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Mbuyazi TB, Ajibade PA. Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by Magnetite Nanoparticles Prepared by Co-Precipitation. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7876. [PMID: 39063118 PMCID: PMC11277247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation using three different iron salt stoichiometric mole ratios. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns revealed the inverse cubic spinel structure of magnetite iron oxide. Transmission electron microscopic images showed Fe3O4 nanoparticles with different shapes and average particle sizes of 5.48 nm for Fe3O4-1:2, 6.02 nm for Fe3O4-1.5:2, and 6.98 nm for Fe3O4-2:3 with an energy bandgap of 3.27 to 3.53 eV. The as-prepared Fe3O4 nanoparticles were used as photocatalysts to degrade brilliant green (BG), rhodamine B (RhB), indigo carmine (IC), and methyl red (MR) under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of 80.4% was obtained from Fe3O4-1:2 for brilliant green, 61.5% from Fe3O4-1.5:2 for rhodamine B, and 77.9% and 73.9% from Fe3O4-2:3 for both indigo carmine and methyl red. This indicates that Fe3O4-2:3 is more efficient in the degradation of more than one dye. This study shows that brilliant green degrades most effectively at pH 9, rhodamine B degrades best at pH 6.5, and indigo carmine and methyl red degrade most efficiently at pH 3. Recyclability experiments showed that the Fe3O4 photocatalysts can be recycled four times and are photostable.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa
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Peña Caballero V, López-Pérez PA, Oatna Georgina GS, Morales-Vargas AT. Experimental validation off-line a nonlinear controller for removal of chromium using non-living cells of Yarrowia lipolytica. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38533682 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2024.2329277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The removal of hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] using non-living cells of Yarrowia lipolytica was investigated. Batch and continuous studies on removal of Cr (VI) achieved 97% and 99% removal from aqueous phase, respectively. The specific uptake values at pH of 2 in batch process were 40.73 ± 1.3 mg/g and 30.09 ± 0.23 mg/g on non-living cells, when 100 and 200 mg/L of metal Cr (VI) concentrations were used. In order to investigate the regulation of Cr (VI) under continuous operation based on reaction volume numerically a new class of feedback controller from structure polynomial was designed. The proposed methodology was used to an experimentally kinetic model for a removal Cr (VI) from Yarrowia lipolytica biomass was showed satisfactory closed-loop performance the proposed controller. Starting from an off-line optimization performed in simulation, we present the controller implementation, focussing on the methodology required to could be suitable for implementation in real time. In our experimental results, we highlight some discrepancies between simulation and reality despite these differences, the controller managed to perform convergence to removal Cr (VI). Finally, the results validated with off-line samples suggest that the proposed control could be suitable for in application in potential scenarios for wastewater treatment.
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- Escuela Superior de Apan, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Carretera Apan-Calpulalpan, Hidalgo, México
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Adeoye JB, Balogun DO, Etemire OJ, Ezeh PN, Tan YH, Mubarak NM. Rapid adsorptive removal of eosin yellow and methyl orange using zeolite Y. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21373. [PMID: 38049520 PMCID: PMC10695964 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48675-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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In this study, zeolite Y was synthesised using a novel method. The heat generated from the reaction of H2SO4 with metakaolin was used as a heat source instead of applying external heat for the dealuminated process. The synthesised zeolite Y produced was analysed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). Zeolite Y synthesis was mesoporous because of its pore diameter (30.53 nm), as shown in the BET results. Surface area and pore size decrease after adsorption due to dye deposition on the adsorbent's surface. FTIR has bonds like O-H, C-H, -CH3, and -COOH responsible for adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity of eosin yellow (EY) and methyl orange (MO) on to zeolite Y by the Langmuir isotherm was 52.91 mg/g and 20.62 mg/g respectively, at pH 2.5 and 8 for EY and MO dye. The batch adsorption studies were conducted, and the influence of different parameters (i.e., adsorbent dose, adsorption time, initial dye concentration, pH and temperature) was investigated. Experimental data were analysed by two linear model equations (Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms), and it was found that the Langmuir isotherm model best describes the adsorption data for methyl orange and Freundlich isotherm for eosin yellow, respectively. Adsorption rate constants were determined using linear pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order. The results showed that MO and EY dye adsorption onto zeolite Y followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Thermodynamic studies show that adsorption was an exothermic reaction (enthalpy < 0) and feasible ([Formula: see text]) at various temperatures under investigation.
