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Adsorptive Removal of Sulfamethoxazole and Bisphenol A from Contaminated Water using Functionalized Carbonaceous Material Derived from Tea Leaves
- Source :
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 6:4215-4225
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- In this study, we report a facile method for the preparation of sulfonic acid functionalized carbonaceous adsorbent (TW-SO3H) from tea leaves. The adsorbent was characterized using Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman Spectroscopy and Zeta potential measurements. The adsorbent was utilized for the adsorptive removal of antibiotics such as sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and endocrine disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) from water. The calculated adsorption capacities of TW-SO3H were 258.87 mg/g and 236.80 mg/g towards the removal of SMX and BPA, respectively at 25 °C. The new adsorbent has the ability to form electrostatic interaction and π–π stacking that allow the efficient adsorption of SMX and BPA. The Langmuir and Temkin isotherm models best fit the experimental data for the BPA and SMX adsorption processes, respectively. The results of the kinetic studies showed that the removal of SMX and BPA by TW-SO3H followed pseudo-second order kinetic model. A thermodynamic study indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous as well as exothermic. The adsorbent was facilely regenerated and recycled for three cycles with a nominal loss of adsorption capacity. Our results indicated that TW-SO3H could be utilized as a promising adsorbent for the rapid removal of SMX and BPA from the contaminated water.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Thermogravimetric analysis
Langmuir
Bisphenol A
Chemistry
Process Chemistry and Technology
Infrared spectroscopy
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Sulfonic acid
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Pollution
6. Clean water
chemistry.chemical_compound
Adsorption
Zeta potential
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
0210 nano-technology
Waste Management and Disposal
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Nuclear chemistry
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22133437
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........292ba89446a66fd10ea26f969cc9f5a4