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Liu X, Xu C, Chen P, Li K, Zhou Q, Ye M, Zhang L, Lu Y. Advances in Technologies for Boron Removal from Water: A Comprehensive Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10671. [PMID: 36078388 PMCID: PMC9517912 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Boron overabundance in aquatic environment raises severe concerns about the environment and human health because it is toxic to various crops and induces many human and animal diseases with long-term consequences. In response to the boron pollution of water resources and the difficulty of eliminating boron from water for production and living purposes, this article summarizes the progress in research on boron removal technology, addressing the following aspects: (1) the reasons for the difficulty of removing boron from water (boron chemistry); (2) ecological/biological toxicity and established regulations; (3) analysis of different existing processes (membrane processes, resin, adsorption, chemical precipitation, (electric) coagulation, extraction, and combined methods) in terms of their mechanisms, effectiveness, and limitations; (4) prospects for future studies and possible improvements in applicability and recyclability. The focus of this paper is thus to provide a comprehensive summary of reported deboronation processes to date, which will definitely identify directions for the development of boron removal technology in the future.
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- Xiaowei Liu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Safety and Distribution Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Safety and Distribution Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Huzhou Water Group Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China
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- Huzhou Water Group Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China
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Yurk VM, Kokovina ES, Shalygina ZV. Mechanism of Sorption of Divalent Copper Ions on the Surface of Concrete Particles. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024422060322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Iizuka A, Ho HJ, Yamasaki A. Removal of fluoride ions from aqueous solution by metaettringite. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265451. [PMID: 35286355 PMCID: PMC8920265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Fluoride contamination is a major problem in wastewater treatment. Metaettringite (which has previously shown enhanced anion adsorption) was investigated as a possible adsorbent to remove fluoride from low-concentration solution (25 mg-F/L). The fluoride removal properties of ettringite and metaettringite were first compared at pH 10, and metaettringite was found to be more effective. The dominant reaction mechanism for fluoride adsorption in metaettringite was found to be recrystallization of metaettringite by rehydration; this was accompanied by precipitation of calcium fluoride. The adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model. Metaettringite was also able to remove fluoride effectively in low pH environment (i.e., at pH 3.5). The influence of coexistence of sulfate ions in solution on the fluoride removal performance was investigated, and a small decrease in performance was noted. The residual fluoride concentrations obtained with higher doses of metaettringite were lower than those specified by the Japanese effluent standard (non-coastal areas: 8 mg-F/L; coastal areas: 15 mg-F/L). The fluoride removal capacity of metaettringite was compared with those of other solid materials. The observed maximum capacity was 174.7 mg-F/g-metaettringite. In the case of high fluoride concentration solution, the main removal mechanism will be changed to calcium fluoride precipitation. In general, metaettringite is regarded as promising material for fluoride removal in wastewater treatment.
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- Atsushi Iizuka
- Center for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirao M, Matsuoka M, Murayama N, Iizuka A. Synthesis of Ettringite in Suspension from Various Forms of Gypsum as Starting Material. KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.47.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mitsuru Hirao
- Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
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- Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
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- Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
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Yamaguchi S, Hongo T. Synthesis of metaettringite from blast furnace slag and evaluation of its boron adsorption ability. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:15070-15075. [PMID: 33230798 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11028-z] [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: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Blast furnace slag (BFS) is generated as a by-product in the ironmaking process, and hence, the development of a recycling system for BFS waste is important. In this study, the calcium component of BFS obtained from a steel company in Japan was successfully used as raw material of the synthesis of metaettringite. Metaettringite has been recently considered for as an adsorbent for boron, which is toxic to humans and animals. The BFS used was amorphous, and mainly consisted of CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, and MgO; in particular, it contained 42.82 mass % CaO. The X-ray diffraction pattern and Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the synthesized sample indicated the formation of metaettringite. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy observations revealed its needle-like morphology. The synthesized metaettringite adsorbed 1.189 mg-B/g-adsorbent in 240 min, which was approximately 25 times greater than that achieved using the parent BFS. The metaettringite can reduce the boron concentration to below the uniform effluent standard in industrial wastewater in Japan (16 mg/L).
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- Shie Yamaguchi
- Department of Life & Green Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, 1690 Fusaiji, Fukaya, Saitama, 369-0293, Japan
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- Department of Life & Green Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, 1690 Fusaiji, Fukaya, Saitama, 369-0293, Japan.