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- John Busayo Adeoye
- Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Landmark University, P.M.B 1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara, Nigeria
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Landmark University, P.M.B 1001, Omu-Aran, Kwara, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
- Department of Biosciences, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
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Wei S, Kamali AR. Green conversion of waste PET into magnetic Ni 0·4Fe 2·6O 4/(Fe,Ni)@carbon nanostructure for adsorption and separation of dyes from aqueous media. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 342:140172. [PMID: 37714476 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140172] [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: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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A nanostructured core-shell composite (Ni0·4Fe2·6O4/(Fe,Ni)@carbon, NFC) comprising magnetic nano-cores encapsulated with graphitic shells (≈80 wt%) is prepared by facile and clean mechanochemical-molten salt processing approach using waste PET; providing a specific surface area of 201.9 m2 g-1, well-developed mesopores, and ferromagnetic behavior characterized by the coercivity value of 149 Oe. NFC is utilized as a high-performance adsorbent for the removal of organic dyes from their aqueous solutions. Moreover, the magnetic performance of NFC enables the facile collection of the exhausted adsorbent out of the purified water. Performances of NFC for the removal of crystal violet dye (CV), methyl orange (MO) and rhodamine B (Rh B) from their aqueous solutions are systematically investigated under different environmental conditions including the adsorbent dosage and dye concentration, as well as the solution pH and temperature, where an impressive CV removal capacity of 201.6-243.8 mg g-1 is recorded for a wide pH range of 2-10. Mechanism and kinetics involved in the adsorption process are investigated by studying the adsorption isotherms and thermodynamics. The dye adsorption of the nanocomposite material is confirmed to follow the pseudo-second-order kinetic model combined with the Langmuir isotherm model, exhibiting an excellent spontaneous and exothermic monolayer adsorption capacity of around 153 mg g-1 (for MO) for the fresh adsorbent and around 89 mg g-1 after three adsorption-regeneration cycles.
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- Shuhui Wei
- Energy and Environmental Materials Research Centre (E(2)MC), School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Energy and Environmental Materials Research Centre (E(2)MC), School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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Chakraborty TK, Ghosh S, Islam MS, Nice MS, Islam KR, Netema BN, Rahman MS, Habib A, Zaman S, Chandra Ghosh G, Hossain MR, Tul-Coubra K, Adhikary K, Munna A, Haque MM, Bosu H, Halder M. Removal of hazardous textile dye from simulated wastewater by municipal organic solid waste charcoal using machine learning approaches: Kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamics. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18856. [PMID: 37701407 PMCID: PMC10493414 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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This study focuses on the probable use of municipal organic solid waste charcoal (MOSWC) as an adsorbent for Methyl orange (MO) adsorption. The prepared MOSWC is characterized by FE-SEM and FT-IR. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted with the influencing of different operational conditions namely time of contact (1-180 min), adsorbate concentration (60-140 mg/L), adsorbent dose (1-5 g/L), pH (3-11), and temperature (25-60 °C). The high coefficient value (R2 = 0.96) of the process optimization model suggests that this model was significant, where pH and adsorbent dose expressively stimulus adsorption efficiency including 40.11 mg/g at pH (3), MO concentration (100 mg/L), and MOSWC dose (1 g/L). Furthermore, the machine learning approaches (ANN and BB-RSM) revealed a good association between the tested and projected values. The highest monolayer adsorption capacity of MO was 90.909 mg/g. Pseudo-second-order was the well-suited kinetics, where Langmuir isotherm could explain better for equilibrium adsorption data. Thermodynamic study shows MO adsorption is favourable, exothermic, and spontaneous. Finally, this study indicates that MOSWC could be a potential candidate for the adsorption of MO from wastewater.
