Utilization of Non-Living Microalgae Biomass from Two Different Strains for the Adsorptive Removal of Diclofenac from Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Microalgae and Culture Conditions
2.2. Adsorbent Materials and Adsorption Experiments
2.2.1. Adsorption Kinetics
2.2.2. Adsorption Equilibrium
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Model | Parameter | Scenedesmus sp. | Synechocystis sp. | Activated Carbon |
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Kinetic Equations | ||||
Pseudo-first order | k1 (min−1) | 0.0388 ± 0.0041 | 0.0393 ± 0.0024 | 0.0375 ± 0.0021 |
qe (mg∙g−1) | 20.19 ± 0.54 | 17.55 ± 0.30 | 184.90 ± 2.98 | |
r2 | 0.981 | 0.9944 | 0.9951 | |
Sy.x | 1.05 | 0.52 | 5.16 | |
Pseudo-second order | k2 (g∙m−1∙min−1) | 0.0023 ± 0.0002 | 0.0025 ± 0.0002 | 0.00022 ± 0.00002 |
qe (mg∙g−1) | 22.64 ± 0.35 | 19.90 ± 0.34 | 210.80 ± 4.50 | |
r2 | 0.9964 | 0.9968 | 0.9953 | |
Sy.x | 0.45 | 0.40 | 5.09 | |
Equilibrium Isotherms | ||||
Freundlich | KF (mg∙g−1 (mg∙L−1)−N) | 3.48 ± 0.17 | 5.40 ± 1.01 | 43.55 ± 7.48 |
N | 2.36 ± 0.07 | 3.42 ± 0.61 | 2.80 ± 0.36 | |
r2 | 0.9989 | 0.9424 | 0.9579 | |
Sy.x | 0.26 | 1.78 | 15.23 | |
Langmuir | Qmax (mg∙g−1) | 28.34 ± 1.19 | 19.76 ± 0.57 | 232.20 ± 7.41 |
KL (L∙mg−1) | 0.039 ± 0.005 | 0.143 ± 0.018 | 0.076 ± 0.007 | |
r2 | 0.9941 | 0.9919 | 0.9932 | |
Sy.x | 0.57 | 0.66 | 6.12 |
Adsorbent | Qmax (mg∙g−1) | Reference |
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Activated onion skin | 134 | [30] |
Metal azolate framework-6 | 503 | [31] |
Activated cork | 79 | [31] |
Pyrolyzed pulp mill sludge | 27 | [32] |
Granular activated carbon | 36 | [33] |
Activated carbon from olive stones | 11 | [34] |
Ionic liquid modified biomass | 197 | [35] |
MIEX® resin | 52 | [36] |
Molecular imprinted polymer | 160 | [37] |
Powder activated carbon | 301 | [38] |
Polymeric resin | 39 | [38] |
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Coimbra, R.N.; Escapa, C.; Vázquez, N.C.; Noriega-Hevia, G.; Otero, M. Utilization of Non-Living Microalgae Biomass from Two Different Strains for the Adsorptive Removal of Diclofenac from Water. Water 2018, 10, 1401. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101401
Coimbra RN, Escapa C, Vázquez NC, Noriega-Hevia G, Otero M. Utilization of Non-Living Microalgae Biomass from Two Different Strains for the Adsorptive Removal of Diclofenac from Water. Water. 2018; 10(10):1401. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101401
Chicago/Turabian StyleCoimbra, Ricardo N., Carla Escapa, Nadyr C. Vázquez, Guillermo Noriega-Hevia, and Marta Otero. 2018. "Utilization of Non-Living Microalgae Biomass from Two Different Strains for the Adsorptive Removal of Diclofenac from Water" Water 10, no. 10: 1401. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101401