even after heating at 500 °C. This preliminary study is helpful for designing mesoporous deNOx catalysts combined with unique storage/adsorption property.
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- Ryutaro Wakabayashi
- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan.
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Peng T, Xiao R, Rong Z, Liu H, Hu Q, Wang S, Li X, Zhang J. Polymer Nanocomposite-based Coatings for Corrosion Protection. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:3915-3941. [PMID: 32979034 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Corrosion of metals induces enormous loss of material performance and increase of cost, which has been a common and intractable issue that needs to be addressed urgently. Coating technology has been acknowledged to be the most economic and efficient approach to retard the metal corrosion. For several decades, polymers have been recognized as an effective anticorrosion coating material in both industries and scientific communities, as they demonstrate good barrier properties, ease of altering properties and massive production. Nanomaterials show distinctively different physical and chemical properties compared with their bulk counterparts, which have been considered as highly promising functional materials in various applications, impacting virtually all the fields of science and technologies. Recently, the introduction of nanomaterials with various properties into polymer matrix to form a polymer nanocomposite has been devoted to improve anticorrosive ability of polymer coatings. In this review article, we highlight the recent advances and synopsis of these high-performance polymer nanocomposites as anticorrosive coating materials. We expect that this work could be helpful for the researchers who are interested in the development of functional nanomaterials and advanced corrosion protection technology.
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- Tingyu Peng
- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- JUHUA Group Corporation Technology Centre, Quzhou, 324004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- JUHUA Group Corporation Technology Centre, Quzhou, 324004, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang JUHUA Novel Materials Research Institute Co., Ltd, Lin'an, 311305, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang JUHUA Novel Materials Research Institute Co., Ltd, Lin'an, 311305, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 138634, Singapore.,Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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Dakroury G, Abo-Zahra S, Hassan H. Utilization of olive pomace in nano MgO modification for sorption of Ni(II) and Cu(II) metal ions from aqueous solutions. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Wang L, Shi C, Wang L, Pan L, Zhang X, Zou JJ. Rational design, synthesis, adsorption principles and applications of metal oxide adsorbents: a review. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:4790-4815. [PMID: 32073021 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09274a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The shortage of water resources and increasingly serious water pollution have driven the development of high-efficiency water treatment technology. Among a variety of technologies, adsorption is widely used in environmental remediation. As a class of typical adsorbents, metal oxides have been developed for a long time and continued to attract widespread attention, since they have unique physicochemical properties, including abundant surface active sites, high chemical stability, and adjustable shape and size. In this review, the basic principles of the adsorption process will be first elucidated, including affecting factors, evaluation index, adsorption mechanisms, and common kinetic and isotherm models. Then, the adsorption properties of several typical metal oxides, and key parameters affecting the adsorption performance such as particle/pore size, morphology, functionalization and modification, supports and calcination temperature will be discussed, as well as their application in the removal of various inorganic and organic contaminants. In addition, desorption and recycling of the spent adsorbent are summarized. Finally, the future development of metal oxide based adsorbents is also discussed.