Development of a new adsorbent from agro-industrial waste and its potential use in endocrine disruptor compound removal

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• 作者：Suzimara Rovani ; Monique T. Censi ; Sidnei L. Pedrotti Jr.0000-0003-2554-7718 ; É ; der C. Lima ; Renato Cataluñ ; a ; Andreia N. Fernandes ; ^{andreia.fernandes@ufrgs.br" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：Endocrine disruptor compounds ; Activated carbon ; Solid-phase extraction ; Nonlinear fitting
• 刊名：Journal of Hazardous Materials
• 出版年：30 April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：271
• 期：Complete
• 页码：311-320
• 全文大小：1138 K

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A new activated carbon (AC) material was prepared by pyrolysis of a mixture of coffee grounds, eucalyptus sawdust, calcium hydroxide and soybean oil at 800 掳C. This material was used as adsorbent for the removal of the endocrine disruptor compounds 17尾-estradiol (E2) and 17伪-ethinylestradiol (EE2) from aqueous solutions. The carbon material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), N₂ adsorption/desorption curves and point of zero charge (pH_PZC). Variables including the initial pH of the adsorbate solutions, adsorbent masses and contact time were optimized. The optimum range of initial pH for removal of endocrine disruptor compounds (EDC) was 2.0-11.0. The kinetics of adsorption were investigated using general order, pseudo first-order and pseudo-second order kinetic models. The Sips isotherm model gave the best fits of the equilibrium data (298 K). The maximum amounts of E2 and EE2 removed at 298 K were 7.584 (E2) and 7.883 mg g^鈭? (EE2) using the AC as adsorbent. The carbon adsorbent was employed in SPE (solid phase extraction) of E2 and EE2 from aqueous solutions.