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Kang P, Kim SJ, Park HJ, Kim IC, Han SJ, Yim JH. Optimization of Culture Medium for the Production of an Exopolysaccharide (p-CY02) with Cryoprotective Activity by Pseudoalteromonas sp. RosPo-2 from the Antarctic Sea. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 34:1135-1145. [PMID: 38533592 PMCID: PMC11180913 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2402.02037] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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When cells are exposed to freezing temperatures, high concentrations of cryoprotective agents (CPA) prevent ice crystal formation, thus enhancing cell survival. However, high concentrations of CPAs can also cause cell toxicity. Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) from polar marine environments exhibit lower toxicity and display effects similar to traditional CPA. In this study, we sought to address these issues by i) selecting strains that produce EPS with novel cryoprotective activity, and ii) optimizing culture conditions for EPS production. Sixty-six bacteria producing mucous substances were isolated from the Ross Sea (Antarctic Ocean) using solid marine agar plates. Among them, Pseudoalteromonas sp. RosPo-2 was ultimately selected based on the rheological properties of the produced EPS (p-CY02). Cryoprotective activity experiments demonstrated that p-CY02 exhibited significantly cryoprotective activity at a concentration of 0.8% (w/v) on mammalian cells (HaCaT). This activity was further improved when combined with various concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) compared to using DMSO alone. Moreover, the survival rate of HaCaT cells treated with 5% (v/v) DMSO and 0.8% (w/v) p-CY02 was measured at 87.9 ± 2.8% after freezing treatment. This suggests that p-CY02 may be developed as a more effective, less toxic, and novel non-permeating CPA. To enhance the production of EPS with cryoprotective activity, Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was implemented, resulting in a 1.64-fold increase in production of EPS with cryoprotective activity.
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- Pilsung Kang
- Development of Biomaterials from Polar Region, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Development of Biomaterials from Polar Region, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- CRYOTECH Inc., Busan 46744, Republic of Korea
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- Development of Biomaterials from Polar Region, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Development of Biomaterials from Polar Region, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Development of Biomaterials from Polar Region, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
- CRYOTECH Inc., Busan 46744, Republic of Korea
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Futalan CCM, Quiton KGN, Choi AES. Arsenate removal using chitosan-coated bentonite via fixed-bed system: a process integration by fuzzy optimization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33301-1. [PMID: 38622419 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33301-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Groundwater contamination is a global concern that has detrimental effect on public health and the environment. Sustainable groundwater treatment technologies such as adsorption require attaining a high removal efficiency at a minimal cost. This study investigated the adsorption of arsenate from groundwater utilizing chitosan-coated bentonite (CCB) under a fixed-bed column setup. Fuzzy multi-objective optimization was applied to identify the most favorable conditions for process variables, including volumetric flow rate, initial arsenate concentration, and CCB dosage. Empirical models were employed to examine how initial concentration, flow rate, and adsorbent dosage affect adsorption capacity at breakthrough, energy consumption, and total operational cost during optimization. The ε-constraint process was used in identifying the Pareto frontier, effectively illustrating the trade-off between adsorption capacity at breakthrough and the cost of the fixed-bed system. The integration of fuzzy optimization for adsorption capacity and its total operating cost utilized the global solver function in LINGO 20 software. A crucial equation derived from the Box-Behnken design and a cost equation based on energy and material usage in the fixed-bed system was employed. The results from identifying the Pareto front determined boundary limits for adsorption capacity at breakthrough (ranging from 12.96 ± 0.19 to 12.34 ± 0.42 μg/g) and total operating cost (ranging from 955.83 to 1106.32 USD/kg). An overall satisfaction level of 35.46% was achieved in the fuzzy optimization process. This results in a compromise solution of 12.90 μg/g for adsorption capacity at breakthrough and 1052.96 USD/kg for total operating cost. Henceforth, this can allow a suitable strategic decision-making approach for key stakeholders in future applications of the adsorption fixed-bed system.
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering and Sciences, Mapúa University, 1002, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922, Malate, Manila, Philippines.
