1. Bioengineered FeZn/GA@Cu nanocomposite utilizing spent coffee ground extract and gum arabic: Enhanced nitrate removal via (RSM) and machine learning optimization.
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Mohammadpour A, Kazemi A, Baghapour MA, Samaei MR, Kannan K, and Mousavi Khaneghah A
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- Iron chemistry, Adsorption, Escherichia coli drug effects, Plant Extracts chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Water Pollutants, Chemical chemistry, Water Pollutants, Chemical isolation & purification, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Water Purification methods, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Anti-Bacterial Agents chemistry, Catalysis, Nanocomposites chemistry, Gum Arabic chemistry, Nitrates chemistry, Copper chemistry, Coffee chemistry, Zinc chemistry
- Abstract
This research focused on synthesizing an eco-friendly FeZn/GA@Cu nanocomposite using spent coffee grounds and Gum Arabic (GA). The study aimed to investigate its effectiveness as both a photocatalyst and an adsorbent, specifically for removing nitrates from aqueous solutions. The prepared nanocomposite was characterized using various analytical techniques, including XRD, TGA, FESEM with EDS, TEM, BET, FTIR, zeta potential, UV-DRS, and VSM. The RSM method, an impressive removal efficiency of 95.28 % for nitrate was projected under the specific conditions of an optimal dose of 1.82 g/L, an initial concentration of 60.00 mg/L, a pH level of 5.85, and a reaction duration of 48.90 min. It was ascertained that the peak efficiency of 98.25 % could be achieved with a carefully calibrated dose of 1.94 g/L, an initial concentration of 62.69 mg/L, a pH of 5.16, and a reaction time contained within 45.75 min. The synthesized nanocomposites have shown potential antibacterial activity against gram+ve (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-ve (Escherichia coli) pathogens. This study suggests that the FeZn/GA@Cu nanocomposite synthesized using spent coffee grounds has potential as a photocatalyst for removing nitrate from aqueous solutions., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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