E. A. Mohamed, A. A. Altalhi, N. A. Negm, Z. L. Abo-Shanab, N. S. Abdelshafi, A. A. Farag
{"title":"Novel magnetic chitosan Schiff base impregnated with ZnO for removal of malachite green dye from aqueous environment","authors":"E. A. Mohamed, A. A. Altalhi, N. A. Negm, Z. L. Abo-Shanab, N. S. Abdelshafi, A. A. Farag","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06016-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13762-024-06016-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Contaminated wastewater with malachite green (MG) treated via porous materials with high adsorption function has become a main challenge in achieving the carbon neutrality goal. In this manner, a dual-action novel formulation has been assembled that presents a modified chitosan-Schiff base biopolymer by magnetite and zinc oxide nanoparticles as active centers for selective malachite green adsorption and preventing the growth of microorganisms in the medium. The presented novel porous composite material is characterized by the presence of two cost-effective and efficient surface modifiers (magnetite, zinc oxide nanoparticles) which enhanced the adsorption process rather than the presence of one as reported in the recently reported studies. The dual action of the presented compound as microorganisms' defeater and malachite green adsorbent comprises its novelty among the recently presented compounds. Herin, a novel chitosan-Schiff base (CS-SB) was synthesized by the reaction of Chitosan and (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) acryl aldehyde. The prepared Schiff base was modified by magnetite using the co-precipitation method. The magnetic chitosan was impregnated with zinc oxide (ZnO) in the form of nanoparticles to produce Schiff base/ZnO nanocomposite (Mag-CS-SB/ZnO). The prepared compounds were characterized using infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, zeta potential analyses, and thermal gravimetric analysis, and tested in remediation of MG from aqueous medium. The adsorption parameters: dye concentration (25–100 mg/L), biosorbent dosages (5–60 mg), pH (2–9), and time (10–360 min) were studied. The Maximum adsorption capacity was 34 mg/g after two hours at ambient temperatures. Antibacterial activity of the prepared compounds was scanned for Gram-positive (<i>Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus</i>) and Gram-negative (<i>Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>) bacteria. The inhibition efficiency was ordered as Mag-CS-SB/ZnO nanocomposite ˃ CS-SB ˃ Chitosan. Mag-CS-SB/ZnO nanocomposite displayed outstanding antibacterial activity as comparable with commercial antibiotics (Streptomycin). The bonding between MG and biosorbent was shown to be predominantly caused by chelation and electrostatic adsorption, as proved by the density functional theory. Throughout five cycles, the biosorbent was effectively regenerated and maintained over 90% of its adsorption capacity, suggesting that it could find a beneficial and promising multi-functional adsorption compound for practical application in water treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"21 16","pages":"9955 - 9976"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142257892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Amri, K. H. Pratama, S. Arumnika, Z. Meldha, R. Rohani
{"title":"Ceramic membranes synthesized using fly ash pulp and paper boiler for COD and BOD removal from river","authors":"I. Amri, K. H. Pratama, S. Arumnika, Z. Meldha, R. Rohani","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05999-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05999-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Industrial developments and settlements along the Siak River have affected the quality of the river water. Based on laboratory tests, the COD and BOD content of Siak River water still exceeds the standard set under Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021. This research was conducted to analyze the role of variations in the composition and size of materials of clay, fly ash, and sawdust, in synthesizing ceramic membranes for COD and BOD removal of Siak River water. These residual materials from pulp and paper industry were used for ceramic membranes synthesis and further applied in drinking water treatment. In this study, ceramic membranes with a diameter of 11 cm, a thickness of 0.5 cm, and a combustion temperature of 900 °C were obtained and the composition of clay, fly ash, and sawdust of the ceramic membranes was varied in terms of ratio, respectively, at 32.5%:60%:7.5%, 45%:45%:10%, and 70%:25%:5%. Meanwhile, the variations in the size of the materials were as follows: 60, 80, and 100 mesh. The obtained results have shown that the COD and BOD content of Siak River water was reduced during the filtration process using the ceramic membranes, with the greatest percentage reductions in COD and BOD content (48.9% and 64.6%, respectively). The highest removals percentage were recorded upon using the ceramic membrane M8 (with a composition of 60% fly ash, 32.5% clay, 7.5% sawdust and particle size of 100 mesh). This result indicated that the ceramic membranes can be effectively used for the targeted application.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. O. Giwa, C. N. Nwaokocha, O. M. Osifeko, B. O. Orogbade, R. T. Taziwa, N. Dyantyi, M. Sharifpur
