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Bio-zeolite use for metal removal from copper-containing synthetic effluents

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The adsorption capacity of biologically modified zeolite with respect to copper-containing effluents (Cu(II)-Fe(III), Cu(II)-Fe(III)-Ni(II), Cu(II)-Fe(II)-Zn(II), and Cu(II)-Fe(II)-Ni(II)-Zn(II)) has been investigated in order to apply it for industrial effluents treatment. Obtained bio-zeolite was characterized using neutron activation analysis, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The efficiency of metal ions removal was determined as a function of pH, copper concentration, time, and temperature. The metal sorption in analyzed systems showed to be pH-dependent. The equilibrium adsorption data were interpreted using Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms and the adsorption mechanism was investigated by kinetic studies. The sorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) fitted well pseudo-first and pseudo-second-order models, while Ni(II) sorption was better described by the Elovich model. The thermodynamic parameters, ∆G°, ∆H°, and ∆S were evaluated to understand the nature of the sorption process. Obtained results show that bio-zeolite is of interest for heavy metal ions removal from industrial effluents.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) [grant numbers 18-29-25023-мк].

The confocal laser scanning microscopy was done using equipment of the Core Centrum of Institute of Developmental Biology RAS under the theme № АААА-А16-11611091001 of the Russian Ministry of Science and Education.

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  1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie Str., 6, 141980, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia

    Inga Zinicovscaia, Nikita Yushin, Dmitrii Grozdov & Tatyana Ostovnaya

  2. Horia Holubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Reactorului Str., 30, MG-6, Magurele, Bucharest, Romania

    Inga Zinicovscaia

  3. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky prospect, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    Alexey Safonov & Nadejda Popova

  4. Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 52, Bolshaya Tulskaya, Moscow, 115191, Russia

    Kirill Boldyrev & Dmitry Kryuchkov

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Zinicovscaia, I., Yushin, N., Grozdov, D. et al. Bio-zeolite use for metal removal from copper-containing synthetic effluents. J Environ Health Sci Engineer 19, 1383–1398 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00694-x

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