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Bouyahmed F, Muller F, Richard A, Mostefaoui TA, Belabbas I, Warmont F, Roulet M, Reinert L, Duclaux L, Delpeux-Ouldriane S. Chitosan-multilayered graphene oxide hybrid beads for Zn 2+ and metoprolol adsorption. CR CHIM 2022. [DOI: 10.5802/crchim.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bhat SA, Sher F, Hameed M, Bashir O, Kumar R, Vo DVN, Ahmad P, Lima EC. Sustainable nanotechnology based wastewater treatment strategies: achievements, challenges and future perspectives. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132606. [PMID: 34678350 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanotechnology is being an emerging science for wastewater treatment requires more research emphasis and depth knowledge. For wastewater treatment, different forms of nanomaterials are used based on the type of contaminants and treatment efficiency desired. With the development in the field of nanomaterials, novel and emerging nanomaterials are coming into existence. The nanomaterials used for wastewater treatment can be carbon, single-walled carbon nanotubes, multiple walled carbon nanotubes, covalent organic frameworks, metal and metal oxide- based nanoparticles. Graphene based nanoparticles, their oxides (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) find tremendous applicability to be used in wastewater treatment purposes. Due to the introduction of graphene oxide nanoparticles in the adsorbent materials, their adsorption capacities have get enhanced and such materials have also improved the mechanical stability of the adsorbent. Ferric oxide shows greater adsorption capacities for organic pollutants. Furthermore, magnetic nano-powder confers a low adsorption capacity for phenols. Pyrrolidone reduced graphene oxide (PVP-RGO) nanoparticles have been used as adsorbents for the elimination of inorganic target contaminant copper, with great adsorption (1698 mg/g). The present study comprehensively reviews nanotechnology as a wastewater treatment strategy besides enlightening its safety issues and efficiency. The novelty of this article is that it highlights the overview of recent applications of various types of nanomaterials and research works releated to it. Such an approach will be helpful to get insights into technological advances, applications and future challenges of nanotechnology implementation for wastewater treatment.
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- Shakeel Ahmad Bhat
- College of Agricultural Engineering, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Srinagar,India
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- Department of Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom.
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- School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan; International Society of Engineering Science and Technology, United Kingdom
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- Department of Food Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir,Shalimar Srinagar,India
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- College of Agricultural Engineering, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Srinagar,India
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- Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Viet Nam
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Goncalves 9500, P.O. Box 15003, ZIP, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Surface-Bound Humic Acid Increased Propranolol Sorption on Fe 3O 4/Attapulgite Magnetic Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10020205. [PMID: 31991558 PMCID: PMC7074867 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This study explored the feasibility of utilizing a novel sorbent humic acid (HA) coated Fe3O4/attapulgite (MATP) magnetic nanoparticles (HMATP) for the sorption of propranolol from aqueous solutions. MATP and bare Fe3O4 nanoparticles were also synthesized under similar preparation conditions. The FTIR, Zeta potential, XRD, VSM, TEM, and TGA analyses were conducted to characterize the sorbent materials. The effects of pH, sorbent dosage, ionic strength, HA in the aqueous solution, contact time and initial sorbate concentration on sorption of propranolol were investigated using batch sorption experiments. The results suggested that the sorption capacity of HMATP showed little change from pH 4 to 10. Na+ and Ca2+ slightly inhibited the sorption of propranolol on HMATP. While HA in solution enhanced both MATP and HMATP, which indicated that HMATP can resist HA interference in water. Further, the less leaching amounts of Fe and HA suggested a good stability of HMATP. In all conditions, sorption capacity of propranolol on HMATP was obviously higher than that on MATP, which indicated that surface-coated HA played an important role in the propranolol sorption process. Electrostatic interaction, cation exchange, hydrogen bonding, and π–π electron donor acceptor interactions were considered as the sorption mechanisms.
