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Haider S, Ullah S, Kazi M, Qamar F, Siddique T, Anwer R, Khan SA, Salman S. Ion-Exchange Resin/Carrageenan-Copper-Based Nanocomposite: Artificial Neural Network, Advanced Thermodynamic Profiling, and Anticoagulant Studies. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:23873-23891. [PMID: 38854529 PMCID: PMC11154903 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Carrageenan (CG) and ion exchange resins (IERs) are better metal chelators. Kappa (κ) CG and IERs were synthesized and subjected to copper ion (Cu2+) adsorption to obtain DMSCH/κ-Cu, DC20H/κ-Cu, and IRP69H/κ-Cu nanocomposites (NCs). The NCs were studied using statistical physics formalism (SPF) at 315-375 K and a multilayer perceptron with five input nodes. The percentage of Cu2+ uptake efficiency was used as an outcome variable. Via the grand canonical ensemble, SPF gives models for both monolayer and multilayer sorption layers. For in vitro anticoagulant activity (ACA), the activated partial thromboplastin time were calculated using 100 μL of rabbit plasma incubated at 37 °C. After 2 min, 100 L of 0.025 M CaCl2 was added, and the clotting time was recorded for each group (n = 6). The results demonstrated that the key covariables for the adsorption process were pH and concentration. The results of artificial neural network models were comparable with the experimental findings. The error rates varied between 4.3 and 1.0%. The prediction analysis results ranged from 43.6 to 89.2. The ΔG and ΔS values for IRP69H/κ-Cu obtained were -18.91 and -16.32 and 26.21 and 22.74 kJ/mol for the temperatures 315 and 345 K, respectively. Adsorbate species were perpendicular to the adsorbent surfaces, notwithstanding the apparent importance of macro- and micropore volumes. These adsorbents typically fluctuate with temperature changes and contain one or more layers of sorption. Negative and positive sorption energies correspond to endothermic and exothermic processes. The biosorption energy (E1 and E2) values in this experiment have a value of less than 23 kJ mol-1. Complex SPF models' energy distributions validate surface properties and interactions with adsorbates. At a concentration of 100 μg/mL, DC20H/κ-Cu2+ exhibited an ACA of only 8 s. These NCs demonstrated better greater ACA with the order DC20H/κ < DMSCH/κ < IRP69H/κ. More research is needed to rule out the chemical processes behind the ACA of CG/IER-Cu NCs.
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- Sana Haider
- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King
Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Main Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, Ibadat International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Pharmacy, Ibadat International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Sharjah
Institute of Medical Research, Dubai 500001, United Arab Emirates
- Department
of Pharmacy, Kohat University of Science
and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacy, CECOS University of IT and
Emerging Sciences, Hayatabad,
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25000, Pakistan
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Ajala EO, Aliyu MO, Ajala MA, Mamba G, Ndana AM, Olatunde TS. Adsorption of lead and chromium ions from electroplating wastewater using plantain stalk modified by amorphous alumina developed from waste cans. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6055. [PMID: 38480818 PMCID: PMC10937642 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56183-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Waste beneficiation is key to environmental protection and the realisation of a circular economy. Herein, amorphous alumina (a-Al2O3) derived from aluminium waste cans (AWC) was used to modify plantain stalk as an adsorbent for sequestration of lead (II) and chromium (VI) ions from electroplating wastewater. Raw plantain-stalk (RPS) and amorphous-alumina modified plantain stalk (APS) developed as adsorbents were characterised using various equipment such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The FTIR revealed that the adsorbents are rich in functional groups that could promote the adsorption process which includes carboxyl, hydroxyl, and aliphatic groups. Also, the BET analysis showed a substantial increase in the surface area of APS (174.448 m2/g) compared to that of RPS (40.531 m2/g) which could be due to the effect of modification by the a-Al2O3. The batch adsorption studies revealed that the APS achieved 99.38% and 98.33% removal of Cr(VI) and Pb(II), respectively, which is superior to RPS adsorption efficiency. Also, the estimated and experimental data for the APS compared well under all the kinetic models studied with R2 > 0.88. This suggested that chemisorption is the most plausible adsorption mechanism of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) onto the APS. Further analysis showed that the Cr(VI) and Pb(II) adsorption followed the Langmuir model with the RL value of 0.038 and 0.999, respectively, which indicated that the two metal ions were effectively adsorbed onto the APS. Therefore, this work demonstrated that the modification of plantain-stalk with amorphous-alumina derived from AWC enhanced the characteristics of the APS and favoured its adsorption of the selected heavy metals.