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Nyamato GS. Perspectives and prospects of chelation extraction of heavy metals from wastewater: A review. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2023; 88:47-61. [PMID: 37452533 PMCID: wst_2023_182 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Heavy metals' contamination of water resources is a global environmental issue due to their detrimental effects on human health. To safeguard humans and the environment, toxic heavy metals must be removed from contaminated water because they cannot be broken down. Diverse technologies are employed to reduce the levels of heavy metals in wastewater. However, these technologies suffer from being either costly or ineffective, particularly when the effluent has extremely low residual amounts. This review outlines the main accomplishments and promising future directions for solvent extraction as one of the potential methods of extracting heavy metals from water, utilizing literature reports. In addition to reviewing some of the commercial chelating reagents now in use, this article also discusses some of the obnoxious effects on human health that are associated with exposure to heavy metals.
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- George Simba Nyamato
- Department of Physical Sciences, University of Embu, P.O. Box 6-60100, Embu, Kenya E-mail:
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Zeng X, Zhang G, Zhu J. Selective adsorption of heavy metals from water by a hyper-branched magnetic composite material: Characterization, performance, and mechanism. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 314:114979. [PMID: 35452884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of adsorbents to remove heavy metal ions from water with recyclable, high adsorption capacity, strong selectivity, safe, and economic performances has always been the focus and challenge of current research. A hyper-branched magnetic composite material (Fe3O4@SiO2-S4) was fabricated by a method combining "grafting,", "branching," and "modification,", and the structure was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM, SAED, VSM, TGA, and BET. In addition, the adsorption performance and mechanism for heavy metal ions in water were studied. The as-prepared composite material had excellent selective absorbability for Hg2+, Cd2+, and Ag+ in the presence of Fe3+, Fe2+, Cu2+, Mn2+, CO2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+, and when pH = 6, T = 30 °C, t = 4 h, it reached a saturated adsorption capacity of 2.42, 2.18, and 1.94 mmol/g to Hg2+, Cd2+, and Ag+, respectively. The adsorption isotherm was consistent with the Langmuir isotherm adsorption model, and the Dubinin Redushcke (D-R) model identified that the adsorption was chemical adsorption in nature. The adsorption kinetic followed the pseudo-second-order model and Boyd film diffusion models. The adsorption capacity of as-prepared material remained about 83% after five elutions. The adsorption mechanism and selective adsorption were revealed by FTIR, EDS, XPS, and DFT calculation. N atoms and O atoms of the active functional groups complexed with metal ions to form stable 2 heptachate chelates and 1 tridentate chelate to achieve the effect of adsorption; furthermore, the adsorption was mainly governed by N atoms of Schiff base groups. This work not only explored an innovative method for the construction of adsorbing materials but also provided a promising adsorbent to selectively remove heavy metal ions in water with potential application.
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- Xiangchu Zeng
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, PR China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, PR China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, PR China.
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Saleh TA, Tuzen M, Sarı A, Altunay N. Factorial Design, Physical Studies and Rapid Arsenic Adsorption Using Newly Prepared Polymer Modified Perlite Adsorbent. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Synthesis of porous chlorophyll coated SiO2/Fe3O4 nanocomposites for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-02128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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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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Yılmaz Ş, Zengin A, Şahan T. Bentonite grafted with poly(N-acryloylglycineamide) brush: A novel clay-polymer brush hybrid material for the effective removal of Hg(II) and As(V) from aqueous environments. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Arsenic selective adsorption using a nanomagnetic ion imprinted polymer: Optimization, equilibrium, and regeneration studies. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Simultaneous voltammetric determination of Cd2+, Pb2+, and Cu2+ ions captured by Fe3O4@SiO2 core-shell nanostructures of various outer amino chain length. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Akbari H, Gholami M, Akbari H, Adibzadeh A, Taghavi L, Hayati B, Nazari S. Poly (amidoamine) generation 6 functionalized Fe 3O 4@SiO 2/GPTMS core-shell magnetic NPs as a new adsorbent for Arsenite adsorption: kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic studies. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:253-265. [PMID: 32399237 PMCID: PMC7203406 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00461-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this survey a new route has been developed the preparation of poly (amidoamine) generation 6 (PAMAM-G6) dendrimer functionalized Fe3O4/SiO2 nanoparticle and was used for arsenite (As (III)) adsorption. SiO2 was first grafted onto the surface of Fe3O4 to formation a core-shell structure. Then the introduction of epoxy rings were done by hydrolysis of methylsilane groups of 3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) on OH groups of SiO2 and afterwards, PAMAM-G6 reacted with epoxy rings of GPTMS to obtain a multiamino magnetic adsorbent. The as-prepared nanocomposite was characterized by TEM, Zeta potential, FESEM, VSM, FTIR, Raman and XPS techniques. The effects of reaction time from 5 to 50 min, initial As (III) concentration in the range of 1-10 mgL-1, initial adsorbent concentration in the range of 10-50 mgL-1 and initial pH in the range 3-8 were studied. The resulting of kinetic and isotherm models displays high adsorption affinity (233 mg/g) for As (III) and the adsorbent can reach the adsorbent can reach the adsorption equilibrium at a neutral pH (7). The As (III) loaded nanocomposite could be separated readily from aqueous solution by magnetic and regenerated simply via NaOH. The study of the adsorption procedure showed that the pseudo-second order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm well-fitted with the experimental data of As (III) adsorption onto nanocomposite.