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- Tapos Kumar Chakraborty
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh
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Abd El-Monaem EM, Eltaweil AS, El-Subruiti GM, Mohy-Eldin MS, Omer AM. Adsorption of nitrophenol onto a novel Fe 3O 4-κ-carrageenan/MIL-125(Ti) composite: process optimization, isotherms, kinetics, and mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:49301-49313. [PMID: 36773266 PMCID: PMC10104928 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25678-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Water pollution is a dreadful affair that has incessantly aggravated, exposing our planet to danger. In particular, the persistent nitro aromatic compound like nitrophenols causes anxiety to the researchers due to their hazardous impacts, excessive usage, and removal difficulty. For this purpose, a novel multi-featured composite was constructed based on κ-Carrageenan (κ-Carr), MOF (MIL-125(Ti)), and magnetic Fe3O4 for efficient adsorptive removal of o-nitrophenol (o-NP). Interestingly, BET measurements revealed the high surface area of Fe3O4-κ-Carr/MIL-125(Ti) of about 163.27 m2/g, while VSM showed its excellent magnetic property (20.34 emu/g). The comparison study pointed out the synergistic effect between Fe3O4, κ-Carr, and MIL-125(Ti), forming a composite with an excellent adsorption performance toward o-NP. The adsorption data obeyed pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and Freundlich isotherm model was better fitted than Langmuir and Temkin. Furthermore, Langmuir verified the supreme adsorption capacity of o-NP onto Fe3O4-κ-Carr/MIL-125(Ti) since the computed qmax reached 320.26 mg/g at pH 6 and 25 °C. Furthermore, the XPS results postulated that the adsorption mechanism pf o-NP proceeded via H-bonding, π-π interaction, and electron donor-acceptor interactions. Interestingly, Fe3O4-κ-Carr/MIL-125(Ti) composite retained good adsorption characteristics after reusing for five cycles, suggesting its viable applicability as an efficient, renewable, and easy-separable adsorbent for removing nitro aromatic pollutants.
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- Eman M Abd El-Monaem
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), P. O. Box: 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), P. O. Box: 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt
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Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1155/2023/8217910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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With the rapid development of industrialization, the amount of copper-containing wastewater is increasing, thereby posing a threat to the aquatic ecological environment and human health. Sludge biochar has received extensive concern in recent years due to its advantages of low cost and sustainability for the treatment of heavy-metal-containing wastewater. However, the heavy-metal-adsorption capacity of sludge biochar is limited. This study prepared a sodium pyrophosphate- (Na4P2O7-) modified municipal sludge-based biochar (SP-SBC) and evaluated its adsorption performance for Cu(II). Results showed that SP-SBC had higher yield, ash content, pH, Na and P content, and surface roughness than original sewage sludge biochar (SBC). The Cu(II)-adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 4.55 times than that of SBC at room temperature. For Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC, the kinetics and isotherms conformed to the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir–Freundlich model, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 38.49 mg·g−1 at 35°C. Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC primarily involved ion exchange, electrostatic attraction, and precipitation. The desired adsorption performance for Cu(II) in the fixed-bed column experiment indicated that SP-SBC can be reused and had good application potential to treat copper-containing wastewater. Overall, this study provided a desirable sorbent (SP-SBC) for Cu(II) removal, as well as a new simple chemical-modification method for SBC to enhance Cu(II)-adsorption capacity.
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Alardhi SM, Fiyadh SS, Salman AD, Adelikhah M. Prediction of methyl orange dye (MO) adsorption using activated carbon with an artificial neural network optimization modeling. Heliyon 2023; 9:e12888. [PMID: 36699265 PMCID: PMC9868482 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In this study, methyl orange (MO) dye removal by adsorption utilizing activated carbon made from date seeds (DPAC) was modeled using an artificial neural network (ANN) technique. Instrumental investigations such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis were used to assess the physicochemical parameters of adsorbent. By changing operational parameters including adsorbent dosage (0.01-0.03 g), solution pH 3-8, initial dye concentration (5-20 mg/L), and contact time (2-60 min), the viability of date seeds for the adsorptive removal of methyl orange dye from aqueous solution was assessed in a batch procedure. The system followed the pseudo 2nd order kinetic model for DPAC adsorbent, according to the kinetic study (R2 = 0.9973). The mean square error (MSE), relative root mean square error (RRMSE), root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), relative error (RE), and correlation coefficient (R2) were used to measure the ANN model performance. The maximum RE was 8.24% for the ANN model. Two isotherm models, Langmuir and Freundlich, were studied to fit the equilibrium data. Compared with the Freundlich isotherm model (R2 = 0.72), the Langmuir model functioned better as an adsorption isotherm with R2 of 0.9902. Thus, this study demonstrates that the dye removal process can be predicted using an ANN technique, and it also suggests that adsorption onto DPAC may be employed as a main treatment for dye removal from wastewater.