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Hu G, Zhang W, Chen Y, Xu C, Liu R, Han Z. Removal of boron from water by GO/ZIF-67 hybrid material adsorption. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:28396-28407. [PMID: 32418092 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08018-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With the development of the boron industry, boron pollution is getting more and more serious, and excessive boron will harm human health. In this paper, graphene oxide was used as a template to prepare ZIF-67, and GO/ZIF-67 was successfully prepared. GO/ZIF-67 was used for the first time to remove boron from water. SEM, XRD, and other characterization methods were used to confirm the structure. The adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherm, adsorption thermodynamics, and adsorption mechanism of boron by GO/ZIF-67 were studied in this paper. The adsorption capacity of GO/ZIF-67 for boron is up to 66.65 mg·g-1 at 25 °C, and adsorption process reaches equilibrium in 400 min. Adsorption kinetics indicates that the adsorption process conforms to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model, and adsorption thermodynamics indicates that the adsorption process is a spontaneous endothermic process controlled by entropy change. The adsorption capacity of boron by GO/ZIF-67 does not decrease significantly after four cycles. The adsorption of boron by GO/ZIF-67 has both chemical and physical adsorption. From Zeta potential and adsorption kinetics, it can be seen that there is physical adsorption during the adsorption process and boron mainly has positive charge on the surface of GO/ZIF-67 and graphene oxide hydroxyl bonding. Based on the adsorption thermodynamics and XPS, it is known that there is chemisorption during the adsorption process, and mainly the combination of boron and cobalt sites.
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- Guangzhuang Hu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, China
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Ho HJ, Iizuka A, Shibata E, Tomita H, Takano K, Endo T. CO 2 Utilization via Direct Aqueous Carbonation of Synthesized Concrete Fines under Atmospheric Pressure. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:15877-15890. [PMID: 32656408 PMCID: PMC7345389 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Mineral carbonation using alkaline wastes is an attractive approach to CO2 utilization. Owing to the difference between waste CO2 and feedstock CO2, developing CO2 utilization technologies without CO2 purification and pressurization is a promising concept. This study investigated a potential method for CO2 utilization via direct aqueous carbonation of synthesized concrete fines under atmospheric pressure and low CO2 concentration. The carbonation reaction with different solid-liquid ratios and different concentrations of introduced CO2 was examined in detail. Under basic conditions, a CO2 uptake of 0.19 g-CO2/g-concrete fines demonstrated that direct aqueous carbonation of concrete fines under atmospheric pressure and low CO2 concentration is effective. The CaCO3 concentration, degree of carbonation, and reaction mechanism were clarified. Furthermore, characterization of the carbonated products was used to evaluate ways of utilizing the carbonated products.
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- Hsing-Jung Ho
- Department
of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society, Graduate School of
Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Aoba-468-1 Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0845, Japan
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- Center
for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, Institute of Multidisciplinary
Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku
University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Center
for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, Institute of Multidisciplinary
Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku
University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Business
Development Department, Resources, Energy & Environment Business
Area, IHI Corporation, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8710, Japan
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- Business
Development Department, Resources, Energy & Environment Business
Area, IHI Corporation, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8710, Japan
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- Business
Development Department, Resources, Energy & Environment Business
Area, IHI Corporation, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8710, Japan
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Liu S, Xu M, Yu T, Han D, Peng J, Li J, Zhai M. Radiation synthesis and performance of novel cellulose-based microsphere adsorbents for efficient removal of boron (III). Carbohydr Polym 2017; 174:273-281. [PMID: 28821068 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A novel cellulose-based microsphere containing glucamine groups, referred as CVN, was successfully synthesized by radiation-induced graft polymerization of 4-vinylbenzyl chloride onto cellulose microspheres and subsequent functionalization with N-methyl-d-glucamine. The adsorption by CVN for boron (III) from aqueous solutions was evaluated systematically by batch adsorption technique. Langmuir models could fit well with the adsorption behavior of CVN. The CVN adsorbents exhibited a high adsorption capacity up to 12.4mgg-1 towards boron (III) over the wide pH range of 5-8. After the addition of chloride salts, the boron uptake of CVN was enhanced that was attributed to the compensation of the surface charge generated by boron (III) adsorption leading to favor the adsorption. At high concentrations of salts, the ionic strength and different salts have no effect on the adsorption of boron(III). This work provides a new sustainable, cost effective material as a promising specific adsorbent for the removal of boron (III) from saline solutions.
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- Siqi Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Lyu J, Liu H, Zeng Z, Zhang J, Xiao Z, Bai P, Guo X. Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66 as an Efficient Adsorbent for Boron Removal from Aqueous Solution. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jiafei Lyu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology and ‡Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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Chen F, Guo L, Zhang X, Leong ZY, Yang S, Yang HY. Nitrogen-doped graphene oxide for effectively removing boron ions from seawater. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:326-333. [PMID: 27918048 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07448k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Elemental boron exists in the form of boric acid or borate salts in aqueous solution. The human body is very sensitive to the amount of boron, and boron contamination in drinking water affects our health adversely. However, boron is not easily removed due to its small ionic size and is a problem to water treatment systems. Herein, we report a new method to remove boron using nitrogen-doped graphene oxide (N-GO). The maximum adsorption capacity we have obtained is 58.7 mg g-1 and this makes N-GO one of the best materials to adsorb boron. Real seawater with 5 mg L-1 as boron is used as a feed for testing and the absorption capacity is shown to be up to 2.42 mg g-1. This high adsorption capacity is mainly attributed to the large amount of hydroxyl groups distributed across the high surface area of graphene oxide and the enhanced adsorption that results from nitrogen-doped sites. Once N-GO is saturated with boron ions, it can be easily regenerated via acid treatment. Our proposed technique has high commercial value and we believe that it is very valuable to the water treatment industry.
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- Fuming Chen
- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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