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- E O Ajala
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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Islam MA, Nazal MK, Angove MJ, Morton DW, Hoque KA, Reaz AH, Islam MT, Karim SMA, Chowdhury AN. Emerging iron-based mesoporous materials for adsorptive removal of pollutants: Mechanism, optimization, challenges, and future perspective. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 349:140846. [PMID: 38043616 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140846] [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: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Iron-based materials (IBMs) have shown promise as adsorbents due to their unique physicochemical properties. This review provides an overview of the different types of IBMs, their synthesis methods, and their properties. Results found in the adsorption of emerging contaminants to a wide range of IBMs are discussed. The IBMs used were evaluated in terms of their maximum uptake capacity, with special consideration given to environmental conditions such as contact time, solution pH, initial pollutant concentration, etc. The adsorption mechanisms of pollutants are discussed taking into account the results of kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic studies, surface complexation modelling (SCM), and available spectroscopic data. A current overview of molecular modeling and simulation studies related to density functional theory (DFT), surface response methodology (RSM), and artificial neural network (ANN) is presented. In addition, the reusability and suitability of IBMs in real wastewater treatment is shown. The review concludes with the strengths and weaknesses of current research and suggests ideas for future research that will improve our ability to remove contaminants from real wastewater streams.
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- Md Aminul Islam
- Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies (ARCEMS), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia; Division of Chemistry, Department of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), 14 1 & 142, Love Road, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh.
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- Applied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies (ARCEMS), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Colloid and Environmental Chemistry (CEC) Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS), La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
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- Colloid and Environmental Chemistry (CEC) Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS), La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Comilla University, Cumilla, 3506, Bangladesh; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), 14 1 & 142, Love Road, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh
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- Division of Chemistry, Department of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), 14 1 & 142, Love Road, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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Maity S, Deshmukh S, Roy SS, Dhar BB. Selenium‐doped Graphite for Electrochemical Sensing and Adsorption of Hg(II) and Cd(II) Ions. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202201044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Sayantan Maity
- Department of Chemistry School of Natural Sciences Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi NCR Gautam Buddha Nagar Dadri UP-201314 India
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- Department of Physics School of Natural Sciences Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi NCR Gautam Buddha Nagar Dadri UP-201314 India
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- Department of Physics School of Natural Sciences Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi NCR Gautam Buddha Nagar Dadri UP-201314 India
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- Department of Chemistry School of Natural Sciences Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi NCR Gautam Buddha Nagar Dadri UP-201314 India
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Moreno-Rubio N, Ortega-Villamizar D, Marimon-Bolívar W, Bustillo-Lecompte C, Tejeda-Benítez LP. Potential of Lemna minor and Eichhornia crassipes for the phytoremediation of water contaminated with Nickel (II). ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 195:119. [PMID: 36396866 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10688-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phytoextraction of Nickel (II) in water by two types of aquatic macrophytes (Lemna minor and Eichhornia crassipes) was investigated using synthetic aqueous solutions of NiSO4 at concentrations of 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 mg/L. The toxic effects of nickel salt in plants were evaluated through the presence of necrosis and chlorosis. The bioconcentration factor, Nickel (II) removal efficiency and kinetics of removal were also calculated. Results of this study show bioconcentration factors higher than 1000, which categorize L. minor and E. crassipes as hyperaccumulators. Besides, L. minor presented a removal percentage higher than 68%, compared to E. crassipes that did not exceed 50% in any of the three concentrations studied. However, E. crassipes showed better resistance to the effects of nickel and obtained a greater removal capacity during the phytoremediation process that lasted for 10 days. In contrast, L. minor suffered necrosis and chlorosis in a concentration-dependent way. Consequently, both macrophytes are sustainable alternatives for nickel removal from contaminated water.
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- Nataly Moreno-Rubio
- Grupo de Investigación de Desarrollo y Uso de la Biomasa, IDAB, Campus Piedra de Bolívar, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación de Desarrollo y Uso de la Biomasa, IDAB, Campus Piedra de Bolívar, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Gestión y tecnología para la sustentabilidad de las comunidades - GRIIS, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
- Center for Research in GeoAgroEnvironmental Science and Resources - CENIGAA, Neiva, Colombia
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- School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B2K3, Canada
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- Grupo de Investigación de Desarrollo y Uso de la Biomasa, IDAB, Campus Piedra de Bolívar, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
- Grupo de Investigación de Ciencias biomédicas, BIOTOXAM, toxicológicas y ambientales, Cartagena, Colombia.