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- Hamed Akbari
- Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Health Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Pollution, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran
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- Health Research Center, Lifestyle Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Momeni S, Ahmadi R, Nabipour I. Arsenate removal from aqueous solutions by cuttlebone/copper oxide nanobiocomposite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:37162-37173. [PMID: 31749008 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06679-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aims to illustrate the preparation of a new nanobiocomposite by incorporating copper oxide nanoparticles into cuttlebone matrix (CB/CuO NPs), and it was tested to define how effective it was to adsorb and remove arsenate from aqueous systems. CB is the bone tissue of cuttlefish with high porosity, permeability, and low cost. CuO NPs have been introduced as an effective arsenate adsorbent. Producing nanocomposite by introducing of CuO NPs in the structure of CB enhanced their stability and facilitated their separation from solution. Incorporation of CuO NPs in the structure of CB enhanced the adsorption capacity of CB. The adsorption data were fitted with both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, but Langmuir isotherm exhibited better matching rather than Freundlich isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) was calculated from Langmuir adsorption isotherm which was around 25.13 mg g-1. Kinetic data fitted well to the pseudo-second-order reaction model. The results indicate that the possible mechanism of arsenate adsorption on CB/CuO is through development of inner sphere complex. Simple preparation and abundant and good adsorption capacity in the presence of calcium ions indicate that the CB/CuO is suitable for removal of arsenate from contaminated drinking water.
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- Safieh Momeni
- Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, 75147, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran
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- Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, 75147, Iran
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Dayana I, Sembiring T, Tetuko AP, Sembiring K, Maulida N, Cahyarani Z, Setiadi EA, Asri NS, Ginting M, Sebayang P. The effect of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) additions as silica precursors on the magnetite nano-particles (Fe3O4) properties for the application of ferro-lubricant. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Application of graphene oxide modified with the phenopyridine and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole for the adsorption of Cr (VI) from wastewater: Optimization, kinetic, thermodynamic and equilibrium studies. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Taherkhani S, Darvishmotevalli M, Karimyan K, Bina B, Fallahi A, Karimi H. Dataset on photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotic with zinc stannate nanoflower in aqueous solution - Application of response surface methodology. Data Brief 2018; 19:1997-2007. [PMID: 30229073 PMCID: PMC6141147 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Removal of pharmaceutical ingredients such as tetracycline from aqueous solution has a great importance. The aim of the current study was to investigate the degradation of tetracycline antibiotic in the presence of a triode semiconductor oxide as well as modeling of the photocatalytic degradation process in order to determine optimal condition Zinc stannate nanoflower (Zn2SnO4) was synthesized by hydrothermal process and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to model and optimize four key independent variables, including photocatalyst dosage, initial concentration of tetracycline antibiotic (TC) as model pollutant, pH and reaction time of photocatalytic degradation. The proposed quadratic model was in accordance with the experimental results with a correlation coefficient of 98%. The obtained optimal experimental conditions for the photodegradation process were the following: zinc stannate (ZTO) dosage=300 mg L-1, initial concentration of TC= 10 mg L-1, reaction time= 100 min and pH=4.5. Under the optimal conditions, the predicted degradation efficiency was 95.45% determined by the proposed model. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the optimization procedure, the confirmatory experiment was carried out under the optimal conditions and the degradation efficiency of 93.54% was observed, which closely agreed with the predicted value.
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- Samira Taherkhani
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.,Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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