{"title":"Appraising machine learning algorithms in predicting noise level and emissions from gasoline-powered household backup generators","authors":"S. O. Giwa, C. N. Nwaokocha, O. M. Osifeko, B. O. Orogbade, R. T. Taziwa, N. Dyantyi, M. Sharifpur","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05987-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05987-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Machine learning is presently receiving great attention. However, machine learning applications to gasoline engine research are limited. This paper investigated the implementation of various machine learning models in predicting the emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>, CO, and PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and noise levels of gasoline-powered household generators for the first time. Data of operating and installed capacity, efficiency (input) and emissions, and noise level (output) obtained from 166 generators were used in extreme gradient boosting, artificial neural network (ANN), decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), and polynomial regression (PNR) algorithms to develop predictive models. Results revealed high prediction performance (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.9377–1.0000) of these algorithms marked with very low errors. The implementation of PNR followed by the RF exhibited the best models for predicting CO<sub>2</sub>, CO, PM<sub>2.5</sub>, and the noise level of generators. R<sup>2</sup> of 1.000 and 0.9979–0.9994, mean squared error of < 10<sup>−6</sup> and 2 × 10<sup>−5</sup>–8.6 × 10<sup>−5</sup>, mean absolute percentage error of 9.15 × 10<sup>−16</sup>–1.3 × 10<sup>−15</sup> and 7.1 × 10<sup>−3</sup>–8.1 × 10<sup>−2</sup>, and root mean squared error of 3.3 × 10<sup>−16</sup>–5.4 × 10<sup>−16</sup> and 4.4 × 10<sup>−3</sup>–9.3 × 10<sup>−2</sup> were recorded for all the output parameters using PNR and RF respectively. DT models had the least prediction capacity for CO, CO<sub>2</sub>, and noise levels (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.9493–0.9592) while ANN produced the least performance for PM<sub>2.5</sub> (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.9377). This study further strengthens machine learning applications in engine research for the prediction of various output parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Maryana, D. Dahnum, E. Triwahyuni, M. Muryanto, T. B. Bardant, A. K. Das, W. A. Rizal, O. Oktaviani, Y. Sudiyani
{"title":"Synthesis of lignin- amine from the waste of pilot plant bioethanol as a green bioadsorbent for lead removal","authors":"R. Maryana, D. Dahnum, E. Triwahyuni, M. Muryanto, T. B. Bardant, A. K. Das, W. A. Rizal, O. Oktaviani, Y. Sudiyani","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06026-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06026-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The investigation of bio-liquid fuels as a sustainable fuel has garnered significant attention. However, because of high production cost, other co-products need to be investigated. The pretreatment process of second-generation (2G) bioethanol produces black liquor that contains lignin. In this paper, we report a direct bubbling and a two-step acidification process for lignin isolation from black liquor of the pilot scale bioethanol production and its utilization as lead adsorber. This research investigated how Pb (II) ions adsorbed onto new modified lignin recovered from black liquor called dimethylamine-soda lignin. Alkaline pretreatment at 150 °C and 5 kg/cm<sup>3</sup> by using a 450 L reactor was used to extract the lignin from oil palm (<i>Elaeis guineensis</i>) empty fruit bunches (OPEFB). The acidic precipitation was achieved by adding 3% HCl until the pH reached 2, and the air bubbling was done at a rate of 2 L/min. By applying dimethylamine-acetone-formaldehyde to soda lignin in the Mannich reaction, lignin derivative was produced. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller methods were used to characterize all types of lignin. The analyses confirmed the formation of dimethylamine-lignin, as indicated by a 19-fold increase in the total nitrogen content in the modified lignin. Pb (II) adsorption was verified by pseudo-first-order and second-order reactions. Dimethylamine-soda lignin had the adsorption capability for lignin extracted from acid and the air bubbling technique, 6.0 and 6.8 mg/g, respectively. The outcomes demonstrate that the eco-friendly aminated lignin can effectively lower Pb (II) in the solution, making it a suitable adsorbent for removing lead from aqueous media.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of Citrus paradisi peel powder and investigation of lead(II) biosorption","authors":"İ Küçük","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05992-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05992-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study delves into exploring the potential of agricultural waste materials for effectively reducing lead(II) contamination in water sources. Unlike many biosorbents which undergo costly modifications leading to secondary pollution risks, this research focuses on the unmodified <i>Citrus paradisi</i> (grapefruit) peel (CPP) as a promising biosorbent for Pb<sup>+2</sup> ion removal. A comprehensive analysis utilizing various techniques such as FTIR, XRD, boehm titration, point zero charge, BET, TGA, DTA, elemental analysis, AFM, and SEM–EDX was conducted