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- Saja Mohsen Alardhi
- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), IPS Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, H-8200 Veszprem, Hungary
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, College of Oil and Gas Engineering Basra University, Iraq
- Corresponding author. Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, University of Pannonia, Egyetem str. 10, H-8200 Veszprem, Hungary.
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- Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology, Research Centre for Biochemical, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, 8200 Veszprem, Hungary
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Ultrahigh Adsorption Capacity Zirconium-Magnesium Composite Oxide Nanoclusters Remove Malachite Green from Aqueous Media. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/1946955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The environmental pollution caused by organic dyes has damaged serious harm to human life. Hence, a series of Zr-Mg composite oxide nanoclusters with different metal ratios were synthesized by solvothermal method for adsorption of malachite green in aqueous solution. The optimal adsorbent with Zr/Mg metal molar ratio of 1 : 2 presented good adsorption performance, which adsorption capacity reached 12647.60 mg/g, and removal rate of malachite green reached more than 99%. These adsorbents were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectra, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and other methods. Influence of initial concentration of malachite green solution, pH, adsorption temperature, and contact time on absorption efficiency was investigated through batch experiments. Pseudo-second-order kinetic model can well describe the adsorption kinetic data. The three-parameter Sips isotherm model was more suitable for predicting the experimental results than Langmuir and Freundlich, and the adsorption process was endothermic.
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Investigating the Adsorption Behavior of Polyaniline and Its Clay Nanocomposite towards Ammonia Gas. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214533. [PMID: 36365526 PMCID: PMC9658759 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214533] [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: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Air pollution and control of gaseous air pollutants are global concerns. Exposure to these gaseous contaminants causes several health risks, especially exposure to irritant gases such as ammonia (NH3). Furthermore, the application of smart polymeric nanocomposites in environmental applications has gained significant interest in recent years. In this study, aniline was polymerized without and with clay using a carbon dioxide (CO2)-assisted polymerization technique, yielding PANI and PANC samples, respectively. The samples were characterized using different methods, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Brunner Emmett Teller (BET). The synthesized nanomaterials were utilized as gas adsorbents using a fixed bed reactor to investigate their adsorption behavior towards NH3. Three inlet NH3 concentrations were tested (35–150 ppm). The results revealed that the adsorption capacities of PANC nanocomposites were higher than nanostructured PANI for the studied concentrations. The adsorption capacities were 61.34 mgNH3/gm for PANC and 73.63 mgNH3/gm for PANI at the same inlet concentration (35 ppm). The highest NH3 adsorption capacity recorded was 582.4 mg NH3/gm, for PANC. This study showed the impressive adsorption behavior of the prepared PANI and PANC nanomaterials towards NH3 gas. Consequently, nanostructured PANI and PANC can be promising adsorbents that can be utilized to control different gaseous air pollutants.
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Al-Faiyz YSS, Gouda M. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives for the Removal of Lead from Wastewater: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14183870. [PMID: 36146015 PMCID: PMC9504277 DOI: 10.3390/polym14183870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hydroxamic acids are recognized chelators for various metals; however, using them as functional groups on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is rare. In this study, novel multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) functionalized with hydroxamic acid derivatives were developed. The MWCNTs were first oxidized, and the resulting product, MWCNT-COOH (A), was treated with oxalyl chloride to yield MWCNT-COCl. The functionalized MWCNTs were susceptible to reacting with the hydroxylamine derivatives of type R–NHOH and produced MWCNTs functionalized with the following hydroxamic acid derivatives (MWCNT-HA): MWCNT-CONOHMe (B), MWCNT-CONOHCOMe(C), and MWCNT-CONOHPh (D). The synthesized derivatives were confirmed by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. In order to examine their chelation ability, these materials were examined as possible new adsorbents for harmful Pb(II) particles. The adsorption efficiency of the functionalized MWCNT adsorbents toward Pb(II) was investigated. The effects of the adsorbent dose, temperature, pH, and time on adsorption efficiency were considered, and adsorption boundaries that resulted in enhanced effectiveness were obtained. The developed materials were found to have extraordinary coordination sites, such as amine, hydroxyl, and carboxyl groups, which served as excellent chelating specialists for the Pb(II) particles. Thermodynamic and kinetic investigations revealed the unconstrained nature of the adsorption of Pb(II) by the developed MWCNT adsorbents at room temperature. The adsorption was noted to follow the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models.
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