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Simultaneous preconcentration and determination of trace quantities of inorganic arsenic species in water using Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01097-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lata S, Prabhakar R, Adak A, Samadder SR. As(V) removal using biochar produced from an agricultural waste and prediction of removal efficiency using multiple regression analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:32175-32188. [PMID: 31494845 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06300-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a matter of concern for many countries. An efficient and low-cost solution for this hazard is essentially needed on urgent basis. Therefore, in this study, banana pith (an agricultural waste) was used for biochar production and later it was modified with iron and applied for arsenic adsorption from aqueous solution. Produced biochar was characterized for proximate, ultimate, and surface analyses. Interestingly, after iron impregnation, the surface area of biochar increased (31.59 m2/g) by nearly 8 times. Morphological analysis showed that iron particles firmly held within the pores after impregnation. Arsenate (As(V)) adsorption behavior of iron-impregnated banana pith biochar was evaluated through a batch study by considering various parameters like dose, concentration, pH, temperature, and competing anions. Compared to impregnated biochar, raw biomass and its biochar showed a lesser affinity for arsenate in aqueous solution. The adsorption isotherm of As(V) on banana pith biochar was covered in the temperature range of 298 to 318 K, and kinetic data of adsorption was experimentally generated at 298 K. Langmuir model for the sorption isotherms and pseudo-second-order kinetic model for the sorption kinetics represented the experimental data. The thermodynamic study showed negative Gibb's free energy (- 46.88 kJ/mol at 298 K, - 48.58 kJ/mol at 308 K, - 50.73 kJ/mol at 318 K) that suggested spontaneity of the adsorption process. Negative enthalpy (ΔH° = - 10.55 kJ/mol) showed exothermic nature of adsorption of arsenic, while negative entropy (ΔS° = 0.123 kJ/mol.K) suggested enthalpy-driven adsorption process. Mechanism of arsenic adsorption onto iron-impregnated banana pith biochar has also been discussed in detail. Based on the experimental observation, a predictive model for arsenate removal has been developed in this study. The findings of the present study elucidated that iron-impregnated banana pith biochar can be used as a low-cost adsorbing material for As(V) from aqueous solutions.
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- Sneh Lata
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 826004, India
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 826004, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah, Shibpur, India
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 826004, India.
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Melone P, Vitiello G, Di Napoli M, Zanfardino A, Caso MF, Silvestri B, Varcamonti M, D'Errico G, Luciani G. Citric Acid Tunes the Formation of Antimicrobial Melanin-Like Nanostructures. Biomimetics (Basel) 2019; 4:E40. [PMID: 31151301 PMCID: PMC6630385 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics4020040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nature has provided a valuable source of inspiration for developing high performance multifunctional materials. Particularly, catechol-containing amino acid l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) has aroused the interest to design hybrid multifunctional materials with superior adhesive ability. DOPA oxidative polymerization mediated by either melanogenic enzymes or an alkaline environment involving catechol intermolecular cross-linking, ultimately leads to melanin oligomers. Recently, relevant studies disclosed the ability of Ti-based nanostructures to tune melanin's supramolecular structure during its formation, starting from melanogenic precursors, thus improving both antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. In this work, we propose a novel biomimetic approach to design hybrid DOPA melanin-like nanostructures through a hydrothermal synthesis opportunely modified by using citric acid to control hydrolysis and condensation reactions of titanium alkoxide precursors. UV-Vis and Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic evidences highlighted the key role of citrate-Ti(IV) and DOPA-Ti(IV) complexes in controlling DOPA polymerization, which specifically occurred during the hydrothermal step, mediating and tuning its conversion to melanin-like oligomers. Trasmission electron microscopy (TEM) images proved the efficacy of the proposed synthesis approach in tuning the formation of nanosized globular nanostructures, with high biocide performances. The obtained findings could provide strategic guidelines to set up biomimetic processes, exploiting the catechol-metal complex to obtain hybrid melanin-like nanosystems with optimized multifunctional behavior.
