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Yaqub M, Mee-Ngern L, Lee W. Cesium adsorption from an aqueous medium for environmental remediation: A comprehensive analysis of adsorbents, sources, factors, models, challenges, and opportunities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 950:175368. [PMID: 39122022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Considering the widespread and indispensable nature of nuclear energy for future power generation, there is a concurrent increase in the discharge of radioactive Cs into water streams. Recent studies have demonstrated that adsorption is crucial in removing Cs from wastewater for environmental remediation. However, the existing literature lacks comprehensive studies on various adsorption methods, the capacities or efficiencies of adsorbents, influencing factors, isotherm and kinetic models of the Cs adsorption process. A bibliometric and comprehensive analysis was conducted using 1179 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection spanning from 2014 to 2023. It reviews and summarizes current publication trends, active countries, adsorption methods, adsorption capacities or efficiencies of adsorbents, tested water sources, influencing factors, isotherm, and kinetic models of Cs adsorption. The selection of suitable adsorbents and operating parameters is identified as a crucial factor. Over the past decade, due to their notable capacity for Cs adsorption, considerable research has focused on novel adsorbents, such as Prussian blue, graphene oxide, hydrogel, and nanoadsorbents (NA). However, there remains a need for further development of application-oriented laboratory-scale experiments. Future research directions should encompass exploring adsorption mechanisms, developing new adsorbents or their combinations, practical applications of lab-scale studies, and recycling radioactive Cs from wastewater. Drawing upon this literature review, we present the most recent research patterns concerning adsorbents to remove Cs, outline potential avenues for future research, and delineate the obstacles hindering effective adsorption. This comprehensive bibliometric review provides valuable insights into prevalent research focal points and emerging trends, serving as a helpful resource for researchers and policymakers seeking to understand the dynamics of adsorbents for Cs removal from water.
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- Muhammad Yaqub
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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Zhuang Y, Li S, Rene ER, Dong S, Ma W. Green synthesis of magnetic azo-linked porous organic polymers with recyclable properties for enhanced Bisphenol-A adsorption from aqueous solutions. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 249:118427. [PMID: 38325780 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118427] [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: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Porous organic polymers (POPs) present superior adsorption performance to steroid endocrine disruptors. However, the effective recovery and high cost have been a big limitation for their large-scale applications. Herein, magnetic azo-linked porous polymers (Fe3O4@SiO2/ALP-p) were designed and prepared in a green synthesis approach using low-price materials from phloroglucinol and pararosaniline via a diazo-coupling reaction under standard temperature and pressure conditions, which embedded with Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles to form three-dimensional interlayer network structure with flexible-rigid interweaving. The saturated adsorption capacity to bisphenol-A (BPA) was 485.09 mg/g at 298 K, which increased by 1.4 times compared with ALP-p of relatively smaller mass density. This enhanced adsorption was ascribed to increment from surface adsorption and pore filling with 2.3 times of specific surface area and 2.6 times of pore volume, although the total organic functional groups decreased with Fe3O4@SiO2 amendment. Also, the adsorption rate increased by about 1.1 and 1.5-fold due to enhancement in the initial stage of surface adsorption and subsequent stage pore diffusion, respectively. Moreover, this adsorbent could be used in broad pH (3.0-7.0) and salinity adaptability (<0.5 mol/L). The loss of adsorption capacity and magnetic recovery were lower than 1.1% and 0.8% in each operation cycle because of the flexible-rigid interweave. This excellent performance was contributed by synergistic effects from physisorption and chemisorption, such as pore filling, electrostatic attraction, π-π stacking, hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic interaction. This study offered a cost-effective, high-performing, and ecologically friendly material along with a green preparation method.
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- Yuqi Zhuang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX, Delft, the Netherlands
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Zhao W, Wei M, Ma L, Deng T, Hu J. Phosphate-rich cellulose beads for efficient cesium extraction from aqueous solutions: a novel approach for cellulose utilization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4938-4941. [PMID: 38629231 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00901k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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In this work, phosphate-rich cellulose beads (CBPs) were first used for cesium extraction from aqueous solutions. These green, abundant, cheap, and renewable CBPs demonstrated a high adsorption capacity and fast absorption rate. Besides, the CBPs also exhibited excellent stability and recycling performance, as well as good selectivity. This study presents the promising application potential of cellulose for efficient cesium extraction from aqueous media.
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- Weilian Zhao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China.
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- QingHai Salt Lake Industry Co., Ltd., Golmud, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China.
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Dong S, Rene ER, Zhao L, Xiaoxiu L, Ma W. Design and preparation of functional azo linked polymers for the adsorptive removal of bisphenol A from water: Performance and analysis of the mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 206:112601. [PMID: 34973200 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In order to effectively remove refractory bisphenol A (BPA) from water, a novel nitrogen doped organic porous functional azo linked polymer (ALP-p) was designed and prepared according to the physicochemical characteristics of propane linked to two phenol hydroxyl groups. This ALP-p was synthesized with 98.5% yield, from pararosaniline and phloroglucinol, via the diazo coupling reaction to produce multiple adsorption functional groups of benzene ring, hydroxyl group and azo group. This functional material showed high adsorption capacity of 357.8 mg/g for 50 mg/L BPA, at 20 °C. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms were described by the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir model, respectively. The major adsorption mechanisms were attributed to the high specific surface area (259.8 m2/g) and pore volume (0.56 cm3/g) related surface adsorption and pore diffusion through porous stereoscopic stacking cavity anchorage. The functional group from the three-dimensional skeleton structures of ALP-p for BPA anchoring endowed chemisorption via π-π interaction between benzene rings and hydrogen-bonding (O-H⋯O, C-H⋯N, C-H⋯O and C-H⋯C) with the hydrogen atom of benzene ring, -OH from BPA and -OH, NN from ALP-p, respectively. The coexisting organic pollutants and alkali environment posed a negative effect on adsorption, while salinity had no significant effect on the process. The adsorption capacity and recovery of ALP-p were >93.5% and 81.6% after five cycles of operation.
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- Shuoyu Dong
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, Westvest 7, 2601DA, Delft, the Netherlands
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Chen S, Yang X, Wang Z, Hu J, Han S, Guo Y, Deng T. Prussian blue analogs-based layered double hydroxides for highly efficient Cs + removal from wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 410:124608. [PMID: 33243651 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, novel Prussian blue analogs-based layered double hydroxide (PBA@ZnTi-LDH) was in situ synthesized and used for radioactive Cs+ removal from wastewater. The results suggested that this PBA@ZnTi-LDH prepared using LDH as skeleton and transition metal source showed higher adsorption capacity (243.9 mg/g) and water stability than conventional PBAs, and promising application in scale-up Cs+ removal. Thus, it was granulated by calcium alginate and the PBA@ZnTi-LDH/CaALG exhibited favorable post-separation and fixed-bed adsorption ability at different Cs+ concentrations and flow rates, highlighting its application perspective on Cs+ removal from various kinds of wastewater. Moreover, the real-world Cs+ removal was preliminarily explored using natural complex Cs+-containing water. As a result, this stable and easily separated PBA@ZnTi-LDH/CaALG showed high removal efficiency, selectivity and good reusability, which was promising in scale-up Cs+ removal from the real-world wastewater.
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- Shangqing Chen
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brine Chemical Engineering and Resource Eco-utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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