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Abass MR, El-Kenany WM, El-Masry EH. High efficient removal of lead(II) and cadmium(II) ions from multi-component aqueous solutions using polyacrylic acid acrylonitrile talc nanocomposite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:72929-72945. [PMID: 35619002 PMCID: PMC9522767 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21023-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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This study is interested in the removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), Co(II), Zn(II), and Sr(II) onto polyacrylic acid acrylonitrile talc P(AA-AN)-talc nanocomposite. P(AA-AN)-talc was fabricated using γ-irradiation-initiated polymerization at 50 kGy. Different analytical tools were used to investigate the functional groups, morphology, particle size, and structure of this composite. The ability of P(AA-AN)-talc to capture (Pb2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Zn2+, and Sr2+) as multi-component aqueous solutions was performed by a batch method. Saturation capacity and the effect of (agitating time, pH, initial metal concentrations, and temperature) were investigated. The distribution coefficients at different pHs have order: Pb2+ > Cd2+ > Co2+ > Zn2+ > Sr2+. The saturation capacity decreases by increasing heating temperatures. Reaction kinetic obeys the pseudo-second-order model. Sorption isotherms are more relevant to a Langmuir isotherm, and the monolayer sorption capacity is closed to saturation capacity. Thermodynamic parameters (∆G˚, ∆H˚, and ∆S˚) were endothermic and spontaneous. P(AA-AN)-talc is used for loading and recovery of studied cations in the column system. The study confirms that P(AA-AN)-talc is a promised composite for the sorption of the studied ions from aqueous solutions and should be considered as potential material for decontaminating these ions.
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- Mohamed Ragab Abass
- Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt.
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- Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
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- Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
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Silva-Holguín PN, Ruíz-Baltazar ÁDJ, Medellín-Castillo NA, Labrada-Delgado GJ, Reyes-López SY. Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al 2O 3/Ba-β-Al 2O 3 Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:6809. [PMID: 36234150 PMCID: PMC9571672 DOI: 10.3390/ma15196809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The search for adsorbent materials with a certain chemical inertness, mechanical resistance, and high adsorption capacity, as is the case with alumina, is carried out with structural or surface modifications with the addition of additives or metallic salts. This research shows the synthesis, characterization, phase evolution and Cd(II) adsorbent capacity of α-Al2O3/Ba-β-Al2O3 spheres obtained from α-Al2O3 nanopowders by the ion encapsulation method. The formation of the Ba-β-Al2O3 phase is manifested at 1500 °C according to the infrared spectrum by the appearance of bands corresponding to AlO4 bonds and the appearance of peaks corresponding to Ba-O bonds in Raman spectroscopy. XRD determined the presence of BaO·Al2O3 at 1000 °C and the formation of Ba-β-Al2O3 at 1600 °C. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of spherical grains corresponding to α-Al2O3 and hexagonal plates corresponding to β-Al2O3 in the spheres treated at 1600 °C. The spheres obtained have dimensions of 4.65 ± 0.30 mm in diameter, weight of 43 ± 2 mg and a surface area of 0.66 m2/g. According to the curve of pH vs. zeta potential, the spheres have an acid character and a negative surface charge of -30 mV at pH 5. Through adsorption studies, an adsorbent capacity of Cd(II) of 59.97 mg/g (87 ppm Cd(II)) was determined at pH 5, and the data were fitted to the pseudo first order, pseudo second order and Freundlich models, with correlation factors of 0.993, 0.987 and 0.998, respectively.
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- Pamela Nair Silva-Holguín
- Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez 32300, Mexico
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- CONACYT-Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 8, San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez 32300, Mexico
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Leong YK, Chang JS. Valorization of fruit wastes for circular bioeconomy: Current advances, challenges, and opportunities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 359:127459. [PMID: 35700899 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The demands for fruits and processed products have significantly increased following the surging human population growth and rising health awareness. However, an enormous amount of fruit waste is generated during their production life-cycle due to the inedible portion and perishable nature, which become a considerable burden to the environment. Embracing the concept of "circular economy", these fruit wastes represent sustainable and renewable resources and can be integrated into biorefinery platforms for valorization into a wide range of high-value products. To fully realize the potential of fruit waste in circular bioeconomy and provide insights on future commercial-scale applications, this review presented the recycling and utilization of fruit wastes in various applications, particularly focusing on pollutant bioremediation, renewable energy and biofuel production, biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and low-cost microbial growth media. Furthermore, the challenges of efficient valorization of fruit wastes were discussed and future prospects were proposed.