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- Pietro Melone
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", p.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", p.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
- CSGI, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II" Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II" Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Nanofaber Spin-Off at Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", p.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II" Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- CSGI, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II" Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", p.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
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Ghosh A, Meshram NK, Saha R. Glycerol-mediated synthesis of nanoscale zerovalent iron and its application for the simultaneous reduction of nitrate and alachlor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:11951-11961. [PMID: 30825124 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04621-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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NZVI has long been used for the remediation of different groundwater contaminants but their tendency to get oxidized easily has always been a barrier to their reductive ability. In this work, we have made an attempt to enhance the aerobic stability of the nanoparticles by synthesizing them in a medium consisting of a viscous solvent, glycerol, and water. The XRD analysis of the nanoparticles reveals that the particles prepared in the presence of glycerol have a very thin coating of iron oxides on the outer surface of the nanoparticles in comparison with those prepared in the aqueous medium. These nanoparticles were applied for the simultaneous reduction of two groundwater contaminants, nitrate ions, and alachlor, which is an herbicide. Stock solutions of these two contaminants were prepared and then they were mixed in varying amounts and were treated by different doses of the nanoparticle. The optimized dose of the nanoparticles obtained for almost 97% removal of both the contaminants is 2.05 g/L. The studies showed that increasing the concentration of either of the contaminants while the other one was kept fixed led to a decrease in the removal efficiency. The studies conducted to see the effect of pH variation showed that the best removal can be achieved when the pH is 3 or even less than it, showing that acidic pH leads to higher removal values. Such nanoparticles which can be prepared easily at low-cost and can simultaneously act upon different contaminants are highly desired.
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- Ananya Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713205, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713205, India
- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713205, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713205, India.
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Ni-bearing nanoporous alumina loaded ultralow-concentrated Pd as robust dual catalyst toward hydrogenation and oxidation reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2019.100287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang J, Hou B, Wang J, Tian B, Bi J, Wang N, Li X, Huang X. Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9030424. [PMID: 30871096 PMCID: PMC6473982 DOI: 10.3390/nano9030424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this problem. As an emerging technology, nanotechnology has been gaining increasing interest and many nanomaterials have been developed to remove heavy metals from polluted water, due to their excellent features resulting from the nanometer effect. In this work, novel nanomaterials, including carbon-based nanomaterials, zero-valent metal, metal-oxide based nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, and their applications for the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater were systematically reviewed. Their efficiency, limitations, and advantages were compared and discussed. Furthermore, the promising perspective of nanomaterials in environmental applications was also discussed and potential directions for future work were suggested.
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- Jinyue Yang
- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Ma Z, Zhang M, Guo J, Liu W, Tong M. Facile synthesis of ZrO 2 coated BiOCl 0.5I 0.5 for photocatalytic oxidation-adsorption of As(III) under visible light irradiation. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 211:934-942. [PMID: 30119025 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ZrO2 modified BiOCl0.5I0.5 composites (ZBCI), synthesized via a facile precipitation method at room temperature, were utilized to photocatalytically oxidize and adsorb arsenite from water under visible light irradiation. The composites were well characterized by using various techniques. With visible light irradiation, 5 mg L-1 of As(III) could be completely removed by ZBCI (0.25 g L-1) in 90 min. Particularly, we found that ZBCI composites not only could oxidize As(III) into As(V) with visible light irradiation, but also could effectively capture the generated As(V), leading to the negligible residual As(III) or As(V) in aqueous solutions after 90 min treatment. In the fabricated composites, ZrO2 acted as the main adsorption sites while BiOCl0.5I0.5 served as the primary photocatalysis center. Because of the heterostructure of ZBCI, e- generated by BiOCl0.5I0.5 would be transferred to ZrO2 and inhibited e--h+ recombination rate, contributing to the improved photocatalytic efficiency. ZBCI could effectively remove As(III) over a broad range of pH from 3 to 11. Chloride and nitrate did not obviously affect the photocatalytic As(III) removal, while sulfate and phosphate yet reduced the capture of As(III). Moreover, ZBCI composites exhibited high photocatalytic As(III) removal efficiency during the fourth reused cycles. The facile synthesized ZBCI could be employed to capture and oxidize As(III) from water.
