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Natural Cyanobacteria Removers Obtained from Bio-Waste Date-Palm Leaf Stalks and Black Alder Cone-Like Flowers

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  • Irina Kandić

    (“Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Milan Kragović

    (“Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Jugoslav B. Krstić

    (Centre for Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, National Institute, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Jelena Gulicovski

    (“Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Jasmina Popović

    (Department of Chemical and Mechanical Wood Processing, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Milena Rosić

    (“Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Vesna Karadžić

    (Institute of Public Health of Serbia Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut, dr Subotića 5, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Marija Stojmenović

    (“Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11351 Belgrade, Serbia)

Abstract

The impact of urbanization and modern agricultural practice has led to accelerated eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems, which has resulted in the massive development of cyanobacteria. Very often, in response to various environmental influences, cyanobacteria produce potentially carcinogenic cyanotoxins. Long-term human exposure to cyanotoxins, through drinking water as well as recreational water (i.e., rivers or lakes), can cause serious health consequences. In order to overcome this problem, this paper presents the synthesis of completely new activated carbons and their potential application in contaminated water treatment. The synthesis and characterization of new active carbon materials obtained from waste biomass, date-palm leaf stalks (P_AC) and black alder cone-like flowers (A_AC) of reliable physical and chemical characteristics were presented in this article. The commercial activated carbon (C_AC) was also examined for the purpose of comparisons with the obtained materials. The detailed characterization of materials was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), low-temperature N 2 physisorption, and Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Preliminary analyzes of the adsorption capacities of all activated carbon materials were conducted on water samples from Aleksandrovac Lake (Southern part of Serbia), as a eutrophic lake, in order to remove Cyanobacteria from water. The results after 24 h showed removal efficiencies for P_AC, A_AC, and C_AC of 99.99%, 99.99% and 89.79%, respectively.

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  • Irina Kandić & Milan Kragović & Jugoslav B. Krstić & Jelena Gulicovski & Jasmina Popović & Milena Rosić & Vesna Karadžić & Marija Stojmenović, 2022. "Natural Cyanobacteria Removers Obtained from Bio-Waste Date-Palm Leaf Stalks and Black Alder Cone-Like Flowers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-29, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6639-:d:827291
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