on CPP shedding light on its structural and chemical properties. The biosorption process was scrutinized across multiple parameters including initial metal concentration, contact time, pH, particle size, and solution temperature. Through systematic experimentation covering a range of concentrations and temperatures, kinetic models (Pseudo first order, Pseudo second order, and Elovich) and isotherm equations (Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin) were applied to unveil the adsorption behavior. Remarkably, the Langmuir model revealed q<sub>max</sub> = 43.48 mg/g at 310 K and pH 5.6, underscoring the efficiency of CPP in lead removal. Further analysis employing kinetic modeling, notably the pseudo-second order model (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.999), provided insights into the rate of adsorption, affirming its effectiveness. Thermodynamic assessments unveiled an endothermic and spontaneous biosorption process onto CPP, suggesting its feasibility for lead removal in a nature-friendly manner. Moreover, the biosorption mechanism was elucidated through FTIR analysis, elucidating the molecular interactions involved. Overall, the findings of this study underscore the potential of utilizing unmodified agricultural waste, such as grapefruit peel, as a sustainable solution for mitigating lead contamination, offering a cost-effective and eco-friendly approach to water treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Khazaei, M. Abbaspour, S. K. Babaei, L. Taghavi, Y. Rashidi
{"title":"Modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of metropolitan urban heat islands and predicting the future situation (Tehran metropolis)","authors":"A. Khazaei, M. Abbaspour, S. K. Babaei, L. Taghavi, Y. Rashidi","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05945-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05945-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metropolises in developing countries have many problems. These problems include land use changes, environmental pollution, and temperature changes due to the expansion of industrial areas, population growth and high traffic. In this study, the spatio-temporal relationship of urban heat islands (UHI) with land use changes in the period from 2000 to 2020 and the modeling of the future changes of these UHI until 2050 were studied in Tehran. For this purpose, satellite images, LCM (Land Change Modeler) model, modeling of the relationship among surface temperatures with environmental parameters, and simulation of UHI using regression model were used to predict the future condition of these UHI until 2050. The findings demonstrated that the area of residential areas increased during the study period and the area of gardens and urban green spaces decreased. Analyzing the future scenario maps reveals that the last 20 years’ pattern is still continuing. The UHI of city had an increasing trend until 2020, especially in the west and south of Tehran. Regions 21, 22, and 9, followed by regions 18, 19, and 20 in the south, have the most UHI. A significant positive correlation between green spaces and surface temperature shows the effect of vegetation in controlling the intensity of UHIs in Tehran. The results of surface temperature prediction modeling showed that the trend of temperature increase continues, and 2050 will be the most critical year of the predicted period.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Land/use land /cover dynamics and future scenario of Mayurakshi river basin by random forest and CA–Markov model","authors":"D. D. L. Soren, K. C. Roy, B. Biswas","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06006-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06006-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study was focused on analyzing the land use and land cover status, change patterns, and future scenarios in the Mayurakshi basin in Jharkhand and West Bengal state of eastern India. The dataset collected for image classification included Landsat 5 (TM) (1991–2008) and Landsat 8 (OLI) (2020). Various sequential preprocessing steps such as atmospheric correction, image enhancement, mosaicking, masking, and clipping were performed using QGIS 3.16 and ArcGIS 10.8 software. The land use and land cover classes found in the study area were water, vegetation, bare land, agriculture, and built-up, and classification was executed by using the Random Forest machine learning algorithm. The accuracy of the classified land use and land cover was validated and accepted with Kappa agreements of 0.89, 0.85, and 0.88 for the years 1991, 2005, and 2020, respectively. Throughout the study period, agriculture emerged as the dominant land use class, followed by vegetation and bare land. The area under the land use and land cover categories of water, vegetation, and bare land continuously decreased between the years 1991–2005 and 2005–2020, while agriculture and built-up areas recorded an increase of 4.49%, 0.76%, 17.81%, and 2.04%, respectively. To project future land use and land cover status, the popular Cellular Automata Markov Chain Model was employed. The projected results indicate that agriculture will remain the dominant land cover with a share of 70.24%, followed by vegetation at 17.72% and built-up areas at 5.09%. However, a marginal decline is expected in both the agriculture and built-up classes.