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Ashrafizadeh SN, Ganjizade A. Liquid foams: Properties, structures, prevailing phenomena and their applications in chemical/biochemical processes. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 325:103109. [PMID: 38367337 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103109] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
Abstract
Liquid foams are gas-liquid dispersions with flexible structures that provide high gas-liquid interfaces. This property nominates liquid foams as excellent gas-liquid contactors, systems that are widely used in the chemical and biochemical industries. However, challenges such as a lack of comprehensive understanding and foam instability have historically hindered their widespread industrial use in most applications. It was not until the recent development of nanofluidics, nanotechnology, surface science, and other related fields that the understanding, analysis, and control of foam phenomena improved. This led to the development of innovative stabilization techniques and foam-based unit operations in chemical and biochemical processes, each of which requires in-depth and exclusive reviews to fully comprehend their potential and limitations and to identify areas for further improvement and innovation. This paper reviews the foams, the common phenomena in them, the characteristics that make them suitable for chemical/biochemical engineering, reports on their current applications and recent developments in this field.
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- Seyed Nezameddin Ashrafizadeh
- Research Lab for Advanced Separation Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.
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- Research Lab for Advanced Separation Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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Subsanguan T, Jungcharoen P, Khondee N, Buachan P, Abeyrathne BP, Nuengchamnong N, Pranudta A, Wannapaiboon S, Luepromchai E. Copper and chromium removal from industrial sludge by a biosurfactant-based washing agent and subsequent recovery by iron oxide nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18603. [PMID: 37903874 PMCID: PMC10616064 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45729-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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Industrial wastewater treatment generates sludge with high concentrations of metals and coagulants, which can cause environmental problems. This study developed a sequential sludge washing and metal recovery process for industrial sludge containing > 4500 mg/kg Cu and > 5000 mg/kg Cr. The washing agent was formulated by mixing glycolipid, lipopeptide, and phospholipid biosurfactants from Weissella cibaria PN3 and Brevibacterium casei NK8 with a chelating agent, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). These biosurfactants contained various functional groups for capturing metals. The optimized formulation by the central composite design had low surface tension and contained relatively small micelles. Comparable Cu and Cr removal efficiencies of 37.8% and 38.4%, respectively, were obtained after washing the sludge by shaking with a sonication process at a 1:4 solid-to-liquid ratio. The zeta potential analysis indicated the bonding of metal ions on the surface of biosurfactant micelles. When 100 g/L iron oxide nanoparticles were applied to the washing agent without pH adjustment, 83% Cu and 100% Cr were recovered. In addition, X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy of the nanoparticles showed the oxidation of nanoparticles, the reduction of Cr(V) to the less toxic Cr(III), and the absorption of Cu. The recovered metals could be further recycled, which will be beneficial for the circular economy.
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- Tipsuda Subsanguan
- Center of Excellence in Microbial Technology for Marine Pollution Treatment (MiTMaPT), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- International Program in Hazardous Substance and Environmental Management (IP-HSM), Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- International Program in Hazardous Substance and Environmental Management (IP-HSM), Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Science Laboratory Centre, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Microbial Technology for Marine Pollution Treatment (MiTMaPT), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tahmouresinejad H, Darvishi P, Lashanizadegan A, Sharififard H. Treatment of Olefin plant spent caustic by combination of Fenton-like and foam fractionation methods in a bench scale. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:52438-52456. [PMID: 35258736 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19364-y] [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: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Spent Merox caustic (SMC) is a hazardous waste that is produced during the Merox desulfurization process in the petroleum refinery industry and should be treated before discharging to environment. In the present study, treatment of SMC was investigated by three methods including Fenton-like process, foam fractionation, and a combination of both processes. Immobilized TiO2/Fe0 on modified silica nanoparticles was used as a heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst. The chemical and physical characteristics of the catalyst were determined using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. The treatment performance of the combined method was measured as a cost-effective method with chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal percentage. The effect of parameters including pH, gas flow rate, surfactant type and concentration of hydrogen peroxide, catalyst, and chelate were investigated. It is found that the prepared heterogeneous catalyst has high activity for the treatment of SMC. In addition, the results showed that the combined method achieved 97.6 ± 0.5% COD removal, while the measured values for Fenton or foam fractionation methods alone did not exceed 85.5 ± 1% and 47.2 ± 0.4%, respectively. The advantage of combination process over foam fractionation was the use of an advanced oxidation process in the separating column to eliminate or reduce the secondary phase contamination load. Besides, the role of the column in the effective contact of contaminants with the rising bubbles improved the degradation performance of the proposed process and reduced the consumption of hydrogen peroxide by 46% compared to the Fenton-like method.