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- Zhiyao Ma
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Yan F, Jiang J, Liu N, Gao Y, Meng Y, Li K, Chen X. Green synthesis of mesoporous γ-Al 2O 3 from coal fly ash with simultaneous on-site utilization of CO 2. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 359:535-543. [PMID: 30092539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Mesoporous Al2O3 with crystalline framework walls has expanded all over the world due to the various potential applications especially in catalysis. Here, we develop a green and facile approach for the conversion of coal fly ash (CFA) into ordered mesoporous γ-Al2O3. The practical and promising lime-sinter method was comprehensively studied for the extraction of aluminum from CFA as a first step. The extraction efficiency of aluminum could reach up to 87.42%, through calcining with CaCO3 at 1390°C for 1 h and then dissolving in Na2CO3 solution at 70°C for 0.5 h. Combined with the urgent demand for CO2 emission reduction, simulated purified flue gas was introduced to precipitate the Al(OH)3 precursors without structure-directing agents for just 1 h, followed by calcining at only 400°C or 550°C. A series of characterizations were conducted to discuss the effect of precipitation temperature and calcination temperature, resulting the superior product (Al2O3-65/550) with high surface area (230.3 m2 g-1), crystalline γ-Al2O3 phase and ordered mesostructure. This proposed strategy, integrating the on-site recycling of CFA and utilization of CO2, appears to be promising for scalable production of mesoporous γ-Al2O3.
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- Feng Yan
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100084, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Regional Environmental Quality, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Yamanovskaya IA, Gerasimova TV, Agafonov AV. Using Polymer-Colloid Complexes for Obtaining Mesoporous Aluminium Oxide by the Template Sol-Gel Method. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023618090218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang W, Zhang S, Wang J, Wang M, He Q, Song J, Wang H, Zhou J. Hybrid functionalized chitosan-Al 2O 3@SiO 2 composite for enhanced Cr(VI) adsorption. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 203:188-198. [PMID: 29614412 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, we prepared a novel hybrid functionalized chitosan-Al2O3@SiO2 composite (FCAS) for removing hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from aqueous system. Spectroscopic studies like Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS) were characterized. The effects such as dosage of adsorbent, pH, contact time and initial Cr(VI) concentration were evaluated. It has been illustrated that a wide acidic condition in the pH range of 2-6 was conducive to Cr(VI) adsorption and only 10 min was required to reach about 80% adsorption. Also, the adsorption properties of prepared adsorbent such as kinetics, thermodynamics and isotherms were comprehensively studied. Additionally, the adsorption capacity barely declined even after five cycles. Studies found that FCAS with characteristics of high performance of adsorption rate and capacity and better reusability would be a potential adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
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- Wei Zhang
- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Bhanja P, Kayal U, Bhaumik A. Ordered mesoporous γ-Al 2 O 3 as highly efficient and recyclable catalyst for the Knoevenagel reaction at room temperature. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2018.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Banerjee S. Enhanced removal of methylene blue dye from its aqueous solutions using humic acid-functionalized alumina nanoparticles. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3359-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Prabhakar R, Samadder S. Low cost and easy synthesis of aluminium oxide nanoparticles for arsenite removal from groundwater: A complete batch study. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.11.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Albadi J, Alihosseinzadeh A, Jalali M, Mansournezhad A. Highly selective aerobic oxidation of alkylarenes catalyzed by cobalt‐based nanocatalyst in aqueous solution. Appl Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jalal Albadi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of ScienceShahrekord University Shahrekord Iran
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- National Petrochemical CompanyPetrochemical Research and Technology Company Tehran Iran
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Bao A, Zheng H, Liu Z, Huang D, Wang S, Li B. Preconcentration and Separation of Rubidium from Salt Lake Brine by Ammonium Phosphomolybdate - Polyacrylonitrile (AMP-PAN) Composite Adsorbent. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Amin Bao
- Department: Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Institution: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19; Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 China
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- Department: Department of Chemistry; Institution: Chongqing Normal University, No. 37; Chengzhong Road, Shapingba District Chongqing 401331 China
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- Department: Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Institution: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19; Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 China
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- Department: Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Institution: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19; Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 China
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- Department: Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
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- Department: Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
