Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 241, Issue -, Pages 102-113Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.06.014
Keywords
Microcystins-LR; MWCNT; ANN; Genetic algorithm; Adsorption
Funding
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Aradan School of Health and Paramedicine, Semnan University of Medical Science, Semnan, Iran [A-10-366-3]
- University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
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Magnetic multi-wall carbon nanotube (MMWCNT) was prepared by simple protocol and its structural features were characterized using SEM, TEM, and XRD analysis. The association between removal (%) and variables such as pH (3 - 11), adsorbent amounts (0.005, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1 g/L), reaction time (5-180 min), and concentration of microcystins-LR (10, 25, 50, 75, and 125 mu g/L) was investigated and optimized. The results of the isotherm study indicated that Langmuir offered high determination coefficients (R-2 = 0.993, 0.996, and 0.998, for the three different working,temperatures of 20 degrees C, 35 degrees C, and 50 degrees C respectively) and was the optimum isotherm to anticipate adsorption of MC-LR (microcystins-LR) by magnetic MWCNT adsorbent. The kinetic study revealed that the adsorption kinetics of MC-LR could be better defined using the pseudo-second-order model. A three-layer model of an artificial neural network was applied to forecast the MC-LR removal efficiency by magnetic MWCNTs over 66 runs. To forecast the MC-LR removal efficiency, the minimum mean squared error of 0.0011 and determination coefficient (R-2) of 0.9813 were obtained. The use of the artificial neural network model achieved a good level of compatibility between the acquired and anticipated data. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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