Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach

<p dir="ltr">Date pits (DPs) have been recycled into a low-cost adsorbent for removing of selected heavy metals (HMs) from artificially contaminated aqueous solutions. Adsorption of targeted HMs, both by raw date pits (RDP) and burnt date pits (BDP) was tested. Results showed that BD...

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Main Author: Khalid Al-Saad (5768084) (author)
Other Authors: Marwa El-Azazy (14152794) (author), Ahmed A. Issa (14152791) (author), Asma Al-Yafie (18615100) (author), Ahmed S. El-Shafie (14151696) (author), Maetha Al-Sulaiti (14590861) (author), Basem Shomar (16936971) (author)
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Ahmed A. Issa (14152791)
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description <p dir="ltr">Date pits (DPs) have been recycled into a low-cost adsorbent for removing of selected heavy metals (HMs) from artificially contaminated aqueous solutions. Adsorption of targeted HMs, both by raw date pits (RDP) and burnt date pits (BDP) was tested. Results showed that BDP is more efficient as an adsorbent and mostly adsorbing Cu(II). A novel approach; fractional factorial design (2<sup><em>k</em></sup><sup>−</sup><sup><em>p</em></sup> – FrFD) was used to build the experimental pattern of this study. The effects of four factors on the maximum percentage (%) of removal (Y) were considered; pH, adsorbent dose (AD), heavy metal concentration (HMC), and contact time (CT). Statistically significant variables were detected using Pareto chart of standardized effects, normal and half-normal plots together with analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 95.0 confidence intervals (CI). Optimizing (<i>maximizing</i>) the percentage (%) removal of Cu(II) by BDP, was performed using optimization plots. Results showed that the factors: pH and adsorbent dose (AD) affect the response positively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology of both adsorbents while fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to get an idea on the functional groups on the surface and hence the adsorption mechanism. Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize the prepared adsorbents before and after adsorption of Cu(II). Equilibrium studies show that the adsorption behavior differs according to the equilibrium concentration. In general, it follows Langmuir isotherm up to 155 ppm, then Freundlich isotherm. Free energy of adsorption (Δ<i>G</i><sub>ad</sub>) is −28.07 kJ/mole, when equilibrium concentration is below 155 ppm, so the adsorption process is spontaneous, while (Δ<i>G</i><sub>ad</sub>) equals +17.89 kJ/mole above 155 ppm, implying that the process is non-spontaneous. Furthermore, the adsorption process is a mixture of physisorption and chemisorption processes, which could be endothermic or exothermic reactions. The adsorption kinetics were described using a second order model.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Chemistry<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00552" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00552</a></p>
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spelling Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based ApproachKhalid Al-Saad (5768084)Marwa El-Azazy (14152794)Ahmed A. Issa (14152791)Asma Al-Yafie (18615100)Ahmed S. El-Shafie (14151696)Maetha Al-Sulaiti (14590861)Basem Shomar (16936971)Environmental sciencesEnvironmental managementdates’ byproductheavy metalsfractional factorial designkineticsequilibrium<p dir="ltr">Date pits (DPs) have been recycled into a low-cost adsorbent for removing of selected heavy metals (HMs) from artificially contaminated aqueous solutions. Adsorption of targeted HMs, both by raw date pits (RDP) and burnt date pits (BDP) was tested. Results showed that BDP is more efficient as an adsorbent and mostly adsorbing Cu(II). A novel approach; fractional factorial design (2<sup><em>k</em></sup><sup>−</sup><sup><em>p</em></sup> – FrFD) was used to build the experimental pattern of this study. The effects of four factors on the maximum percentage (%) of removal (Y) were considered; pH, adsorbent dose (AD), heavy metal concentration (HMC), and contact time (CT). Statistically significant variables were detected using Pareto chart of standardized effects, normal and half-normal plots together with analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 95.0 confidence intervals (CI). Optimizing (<i>maximizing</i>) the percentage (%) removal of Cu(II) by BDP, was performed using optimization plots. Results showed that the factors: pH and adsorbent dose (AD) affect the response positively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology of both adsorbents while fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to get an idea on the functional groups on the surface and hence the adsorption mechanism. Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize the prepared adsorbents before and after adsorption of Cu(II). Equilibrium studies show that the adsorption behavior differs according to the equilibrium concentration. In general, it follows Langmuir isotherm up to 155 ppm, then Freundlich isotherm. Free energy of adsorption (Δ<i>G</i><sub>ad</sub>) is −28.07 kJ/mole, when equilibrium concentration is below 155 ppm, so the adsorption process is spontaneous, while (Δ<i>G</i><sub>ad</sub>) equals +17.89 kJ/mole above 155 ppm, implying that the process is non-spontaneous. Furthermore, the adsorption process is a mixture of physisorption and chemisorption processes, which could be endothermic or exothermic reactions. The adsorption kinetics were described using a second order model.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Chemistry<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00552" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00552</a></p>2019-08-13T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3389/fchem.2019.00552https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Recycling_of_Date_Pits_Into_a_Green_Adsorbent_for_Removal_of_Heavy_Metals_A_Fractional_Factorial_Design-Based_Approach/25904368CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/259043682019-08-13T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
Khalid Al-Saad (5768084)
Environmental sciences
Environmental management
dates’ byproduct
heavy metals
fractional factorial design
kinetics
equilibrium
status_str publishedVersion
title Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
title_full Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
title_fullStr Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
title_full_unstemmed Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
title_short Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
title_sort Recycling of Date Pits Into a Green Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Fractional Factorial Design-Based Approach
topic Environmental sciences
Environmental management
dates’ byproduct
heavy metals
fractional factorial design
kinetics
equilibrium