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of functional materials based on new high content electron withdrawing groups terpolymer composites for potential applications","authors":"A. S. Al-Hussaini","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05993-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05993-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Novel polymer composites with unique characteristics as new materials are essentially needed to meet future demands. Terpoly(anthranilic acid, <i>m-</i>aminobenzoic acid, and <i>o-</i>nitroaniline) emeraldine base (EB)/macro-microcomposites were generated from equimolar ratios of the corresponding molecules and different ratios of bentonite via in situ oxidative terpolymerization. Their spectral properties upon joining the <i>m</i>-aminobenzoic acid and the <i>o</i>-nitroaniline moieties in the skeleton of polyanthranilic acid were inspected. The spectral analyses were utilized to emphasize the results of both terpoly(<i>o</i>, <i>m</i>-aminobenzoic acid, and <i>o</i>-nitroaniline) (EB) and poly(<i>o</i>, <i>m</i>-aminobenzoic acid, and <i>o</i>-nitroaniline)/bentonite composites. The TGA analyses of the purified terpolymer with and without bentonite in the N<sub>2</sub> atmosphere were investigated. Furthermore, the terpolymer composite morphology was investigated by the SEM technique with the micro-macrometric particle sizes 0.470–2.780 μm at different magnifications.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical Abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. K. Moore, L. Pittman, M. Heminghaus, D. Heintzelman, A. Hatter
{"title":"Enhanced microplastic fragmentation along human built structures in an urban waterway","authors":"E. K. Moore, L. Pittman, M. Heminghaus, D. Heintzelman, A. Hatter","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05962-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05962-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plastic pollution and microplastic (MP, 1 µm to 5 mm) generation are growing problems affecting the global community and a wide range of natural and disturbed environments. Urban and suburban waterways are directly impacted by plastic pollution due to their proximity to population centers and many different types single use plastic waste sources. In this study, plastic waste accumulation and fragmentation was investigated along the Cooper River in Camden County, NJ. Polymer composition was identified for individual plastic waste particles collected along the Cooper River using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry. Multiple human-built structures (Wallworth Lake, Evans Pond and Hopkins Pond dams) along the Cooper River were found to accumulate different types of plastic waste. The accumulation of plastic waste along these structures resulted in the initial stages of plastic fragmentation and the identification of large MP particles (1 to 5 mm). Quantitative analysis revealed that fragmented polystyrene (PS) particles constituted 82.8% of the total plastic fragments identified, most of which were identified at the Wallworth Lake dam. Many other types of fragmented plastic litter, including polyethylene and polypropylene, were identified at the Wallworth Lake dam, as well. This research demonstrates that engineered structures within urban and suburban aquatic ecosystems serve as significant aggregators of plastic debris, thereby catalyzing its breakdown into microplastics. Considering the escalating ecological and human health ramifications of microplastic proliferation, the fragmentation of plastic waste in an urban and suburban waterway observed in this study can also result in potentially toxic smaller MP particles, and increased exposure to aquatic organisms and humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Darbandi, A. Moghaddasfar, M. Eynollahi, A. Mehrdad
{"title":"Sustainable approach with enhanced removal performance of organic pollutant for wastewater treatment by ultrasonically regenerated mesoporous nickel oxide nanoparticles","authors":"M. Darbandi, A. Moghaddasfar, M. Eynollahi, A. Mehrdad","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06023-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06023-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The nickel oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using the solvothermal method in the oleic acid to remove congo red via an adsorption process. Furthermore, for the first time, in this study subsequently regeneration of deactivated adsorbent by low-energy ultrasound waves as an inventive technique was investigated. The morphology, porosity, and crystallinity of the as-synthesized NPs were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Congo red, a water-soluble azo dye, is adsorbed by nickel oxide nanoparticles, reaching about 83.20% adsorption within two hours with a pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.0099 min<sup>−1</sup>. In the regeneration process, the nanoparticles regenerated by low-frequency ultrasound waves up to 94.35% within 35 min. The obtained data shows that the amount of regenerated nanoparticles increased with the intensity of ultrasonic irradiation. Most importantly, it can be recycled by ultrasound irradiation, which retains high performance in 3 cycles, proving its promising application for different environmental decontamination.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"154 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}