- Department: Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources; Institution: Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 18; Xinning Road, Chengxi District, Xining Qinghai 810008 China
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Ahmed M, Bishay ST, Abd-Elwahab S, Ramadan R. Removing lead ions from water by using nanocomposite (rare earth oxide/alumina). J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.05.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Paul P, Bhanja P, Salam N, Mandi U, Bhaumik A, Alam SM, Islam SM. Silver nanoparticles supported over mesoporous alumina as an efficient nanocatalyst for N-alkylation of hetero (aromatic) amines and aromatic amines using alcohols as alkylating agent. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 493:206-217. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.12.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shrivas K, Ghosale A, Maji P. Advanced Nanomaterials for the Removal of Chemical Substances and Microbes From Contaminated and Waste Water. ADVANCED NANOMATERIALS FOR WATER ENGINEERING, TREATMENT, AND HYDRAULICS 2017. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2136-5.ch006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The development of cost-effective, efficient and stable materials helps to provide the affordable solutions to get safe and fresh water to increasing population with health guidelines of emerging contaminants. Nanomaterials (NMs)-based techniques involve the design, synthesis, manipulation, characterization and exploitation of materials for adsorption and separation of target species from the contaminated and waste water. NMs show better adsorption capacity and catalytic for number chemical species and microbes because of their small size and large surface area that favors the purification and treatment of waste or contaminated environmental water. Here, we present the chemical properties, adsorption/removal mechanism and applications of advanced NMs such as magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and graphene oxide (GO), titanium oxide (TiO2), silica (SiO2), silver (Ag), gold (Au) NPs and zeolites in effective and efficient removal of toxic metal ions, organic and inorganic chemical substances and disease-causing microbes from contaminated and wastewater.
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Sarkar A, Paul B. The global menace of arsenic and its conventional remediation - A critical review. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 158:37-49. [PMID: 27239969 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Arsenic is a ubiquitous element found in the earth crust with a varying concentration in the earth soil and water. Arsenic has always been under the scanner due to its toxicity in human beings. Contamination of arsenic in drinking water, which generally finds its source from arsenic-containing aquifers; has severely threatened billions of people all over the world. Arsenic poisoning is worse in Bangladesh where As(III) is abundant in waters of tube wells. Natural occurrence of arsenic in groundwater could result from both, oxidative and reductive dissolution. Geothermally heated water has the potential to liberate arsenic from surrounding rocks. Inorganic arsenic has been found to have more toxicity than the organic forms of arsenic. MMA and DMA are now been considered as the organic arsenic compounds having the potential to impair DNA and that is why MMA and DMA are considered as carcinogens. Endless efforts of researchers have elucidated the source, behavior of arsenic in various parts of the environment, mechanism of toxicity and various remediation processes; although, there are lots of areas still to be addressed. In this article, attempts have been made to lay bare an overview of geochemistry, toxicity and current removal techniques of arsenic together.
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- Arpan Sarkar
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, Jharkhand, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, Jharkhand, India.
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Patra AK, Kundu SK, Bhaumik A, Kim D. Morphology evolution of single-crystalline hematite nanocrystals: magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts for enhanced facet-driven photoredox activity. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:365-377. [PMID: 26616162 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06509g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have developed a new green chemical approach for the shape-controlled synthesis of single-crystalline hematite nanocrystals in aqueous medium. FESEM, HRTEM and SAED techniques were used to determine the morphology and crystallographic orientations of each nanocrystal and its exposed facets. PXRD and HRTEM techniques revealed that the nanocrystals are single crystalline in nature; twins and stacking faults were not detected in these nanocrystals. The structural, vibrational, and electronic spectra of these nanocrystals were highly dependent on their shape. Different shaped hematite nanocrystals with distinct crystallographic planes have been synthesized under similar reaction conditions, which can be desired as a model for the purpose of properties comparison with the nanocrystals prepared under different reaction conditions. Here we investigated the photocatalytic performance of these different shaped-nanocrystals for methyl orange degradation in the presence of white light (λ > 420 nm). In this study, we found that the density of surface Fe(3+) ions in particular facets was the key factor for the photocatalytic activity and was higher on the bitruncated-dodecahedron shape nanocrystals by coexposed {104}, {100} and {001} facets, attributing to higher catalytic activity. The catalytic activity of different exposed facet nanocrystals were as follows: {104} + {100} + {001} (bitruncated-dodecahedron) > {101} + {001} (bitruncated-octahedron) > {001} + {110} (nanorods) > {012} (nanocuboid) which provided the direct evidence of exposed facet-driven photocatalytic activity. The nanocrystals were easily recoverable using an external magnet and reused at least six times without significant loss of its catalytic activity.
