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Article

Sustainability in the Generation of Household Waste from Dishwasher Sponges for the Purpose of a New Adsorbent Material and Its Operating Costs

by
Daniel Mantovani
1,
Luís Fernando Cusioli
2,
Diana Aline Gomes
2,
Rosângela Bergamasco
2,
Angelo Marcelo Tusset
1 and
Giane Gonçalves Lenzi
1,*
1
Post-Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PPGEP), Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa 84017-220, Paraná, Brazil
2
Post-Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87020-900, Paraná, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Recycling 2024, 9(4), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling9040052
Submission received: 7 May 2024 / Revised: 31 May 2024 / Accepted: 20 June 2024 / Published: 23 June 2024
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Abstract

The major problems related to environmental pollution are increasingly present among us. The uncontrolled use and incorrect disposal of products means that these problems are increasing at frightening rates. In this context, a major related problem is the incorrect disposal of dishwasher sponges that are no longer useful; their material being made up of petroleum derivatives causes this problem to be leveraged in the environment. In the present work, we evaluated and carried out tests in which these dirty sponges that would be discarded were used for the purpose of developing new sustainable adsorbent materials. These materials were washed and dried, crushed and made available for use, by which they were kept in contact with a paracetamol solution, evaluating the effect of mass, pH, kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamic parameters, and cost analyses. The results demonstrated an adsorptive capacity of approximately 40 mg g−1 and its cost was relatively viable, since this material would otherwise be discarded incorrectly. In conclusion, this material achieved the good removal of this studied contaminant and became an economical, viable, and ecologically viable material.
Keywords: dishwasher sponges; eco-friendly; removal; emerging pollutants; viable costs dishwasher sponges; eco-friendly; removal; emerging pollutants; viable costs

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Mantovani, D.; Cusioli, L.F.; Gomes, D.A.; Bergamasco, R.; Tusset, A.M.; Gonçalves Lenzi, G. Sustainability in the Generation of Household Waste from Dishwasher Sponges for the Purpose of a New Adsorbent Material and Its Operating Costs. Recycling 2024, 9, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling9040052

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Mantovani D, Cusioli LF, Gomes DA, Bergamasco R, Tusset AM, Gonçalves Lenzi G. Sustainability in the Generation of Household Waste from Dishwasher Sponges for the Purpose of a New Adsorbent Material and Its Operating Costs. Recycling. 2024; 9(4):52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling9040052

Chicago/Turabian Style

Mantovani, Daniel, Luís Fernando Cusioli, Diana Aline Gomes, Rosângela Bergamasco, Angelo Marcelo Tusset, and Giane Gonçalves Lenzi. 2024. "Sustainability in the Generation of Household Waste from Dishwasher Sponges for the Purpose of a New Adsorbent Material and Its Operating Costs" Recycling 9, no. 4: 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling9040052

APA Style

Mantovani, D., Cusioli, L. F., Gomes, D. A., Bergamasco, R., Tusset, A. M., & Gonçalves Lenzi, G. (2024). Sustainability in the Generation of Household Waste from Dishwasher Sponges for the Purpose of a New Adsorbent Material and Its Operating Costs. Recycling, 9(4), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling9040052

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