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Amine-Grafted Pomegranate Peels for the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Phosphate Anions from Wastewater

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  • Wafae Abbach

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, BP 34., Ajdir, Al-Hoceima 32003, Morocco
    ERCI2A, FSTH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco)

  • Charaf Laghlimi

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, BP 34., Ajdir, Al-Hoceima 32003, Morocco
    ERCI2A, FSTH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco)

  • Jalal Isaad

    (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Hoceima, BP 34., Ajdir, Al-Hoceima 32003, Morocco
    ERCI2A, FSTH, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco)

Abstract

Pomegranate peel (PP), a by-product of agro-food consumption, has a low adsorption capacity for nitrate and phosphate ions in aqueous media, but its surface is very rich in alcohol functional groups. In this work, the surface of pomegranate peels was functionalized by chemo-grafting 3-(2-Aminoethylamino) propyl] trimethoxy silane (AEAPTES) using the availability of alcohol groups to increase the adsorption capacity of the resulting adsorbent (PP/AEAPTES) towards nitrate and phosphate ions. The prepared PP/AEAPTES adsorbent was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Zeta potential, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS). Under experimental conditions, the adsorption capacity of PP/AEAPTES has been found to be 124.57 mg/g and 94.65 mg/g for NO 3 − and PO 4 3− , respectively, at pH 6 over a wide temperature range, and adsorption is exothermic for NO 3 − and endothermic for PO 4 3− , as well as spontaneous and physical in nature. The adsorptions of NO 3 − and PO 4 3− were also correctly described by the Langmuir isotherm and followed the pseudo-second-order model. The ability of PP/AEAPTES to adsorb NO 3 − and PO 4 3− ions under real conditions was evaluated, and efficient regeneration and repetitive use of PP/AEAPTES was successfully achieved up to 5 cycles.

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  • Wafae Abbach & Charaf Laghlimi & Jalal Isaad, 2023. "Amine-Grafted Pomegranate Peels for the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Phosphate Anions from Wastewater," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:18:p:13991-:d:1244303
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    1. Li Wang & Siyuan Liu & Wendi Xuan & Shaopeng Li & Anlei Wei, 2022. "Efficient Nitrate Adsorption from Groundwater by Biochar-Supported Al-Substituted Goethite," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-24, June.
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