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- Astam K Patra
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyunggi, 16419 Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India.
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- Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyunggi, 16419 Republic of Korea.
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Dou X, Li Y, Mohan D, Pittman CU, Hu M. A property-performance correlation and mass transfer study of As(v) adsorption on three mesoporous aluminas. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14408j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The order of long-range atomic arrangement obviously decreases in the order MA3 > MA2 > MA1 and is inversely correlated with the adsorption abilities of these aluminas. Therefore, strongly disordered atomic arrangements enhance the As(v) uptake abilities of these aluminas.
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- Xiaomin Dou
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Beijing Forestry University
- Beijing 100083
- P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Sciences
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi 110067
- India
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
- Beijing 100038
- P. R. China
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Kumari V, Dey K, Giri S, Bhaumik A. Magnetic memory effect in self-assembled nickel ferrite nanoparticles having mesoscopic void spaces. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05483h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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We report a novel approach for fabricating nanocrystalline and mesoporous nickel ferrite nanoparticles of ca. 5–9 nm size and it showed interesting memory effect as a consequence of interparticle interaction of self-assembled nanoparticles.
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- Vandana Kumari
- Department of Materials Science
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700 032
- India
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- Department of Solid State Physics
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700 032
- India
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- Department of Solid State Physics
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700 032
- India
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- Department of Materials Science
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700 032
- India
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Din Sheikh MU, Naikoo GA, Thomas M, Bano M, Ahirwar D, Pandit UJ, Khan F. Fabrication of hierarchically mesoporous CuO nanostructures and their role as heterogenous catalysts and sensors. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra07307g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Tween-80 templated mesoporous CuO (mpCuO) nanostructures were explored via a facile, environmentally friendly and scalable sol–gel route for heterogeneous catalysis and sensor technology.
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- Mehraj Ud Din Sheikh
- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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- Electroanalytical Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour University
- Sagar
- India
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- Nanomaterials Discovery Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Dr Harisingh Gour Central University
- Sagar
- India
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Vázquez Mejía G, Martínez-Miranda V, Fall C, Linares-Hernández I, Solache-Ríos M. Comparison of Fe-Al-modified natural materials by an electrochemical method and chemical precipitation for the adsorption of F- and As(V). ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 37:558-568. [PMID: 26362939 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1074724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The adsorption of fluoride and arsenic ions by modified natural materials may have an impact on the removal of F- and As(V) from waters. In this work, a zeolitic material and pozzolan (commonly known as pumicite) were modified with aluminium an iron by an electrochemical method and chemical precipitation, respectively. The adsorbents were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy X-ray disperse spectroscopy analysis and the point of zero charge (pHzpc). F- and As(V) adsorption properties of both materials were investigated. Adsorption kinetic data were best fitted to pseudo-second-order model and equilibrium data to the Langmuir isotherm model. The highest F- and As(V) sorption capacities were obtained for modified zeolitic (0.866 mg/g) and pozzolan (3.35 mg/g) materials, respectively, with initial F- or As(V) concentrations of 10 mg/L. It was found that the unmodified materials did not show either adsorption of F- ions or As(V), which indicated that Al and Fe in the adsorbents are responsible for the adsorption of these ions. In general, both modified materials show similar capacities for the adsorption of F- and As(V).