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- Hamed Tahmouresinejad
- Chemical Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Pereira Neves H, Max Dias Ferreira G, Max Dias Ferreira G, Rodrigues de Lemos L, Dias Rodrigues G, Albis Leão V, Barbosa Mageste A. Liquid-liquid extraction of rare earth elements using systems that are more environmentally friendly: Advances, challenges and perspectives. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Xiang M, Lu Z, You Z, Wang X, Huang M, Xu W, Li H. Interaction quantitative modeling of mixed surfactants for synergistic solubilization by resonance light scattering. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:11874-11882. [PMID: 34558047 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16391-z] [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: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In situ flushing through surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation (SEAR) technology has long been recognized as a promising technique for NAPL removal from contaminated aquifers. However, there have been few studies on the choice of surfactants. In this work, the interaction quantitative model between resonance light scattering intensity and the concentration of binary surfactant mixtures NP-10+SDBS and NP-10+CTAB was established, and the mechanism of binary surfactant interaction was explored through the model by the resonance light scattering method. The relationship between the model constants and NAPL solubilization was also investigated to better address the application of surfactants in practical NAPL-contaminated site remediation. The critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) of nonylphenol ethoxylate (NP-10), dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), and the binary surfactant mixtures were measured by resonance light scattering (RLS), which were consistent with those obtained from surface tension measurements. In all cases, the RLS signals exhibited similar variations with surfactant concentration. A quantitative calculation model based on the RLS measurement data was established, and the binding constants KNP-10+SDBS and KNP-10+CTAB were calculated to be 0.66 and 1.51 L·mmol-1, respectively, according to the equilibrium equations. The results showed that the binding constants have a significant positive correlation with NAPL solubilization.
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- Minghui Xiang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
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Gu Q, Xue X, Darwesh OM, Habimana P, Liu W, Wu Z, Li Z. Random Packing Performance in Continuous Foam Fractionation. Chem Eng Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202100097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Qianfeng Gu
- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
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- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
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- National Research Centre Department of Agricultural Microbiology 12622 Cairo Egypt
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- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
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- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
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- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
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- Hebei University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering and Technology 300130 Tianjin China
- Hebei University of Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation of Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization 300130 Tianjin China
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Buckley T, Xu X, Rudolph V, Firouzi M, Shukla P. Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1946698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Thomas Buckley
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Queensland Alliance of Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Liu W, Liu D, Yin H, Yang C, Lu K. Foam fractionation for the separation of SDBS from its aqueous solution: Process optimization and property test. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ntakirutimana S, Tan W. Synergistic effects of ionic and nonionic surfactants treatment on activated carbon electrodes for inverted capacitive deionization. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Topal M, Öbek E, Arslan Topal EI. Phycoremediation of Precious Metals by Cladophora fracta From Mine Gallery Waters Causing Environmental Contamination. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2020; 105:134-138. [PMID: 32417954 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02879-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We have presented a study to determine the possibility for the usage of Cladophora fracta as bioaccumulator of the metals (Au) and silver (Ag) both have characteristics of pollutant and precious in mine water. The highest concentrations accumulated by C. fracta were determined as 5.8 ± 0.3 and 5323 ± 75 µg/kg for Au and Ag, respectively. The results showed that the accumulation of the metals measured followed the order of Ag > Au. The Metal Pollution Index (MPI) values calculated between 39.37 × 10-3 and 175.7 × 10-3 were used to determine the pollution degree of C. fracta. As a result, it was determined that C. fracta highly accumulated the precious metals from the gallery water. Therefore, C. fracta was a good bioaccumulator for the remediation of Au and Ag in mine gallery waters. In this way, it is possible to minimize or eliminate the environmental risks of the precious metals in the gallery waters.
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- Murat Topal
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Tunceli Vocation School, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkey.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey
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