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- Yoong Kit Leong
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
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Jiang H, Zhang W, Xu Y, Chen L, Cao J, Jiang W. An advance on nutritional profile, phytochemical profile, nutraceutical properties, and potential industrial applications of lemon peels: A comprehensive review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Othmani A, Magdouli S, Senthil Kumar P, Kapoor A, Chellam PV, Gökkuş Ö. Agricultural waste materials for adsorptive removal of phenols, chromium (VI) and cadmium (II) from wastewater: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:111916. [PMID: 34428450 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Management of basic natural resources and the spent industrial and domestic streams to provide a sustainable safe environment for healthy living is a magnum challenge to scientists and environmentalists. The present remedial approach to the wastewater focuses on recovering pure water for reuse and converting the contaminants into a solid matrix for permanent land disposal. However, the ground water aquifers, over a long period slowly leach the contaminants consequently polluting the ground water. Synthetic adsorbents, mainly consisting of polymeric resins, chelating agents, etc. are efficient and have high specificity, but ultimate disposal is a challenge as most of these materials are non-biodegradable. In this context, it is felt appropriate to review the utility of adsorbents based on natural green materials such as agricultural waste and restricted to few model contaminants: phenols, and heavy metals chromium(VI), and cadmium(II) in view of the vast amount of literature available. The article discusses the features of the agricultural waste material-based adsorbents including the mechanism. It is inferred that agricultural waste materials are some of the common renewable sources available across the globe and can be used as sustainable adsorbents. A discussion on challenges for industrial scale implementation and integration with advanced technologies like magnetic-based approaches and nanotechnology to improve the removal efficiency is included for future prospects.
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- Amina Othmani
- Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Ontario, Canada; Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, G1K 9A9, Qc, Canada; Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels en Abitibi Témiscamingue, 433 Boulevard du Collège, J9X0E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India
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- Erciyes University, Engineering Faculty Environmental Engineering Department, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
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Adsorption of Pb(II) from Water onto ZnO, TiO2, and Al2O3: Process Study, Adsorption Behaviour, and Thermodynamics. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/7582756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study is aimed at comparing the use of zinc oxide (ZnO), titanium dioxide (TiO2), and aluminium oxide (Al2O3) for removing lead ions from water through adsorption. The point of zero charge was obtained for ZnO, TiO2, and Al2O3 and was found to be 7.3, 7.1, and 9.0, respectively. The effect of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time, initial concentrations, and temperature was investigated in batch experiments. The optimal conditions obtained were 7, 2 g/L, 120 mins, 100 ppm, and 41°C, respectively, where the optimal removal efficiencies were 98.43%, 96.45%, and 85.50% for ZnO, TiO2, and Al2O3, respectively. In addition, analyses of adsorption kinetics, mechanisms, isotherms, and thermodynamics were performed. The adsorption kinetics of Pb(II) were compared to popular models, and it was found that the pseudo-second-order (PSO) model best fitted the Pb(II) uptake for all adsorbents at correlation coefficient (
). The adsorption isotherms of Pb(II) were also compared to popular models, and it was found that the Pb(II) uptake by TiO2 and ZnO was well-described by the Langmuir model (
) with maximum adsorption capacities of 55.04 and 58.88 mg/g, respectively. On the other hand, the behaviour of Al2O3 is described more accurately by the Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) model (
), and the maximum adsorption capacity was 53.64 mg/g. The isotherm analysis proved that the limiting step of the adsorption process is the film diffusion mechanism. In addition, studying the heat of adsorption of Pb(II) implied that the adsorption is endothermic due to the positive values of enthalpy (
) for all adsorbents. The absorbents were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) to study the morphology of surfaces and the chemical characterization of the adsorbents to ensure that adsorption is achieved. ZnO showed better performance for the uptake of lead followed by TiO2 then Al2O3.
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Liu L, Cao L, Niu H, Wang J. Zinc Metal-Organic Framework Growing on the Surface of Fruit Peels and Its Photocatalytic Activity. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:10187-10195. [PMID: 34056173 PMCID: PMC8153657 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The development of water treatment materials using environmentally friendly natural biomasses as substitutes plays an increasingly important role in environmental protection. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is often used for the catalytic degradation of dye wastewater, but due to its small particle size, its disadvantage of easy agglomeration prevents it from being fully functional. Herein, we report an efficient method for synthesizing biomasses/ZIF-8 using four different fruit peels as carriers. ZIF-8 nanoparticles are in-situ grown uniformly on their surface. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 was found to be 752.15 m2g-1. After catalytic activity comparison, the loose shaddock peel/ZIF-8 showed the fastest and most significant degradation efficiency of 94% in methylene blue aqueous solution and could be used multiple times through a simple washing process.
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