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Kahvecioğlu K, Teğin İ, Yavuz Ö, Saka C. Phosphorus and oxygen co-doped carbon particles based on almond shells with hydrothermal and microwave irradiation process for adsorption of lead (II) and cadmium (II). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:37946-37960. [PMID: 36576627 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24968-5] [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: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this study, the production of activated carbon based on almond shells by microwave heating with KOH activation and then the modification of activated carbon with phosphorus and oxygen as a result of hydrothermal heating with phosphoric acid were carried out to increase the Cd(II) and Pb(II) adsorption efficiency. The resulting materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric/differential thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption. Adsorption performance, kinetics and thermodynamics of phosphorus, and oxygen-doped activated carbons were evaluated. The results showed that the adsorption of both Cd(II) and Pb(II) on phosphorus and oxygen-doped activated carbons obeyed the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics. The adsorption capacity values (Qm) obtained from the Langmuir isotherm for Cd(II) and Pb(II) adsorption were 185.18 mg/g and 54.64 mg/g, respectively. At the same time, the adsorption mechanism of Pb(II) and Cd(II) on the respective adsorbents was evaluated. As a result of phosphorus and oxygen atoms, Lewis base sites on carbon atoms and Lewis acid sites on phosphorus atoms are likely to form on the surface. These Lewis base sites can act as important active sites in adsorption reactions, especially of positively charged Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions.
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- Faculty of Science and Letters, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Faculty of Education, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey.
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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of lightweight Aggregates Made from Waste—Applying the Circular Economy. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12041917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The application of Life Cycle Assessment in the construction sector can be a very useful tool to reduce the environmental impact generated by the sector. In order to quantify the improvement in environmental terms with the use of artificial lightweight aggregates (LWA) manufactured with waste, in this work, we conducted a comparative evaluation of the life cycle of LWAs for a total of five different scenarios: LWAs obtained in a traditional way, i.e., using exclusively clay in their manufacture (Spanish blond clay, Portuguese red clay and Portuguese blond clay), and LWAs manufactured with four different wastes, with a partial substitution of 2.5% for each of the clays per waste (almond and hazelnut shells, sludge from the purification of paper money, cork dust and coffee grounds). The functional unit was set as the production of 1 kilo of lightweight aggregates and the CML 2000 methodology and the SimaPro software were used. The results obtained in this research allow us to conclude that the addition of organic wastes showed a slightly higher environmental performance than the conventional system, the ALAs manufactured with almond and hazelnut shells being the most environmentally friendly option, with reductions of more than 30% in some cases, followed by the LWAs manufactured with coffee grounds. On the other hand, the addition of paper sewage sludge and cork dust represents minimal environmental optimization.
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Anselmo S, Cataldo S, Avola T, Sancataldo G, D'Oca MC, Fiore T, Muratore N, Scopelliti M, Pettignano A, Vetri V. Lead(II) ions adsorption onto amyloid particulates: An in depth study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 610:347-358. [PMID: 34923272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The production of new cost-effective biocompatible sorbent sustainable materials, with natural origins, able to remove heavy metals from water resources is nowadays highly desirable in order to reduce pollution and increase clean water availability. In this context, self-assembled protein materials with amyloid structures seem to have a great potential as natural platform for a broader development of highly-tunable structures. In this work we show how protein particulates, a generic form of protein aggregates, with spherical micro sized shape can be used as adsorbents of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solution. The effect of pH, ionic medium, ionic strength and temperature of the metal ion solution on the adsorption ability and affinity has been evaluated revealing the complexity of adsorption mechanisms which are the result of the balance of specific interactions with functional groups in protein structure and not specific ones common to all polypeptide chains, and possibly related to amyloid state and to modification of particulates hydration layer.
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- Sara Anselmo
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo I-90128, Italy.