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Luo S, Hao J, Gao Y, Liu D, Cai Q, Yang X. Pore size effect on adsorption and release of metoprolol tartrate in mesoporous silica: Experimental and molecular simulation studies. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 100:789-797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Briones RM, Sarmah AK. Insight into the sorption mechanism of metformin and its transformation product guanylurea in pastoral soils and model sorbents. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 645:1323-1333. [PMID: 30248856 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Single solute sorption mechanisms of metformin (MET) and guanylurea (GUA) were investigated in six soils and three model sorbents (kaolinite, bentonite and humic acid) at varying initial pH and background electrolyte (Ca2+) concentrations. Electrostatic interaction and cation exchange were proposed as mechanisms of MET sorption. At initial solution pH between pKa1 and pKa2, electrostatic interaction is the dominating mechanism of MET sorption. However, as pH approaches pKa1, cation exchange becomes a significant mechanism of sorption as evidenced by the increased distribution coefficient (Kd) values in Matawhero (130-fold) and Nelson (2000-fold) soils with high cation exchange capacities (CEC) and permanently negative charged sites and when equilibrium pH < pKa1 where the divalent cationic form dominates in the solution. Furthermore, results showed higher sorption of MET on bentonite with effective distribution coefficient (Kdeff) value of 14.92 L/kg with high permanent negative charges than on kaolinite (Kdeff = 6.70 L/kg), a variable charge clay. Increased MET sorption at low equilibrium pH on kaolinite (Kdeff = 2.3 × 107 L/kg) and humic acid (Kdeff = 20.86 L/kg) further suggest cation exchange is also possible at pH < pKa1. On the other hand, two lines of evidence suggest cation exchange as an important mechanism of GUA sorption: (a) the positive correlation between cation exchange capacity and Kdeff values and (b) decreased Kdeff values as the Ca2+ concentration in solution was increased in all soils. Biosolids amendment of three soils resulted in contrasting effects on sorption affinities with a decrease for MET and increase for GUA, further confirming sorption mechanisms and significance of solution pH and CEC on the sorption of MET and GUA, respectively.
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- Rowena M Briones
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Kutzner S, Schaffer M, Licha T, Worch E, Börnick H. Sorption of cationic organic substances onto synthetic oxides: Evaluation of sorbent parameters as possible predictors. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 643:632-639. [PMID: 29958165 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Knowledge on the sorption behavior of cationic organic substances in aquatic systems is vital for their risk assessment due to the increasing detection of such chemicals in the hydrosphere. Their sorption behavior is strongly influenced by sorption processes onto mineral surfaces (e.g., oxides, clays). To contribute to the development of prediction tools, the impact of sorbent characteristics on the sorption strength was studied in a highly-idealized model system. In addition to the properties of the solid phase, the concentration of other ions in direct competition for sorption sites and the molecular structure of the sorbate were changed to separate ion exchange and non-ion exchange processes. The study includes in total 120 systematic column experiments using five extensively characterized synthetic oxides (three silica gels, two aluminum oxides), three probe molecules (two structurally related cationic substances, one neutral compound), and four distinctively different NaCl concentrations. The results show that the concentration of OH groups on the sorbent surface is a meaningful descriptor for the observed variations in sorption capacity onto different oxides. Compound-specific linear correlations were obtained, enabling the prediction of sorption coefficients. In addition, a more complex sorption behavior of organic cations compared to uncharged molecules were observed as demonstrated by the sorption results at different electrolyte concentrations. Thus, the study provides an important step towards a better principal mechanistic understanding of organic cation sorption. However, further work using other sorbents including natural ones and other probe molecules is needed to verify the identified relationships within the scope of developing reliable prediction models for cation sorption.