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- G Vázquez Mejía
- a Depto de Química , Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares , Apdo postal 18-1027, México , DF 11801 , Mexico
- b Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua , Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México , Km.14.5, carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, C.P 50200, Toluca , Estado de México , México
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- b Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua , Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México , Km.14.5, carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, C.P 50200, Toluca , Estado de México , México
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- b Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua , Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México , Km.14.5, carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, C.P 50200, Toluca , Estado de México , México
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- b Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua , Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México , Km.14.5, carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, C.P 50200, Toluca , Estado de México , México
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- a Depto de Química , Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares , Apdo postal 18-1027, México , DF 11801 , Mexico
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Kumari V, Sasidharan M, Bhaumik A. Mesoporous BaTiO₃@SBA-15 derived via solid state reaction and its excellent adsorption efficiency for the removal of hexavalent chromium from water. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:1924-32. [PMID: 25490743 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt03180f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the synthesis of a barium-titanate/mesoporous silica nanocomposite material BaTiO3@SBA-15 via aerosol assisted solid state reaction using SBA-15 as a hard template. Hexavalent chromium is one of the most harmful contaminants of industrial waste-water. We have used BaTiO3@SBA-15 nanocomposite as an adsorbent for the removal of chromium(vi)-contaminated water and it showed an adsorption capacity of 98.2 wt% within only 40 min contact time in a batch reactor. This mesoporous composite has retained this excellent adsorption efficiency of hexavalent chromium for several repetitive cycles, suggesting its future potential for the remediation of water contaminated with Cr(vi).
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- Vandana Kumari
- Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700 032, India.
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Habuda-Stanić M, Nujić M. Arsenic removal by nanoparticles: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:8094-123. [PMID: 25791264 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4307-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Contamination of natural waters with arsenic, which is both toxic and carcinogenic, is widespread. Among various technologies that have been employed for arsenic removal from water, such as coagulation, filtration, membrane separation, ion exchange, etc., adsorption offers many advantages including simple and stable operation, easy handling of waste, absence of added reagents, compact facilities, and generally lower operation cost, but the need for technological innovation for water purification is gaining attention worldwide. Nanotechnology is considered to play a crucial role in providing clean and affordable water to meet human demands. This review presents an overview of nanoparticles and nanobased adsorbents and its efficiencies in arsenic removal from water. The paper highlights the application of nanomaterials and their properties, mechanisms, and advantages over conventional adsorbents for arsenic removal from contaminated water.
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- Mirna Habuda-Stanić
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Mirna Habuda-Stanić, Franje Kuhača 20, 31000, Osijek, Croatia,
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Yu Y, Yu L, Chen JP. Introduction of an Yttrium–Manganese Binary Composite That Has Extremely High Adsorption Capacity for Arsenate Uptake in Different Water Conditions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ie5037098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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Singh R, Singh S, Parihar P, Singh VP, Prasad SM. Arsenic contamination, consequences and remediation techniques: a review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 112:247-70. [PMID: 25463877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 457] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The exposure to low or high concentrations of arsenic (As), either due to the direct consumption of As contaminated drinking water, or indirectly through daily intake of As contaminated food may be fatal to the human health. Arsenic contamination in drinking water threatens more than 150 millions peoples all over the world. Around 110 millions of those peoples live in 10 countries in South and South-East Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Therefore, treatment of As contaminated water and soil could be the only effective option to minimize the health hazard. Therefore, keeping in view the above facts, an attempt has been made in this paper to review As contamination, its effect on human health and various conventional and advance technologies which are being used for the removal of As from soil and water.
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- Rachana Singh
- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226025, India
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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- Govt. Ramanuj Pratap Singhdev Post Graduate College, Baikunthpur, Korea 497335, Chhattisgarh, India.
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- Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India.
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