Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal
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Removal of polypropylene nanoplastics from aqueous solution by biochar derived from Date palm fibers: Kinetics and isotherms studies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Reza Rezaei Kahkha 1
Mahdi Rezaei Kahkha Zhaleh 2
Batool Rezaei Kahkha 1
Maryam Khodadadi 3
Mohsen Faghihi-Zarandi 4

1 Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

2 Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Ira

3 Departement of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Medical Toxicology and Drug Abuse Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

4 Foreign Languages Department, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/amecj.v6.i04.314
Abstract
In this work, activated carbon (AC) derived from powder of date palm fibers (DPF) was examined as an adsorbent for removing polypropylene nanoplastics (PPNPs) from aqueous solutions. The adsorbent was characterized using XRD, FT-IR, and SEM analyses. Affecting parameters on removal efficiency in a batch reactor, such as contact time, concentration of PPNPs and amount of adsorbent,were evaluated and optimized.Equilibrium and kinetic studies are performed tounders tand adsorption mechanisms.In the batch sys tem, 30 mL of polypropylene suspension (5-40 mgL-1) was added
to Erlenmeyer flask. First, different amounts of AC adsorbent were added to the container, then microplas
tic was added to the reactor.The mixture was shaken on a shaker for four hours at 25oC. The flask was removed from the shaker, the concentration of PPNPs in the supernatant was measured, and a settling time of 30 min was obtained. A control suspension system without PPNPs nanoplastics (with biochar and without PPNPs) was also performed to evaluate
carbon particle interference by turbidity measurements.Our results showed that kinetic data were consis tent with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Equilibrium data for the adsorption of PPNPs on biochar represented by the Langmuir isotherm model is better than the Freundlich isotherm model.

Graphical Abstract

Removal of polypropylene nanoplastics from aqueous solution by biochar derived from Date palm fibers: Kinetics and isotherms studies

Keywords

Adsorption
Activated carbon
Polypropylene nanoplas tics
Date
Kinetics
Isotherm
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Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal
Volume 6, Issue 4
AMEC Publisher
Autumn 2023
Pages 65-75