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Ismail N, Imran M, Ramzan M, Anwar A, Alsafari IA, Asgher M, Iqbal HMN. Functionalized graphene oxide-zinc oxide hybrid material and its deployment for adsorptive removal of levofloxacin from aqueous media. Environ Res 2023; 217:114958. [PMID: 36471557 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
This work reports on the synthesis of aspartic acid-functionalized graphene oxide-zinc oxide, as a functional porous material, and its potential to mitigate levofloxacin (LFXN). The adsorbent was characterized by various techniques, including ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The average crystallite size of the prepared composite was about 17.30 nm. Batch adsorption studies were carried out to elucidate the adsorption process for LFXN. Different parameters, including contact time, LFXN initial concentration, adsorbent concentration, pH, temperature, and ionic strength were studied. The mechanism and kinetics were studied by fitting the data to Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms, pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, respectively. The isotherm data was better fitted to Langmuir isotherm (R2 = 0.999) as compared to the Freundlich model. The maximum adsorption capacity obtained at equilibrium was 73.15 mg/g. For kinetic studies, Pseudo first order was better fitted with R2 = 0.87797, confirming the physisorption process. Thermodynamics parameters revealed that the process was exothermic and spontaneous at low temperatures. The adsorption mechanism was studied and the impregnation of LFXN in the adsorbent was confirmed by FTIR studies. This research proved that the designed GO/Asp-ZnO was a novel and promising adsorbent for the removal of LFXN with an efficiency of 95.12% at 30 mg/L LFXN by 0.6 g/L adsorbent in 24 h at pH = 7 and T = 25 °C.
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- Nimra Ismail
- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Physics, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, P.O. Box 1803, Hafr Al Batin, 31991, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico; Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico.
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Alsafari IA, Fatima R, Warsi MF, Ayman I, Jamil A, Shahid M, Irshad A. Photocatalytic and antibacterial activity study of ternary oxide of Ni-Al-Cd and their nanocomposite with carbon nanotubes. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2022.2135812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- Ibrahim A. Alsafari
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Rahim Yar khan Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Rahim Yar khan Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Saeed A, Akhtar M, Zulfiqar S, Hanif F, Alsafari IA, Agboola PO, Haider S, Warsi MF, Shakir I. Thiamine-functionalized silver–copper bimetallic nanoparticles-based electrochemical sensor for sensitive detection of anti-inflammatory drug 4-aminoantipyrine. Chem Pap 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-02042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rasheed T, Rasheed A, Munir S, Ajmal S, Muhammad Shahzad Z, Alsafari IA, Ragab SA, Agboola PO, Shakir I. A cost-effective approach to synthesize NiFe2O4/MXene heterostructures for enhanced photodegradation performance and anti-bacterial activity. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Baig MM, Yousuf MA, Alsafari IA, Ali M, Agboola PO, Shakir I, Haider S, Warsi MF. New mesostructured origami silica matrix: a nano-platform for highly retentive and pH-controlled delivery system. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2021.1902176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Mirza Mahmood Baig
- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- College of Engineering Al-Muzahmia Branch, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Aadil M, Rahman A, Zulfiqar S, Alsafari IA, Shahid M, Shakir I, Agboola PO, Haider S, Warsi MF. Facile synthesis of binary metal substituted copper oxide as a solar light driven photocatalyst and antibacterial substitute. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Alegiry MH, Hajrah NH, Alzahrani NAY, Shawki HH, Khan M, Zrelli H, Atef A, Kim Y, Alsafari IA, Arfaoui L, Alharby HF, Hajar AS, El-Seedi H, Juneja LR, Sabir JSM, El Omri A. Attitudes Toward Psychological Disorders and Alternative Medicine in Saudi Participants. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:577103. [PMID: 33643086 PMCID: PMC7907434 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.577103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background: This study was designed to investigate Saudis' attitudes toward mental distress and psychotropic medication, attribution of causes, expected side effects, and to analyze participants' expectations toward alternative or complementary medicine using aromatic and medicinal plants, through a survey. Method: The study included 674 participants (citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia) who were randomly contacted via email and social media and gave their consent to complete a questionnaire dealing with 39 items that can be clustered in six parts. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square for cross-tabulation were generated using SPSS. Results: Among the 664 participants, 73.4% believed that there are some positive and negative outcomes of psychotropic medication. Participants (72.0%) think that the most important reason leading to psychological disorders is mainly due to the loss of a relative or beloved person, and 73.9% considered psychic session as one of the possible treatments of psychological disorders. Surprisingly, only 18.8% of the participants agreed that medicinal and aromatic plants could be a possible treatment of the psychological disorder. Participants (82%) consider that physicians are the most trustful and preferred source of information about alternative and complementary medicine.
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- Mohamed H. Alegiry
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Comparative and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
- National Gene Bank of Egypt (NGB), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Food Business Promotion Division, ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacognosy Group, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Food Business Promotion Division, ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Shahid M, Alsafari IA, Jamil A, Ahmed Ali FA, Haider S, Agboola P, Shakir I. Dysprosium substituted nickel cobalt ferrite nanomaterials and their composites with reduced graphene oxide for photocatalysis. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2020.1816389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Muhammad Shahid
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Engineering Al-Muzahmia Branch, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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