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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 10, Pages 10021-10040Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-021-03684-6
Keywords
Adsorption; Material; Pollution; Sulfur removal; Water disinfection
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- DST-WTI project of Department of Science and technology, India [DST/TM/WTI/2K16/144(C) (GAP 317526)]
- DST-Women Scientist Program Project [SR/WOS-A/ET-7/2016(G) (GAP 316926)]
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Metal-modified spherical activated carbons are effective for removing bacteria and sulfur from water and fuel, with the copper-modified carbon showing high efficacy in water disinfection. The zeta potential plays a significant role in disinfection efficacy, with the materials showing potential for environmental pollution control applications.
Spherical activated carbons from polymer resin were developed with metal modifications, before/after carbonization using copper and nickel, for gradation of zeta potential (-5.01 to 8.64 mV) and high metal loading (up to 12.3%). The materials provide improved removal of various contaminants from aqueous and organic streams-removal of bacteria from water and sulfur removal from fuel. The metal-modified spherical activated carbons were highly effective for removal of both gram-negative E. coli and gram-positive S. aureus bacteria. The copper-modified spherical activated carbon could eliminate 99.9-100%, both bacterial content proving efficacy in water disinfection with a very high rate similar to 1.33 x 10(5) (CFU/ml.s). The zeta potential has significant impact with higher disinfection for high values; similar to 10-15% disinfection can be improved up to 100% for zeta potential changes from -5 to 8.6 mV. Kinetics of disinfection was studied by accounting for zeta potential in the conventional rate model, and the efficacy of both the models was compared. The fit of revised model was excellent. The spherical activated carbons can be useful for removal of slightly polar contaminants from organic streams and a high capacity of 12.8, 20 and 28 mgS/g for thiophene, benzothiophene and dibenzothiophene, respectively. The developed materials can provide useful applications in the area of environmental pollution control. [GRAPHICS] .
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