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- Susann Kutzner
- Institute of Water Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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- Geoscience Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Hydrochemistry Group, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (NLWKN), Hannover-Hildesheim branch, An der Scharlake 39, 31135 Hildesheim, Germany
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- Geoscience Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Hydrochemistry Group, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Water Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Water Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Miao Q, Bi E. Effects of soil components and solution inorganic cations on interactions of imidazolium-based ionic liquid with soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 223:975-983. [PMID: 30096750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.041] [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: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Effects of alkyl chain length of ionic liquid (IL), soil components and solution inorganic cations on a selected IL (1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride, [OMIM]Cl) interaction with Chinese soils were investigated using batch sorption experiments. The results indicated that sorption energy was mainly controlled by chain length of [OMIM]Cl and contents of soil organic matter (SOM). [OMIM]Cl sorption on soils was mainly controlled by cation exchange process. Contributions of SOM and clay minerals (CMs) to [OMIM]Cl sorption were 7.3%-53.8% and 46.2%-92.7%, respectively. SOM possessed higher energy cation-exchange binding sites than CMs. To predict the sorption of [OMIM]Cl on soils, a model for the relationship between sorption coefficient (Kd) and cation exchange capacity (CEC) from soil components (SOM and CMs, i.e., CECSOM and CECCMs) as well as solution concentration (Ce) was established: LogKd = Log(1.67*CECSOM + 3.22*CECCMs) - 0.58LogCe. This model could provide a good prediction for sorption coefficients and the prediction errors were within 0.48 log unit. Competitive effects caused by inorganic cations followed the order of Ca2+ = Mg2+ > K+ > Na+. Concentrations and valence of coexisting ions both affect their competitive capability on [OMIM]Cl sorption. The finding of this study provided valuable information for evaluating the fate of [OMIM]Cl in soils.
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- Qiuci Miao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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Zhang P, Ouyang S, Li P, Gu Z, Huang Y, Deng S. Effect of anion co-existence on ionic organic pollutants removal over Ca based layered double hydroxide. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 534:440-446. [PMID: 30245341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The effects of co-existing anions (NO3- or SO42-) on the removal of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), representing anionic organic pollutants, by Ca-based layered double hydroxide (CaAl-LDH-Cl) are investigated to provide fundamental insights on the ionic surfactant removal in the presence of co-existing anions, and facilitate the establishment of a practical and advanced water treatment for environmental remediation. The SO42- system shows higher adsorption capacity (4.43 mmol·g-1) and larger d-spacing of adsorption resultant (3.4 nm) than the control system with no co-existing anion (3.64 mmol·g-1, 3.25 nm) and the NO3- system (3.82 mmol·g-1, 3.27 nm). The macroscopic and microscopic analyses reveal that, NO3- had a little influence on the SDS removal due to strong electrolysis, while SO42- could significantly promote the SDS removal. Moreover, the reaction mechanism varies under different molar ratios of DS-/SO42-.
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- Ping Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, Environmental Testing Center of Nanchang University, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, PR China; Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, Environmental Testing Center of Nanchang University, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, Environmental Testing Center of Nanchang University, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, Environmental Testing Center of Nanchang University, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, PR China; School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, 551 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
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Sorption of organic cations onto silica surfaces over a wide concentration range of competing electrolytes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 484:229-236. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Miller EL, Nason SL, Karthikeyan KG, Pedersen JA. Root Uptake of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Product Ingredients. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:525-41. [PMID: 26619126 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Crops irrigated with reclaimed wastewater or grown in biosolids-amended soils may take up pharmaceuticals and personal care product ingredients (PPCPs) through their roots. The uptake pathways followed by PPCPs and the propensity for these compounds to bioaccumulate in food crops are still not well understood. In this critical review, we discuss processes expected to influence root uptake of PPCPs, evaluate current literature on uptake of PPCPs, assess models for predicting plant uptake of these compounds, and provide recommendations for future research, highlighting processes warranting study that hold promise for improving mechanistic understanding of plant uptake of PPCPs. We find that many processes that are expected to influence PPCP uptake and accumulation have received little study, particularly rhizosphere interactions, in planta transformations, and physicochemical properties beyond lipophilicity (as measured by Kow). Data gaps and discrepancies in methodology and reporting have so far hindered development of models that accurately predict plant uptake of PPCPs. Topics warranting investigation in future research include the influence of rhizosphere processes on uptake, determining mechanisms of uptake and accumulation, in planta transformations, the effects of PPCPs on plants, and the development of predictive models.
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- Elizabeth L Miller
- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, ‡Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, ‡Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, ‡Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, ‡Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Schaffer M, Licha T. A framework for assessing the retardation of organic molecules in groundwater: Implications of the species distribution for the sorption-influenced transport. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 524-525:187-194. [PMID: 25897727 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The pH-dependent molecule speciation (charge state) in solution strongly influences the transport of ionizable organic compounds in the aquatic environment. Therefore, the sorption behavior is complex and reliable predictions only based on physico-chemical sorbate, sorbent and solution properties are challenging. A short overview of underlying sorption processes causing retardation during the solute transport in aquifers is completed by a description of approaches for estimating respective sorption coefficients/retardation factors and discussed together with their limitations. Based on these initial considerations, a systematic framework is proposed, which allows the assessment of transport properties of organic molecule species by their chemical nature (neutral, acidic, basic, ampholytic). As a result, the transport properties of many (ionizable) organic molecules of interest can be assessed and even first presumptions for the sorption behavior of new and not yet investigated molecules can be derived.