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Wang D, Root RA, Chorover J. Biochar-templated surface precipitation and inner-sphere complexation effectively removes arsenic from acid mine drainage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:45519-45533. [PMID: 33866485 PMCID: PMC8364533 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13869-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Treatment of aqueous leachate from acid mine tailings with pristine biochar (BC) resulted in the removal of more than 90% of the dissolved arsenic with an attendant rapid and sustained pH buffering from 3 to 4. Pine forest waste BC was transformed to a highly effective adsorbent for arsenic remediation of acid mine drainage (AMD) because the dissolved iron induced "activation" of BC through accumulation of highly reactive ferric hydroxide surface sites. Physicochemical properties of the BC surface, and molecular mechanisms of Fe, S, and As phase transfer, were investigated using a multi-method, micro-scale approach (SEM, XRD, FTIR, XANES, EXAFS, and STXM). Co-located carbon and iron analysis with STXM indicated preferential iron neo-precipitates at carboxylic BC surface sites. Iron and arsenic X-ray spectroscopy showed an initial precipitation of ferrihydrite on BC, with concurrent adsorption/coprecipitation of arsenate. The molecular mechanism of arsenic removal involved bidentate, binuclear inner-sphere complexation of arsenate at the surfaces of pioneering ferric precipitates. Nucleation and crystal growth of ferrihydrite and goethite were observed after 1 h of reaction. The high sulfate activity in AMD promoted schwertmannite precipitation beginning at 6 h of reaction. At reaction times beyond 6 h, goethite and schwertmannite accumulated at the expense of ferrihydrite. Results indicate that the highly functionalized surface of BC acts as a scaffolding for the precipitation and activation of positively charged ferric hydroxy(sulf)oxide surface sites from iron-rich AMD, which then complex oxyanion arsenate, effectively removing it from porewaters. Graphical abstract.
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- Dongmei Wang
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E 4th St, Shantz 429, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031 China
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E 4th St, Shantz 429, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E 4th St, Shantz 429, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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Vilardi G, Bubbico R, Di Palma L, Verdone N. Nitrate green removal by fixed-bed columns packed with waste biomass: Modelling and friction parameter estimation. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A Study on the Removal of Copper (II) from Aqueous Solution Using Lime Sand Bricks. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9040670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Heavy metals such as Cu(II), if ubiquitous in the runoff, can have adverse effects on the environment and human health. Lime sand bricks, as low-cost adsorbents to be potentially applied in stormwater infiltration facilities, were systematically investigated for Cu(II) removal from water using batch and column experiments. In the batch experiment, the adsorption of Cu(II) to bricks reach an equilibrium within 7 h and the kinetic data fits well with the pseudo-second-order model. The sorption isotherm can be described by both the Freundlich and Langmuir model and the maximum adsorption capacity of the bricks is 7 ± 1 mg/g. In the column experiment, the best removal efficiency for Cu(II) was observed at a filler thickness of 20 cm, service time of 12 min with a Cu(II) concentration of 0.5 mg/L. The Cu(II) removal rate increases with the increasing bed depth and residence time. The inlet concentration and residence time had significant effects on the Cu(II) removal analyzed by the Box–Behnken design (BBD). The Adams-Bohart model was in good agreement with the experimental data in representing the breakthrough curve. Copper fractions in the bricks descend in the order of organic matter fraction > Fe-Mn oxides fraction > carbonates fraction > residual fraction > exchangeable fraction, indicating that the lime sand bricks after copper adsorption reduce the long-term ecotoxicity and bioavailability to the environment.
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Cataldo S, Chiodo V, Crea F, Maisano S, Milea D, Pettignano A. Biochar from byproduct to high value added material – A new adsorbent for toxic metal ions removal from aqueous solutions. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Qie LM, Yao ZY, Li GW, Xie SB, Yang Q, Qi JH. Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics of Cu(II) biosorption on Chinese chestnut shell pretreated with steam explosion. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2018; 78:868-877. [PMID: 30252664 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The shells of Chinese chestnuts (Castanea mollissima) are an agricultural residue. This work aimed to evaluate this feasibility of using steam explosion to modify this residue for Cu(II) biosorption from aqueous solutions. Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were evaluated. The steam-explosion pretreatment increased the surface area of the chestnut shell and exposed more hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, which are binding sites for Cu(II). It changed the sorption from a spontaneous process driven by enthalpy to a nonspontaneous one driven by entropy. It increased the Cu(II) sorption capacity at higher temperatures while it decreased the capacity at lower ones. Compared with untreated chestnut shell, the steam-exploded shell is preferable for Cu(II) sorption at higher temperatures.
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- Li-Mei Qie
- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China (Southwest Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Kunming 650224, China E-mail:
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