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- Mario Schaffer
- Geoscience Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Hydrochemistry Group, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Geoscience Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Hydrochemistry Group, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Schaffer M, Kröger KF, Nödler K, Ayora C, Carrera J, Hernández M, Licha T. Influence of a compost layer on the attenuation of 28 selected organic micropollutants under realistic soil aquifer treatment conditions: insights from a large scale column experiment. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 74:110-121. [PMID: 25723339 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Soil aquifer treatment is widely applied to improve the quality of treated wastewater in its reuse as alternative source of water. To gain a deeper understanding of the fate of thereby introduced organic micropollutants, the attenuation of 28 compounds was investigated in column experiments using two large scale column systems in duplicate. The influence of increasing proportions of solid organic matter (0.04% vs. 0.17%) and decreasing redox potentials (denitrification vs. iron reduction) was studied by introducing a layer of compost. Secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant was used as water matrix for simulating soil aquifer treatment. For neutral and anionic compounds, sorption generally increases with the compound hydrophobicity and the solid organic matter in the column system. Organic cations showed the highest attenuation. Among them, breakthroughs were only registered for the cationic beta-blockers atenolol and metoprolol. An enhanced degradation in the columns with organic infiltration layer was observed for the majority of the compounds, suggesting an improved degradation for higher levels of biodegradable dissolved organic carbon. Solely the degradation of sulfamethoxazole could clearly be attributed to redox effects (when reaching iron reducing conditions). The study provides valuable insights into the attenuation potential for a wide spectrum of organic micropollutants under realistic soil aquifer treatment conditions. Furthermore, the introduction of the compost layer generally showed positive effects on the removal of compounds preferentially degraded under reducing conditions and also increases the residence times in the soil aquifer treatment system via sorption.
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- Mario Schaffer
- Geoscience Center, Dept. Applied Geology, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Geoscience Center, Dept. Applied Geology, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Geoscience Center, Dept. Applied Geology, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- GHS Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- GHS Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- CETaqua, Water Technology Center, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Geoscience Center, Dept. Applied Geology, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Morissette MF, Vo Duy S, Arp HPH, Sauvé S. Sorption and desorption of diverse contaminants of varying polarity in wastewater sludge with and without alum. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2015; 17:674-682. [PMID: 25672802 DOI: 10.1039/c4em00620h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sewage sludge sorption and desorption measurements were conducted for nine diverse contaminants of varying polarity: caffeine, sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, atrazine, estradiol, ethinylestradiol, diclofenac, and, for the first time desethylatrazine and norethindrone. Two types of sorption behaviour were observed. Compounds with a log octanol-water partition coefficient, log Kow, below 3 showed little or no sorption over 48 hours of shaking, while compounds with log Kow over 3 showed 30 to 90% sorption within the first few minutes. After 6 hours of shaking, mass loss through suspected biotransformation became evident for some compounds. At the pH range considered (5.7-6.7), diclofenac (pKa 4.0, log Kow 4.5) was the only compound in which pH dependent sorption could be quantified. The log sewage sludge-water distribution coefficients, log Kd, ranged from 0.2 to 2.9, and, as expected, increased with increasing log Kow of the compound and organic carbon (OC) content of the sewage sludge. A sewage sludge precipitated with alum had a substantially lower Kd values, as well as lower OC content, compared to alum-free sludge. Desorption was studied by sequentially replacing supernatant water. With each water replacement, log Kd values tended to either remain similar (following a linear isotherm) or in some cases increase (following a Freundlich-type isotherm). The length of time required to restore equilibrium increased with each rinsing step. A literature review of reported Kd values compared well with the alum-free sludge data, but not the alum-sludge data. Sewage sludge Kd across the literature appear more consistent with increasing Kow.
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- M-F Morissette
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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