Treatment of a textile effluent by adsorption with cork granules and titanium dioxide nanomaterial

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Castro, M (Author) Other; Nogueira, V (Author) Other; Lopes, I (Author) Other; Vieira, MN (Author) FCUP; Rocha Santos, T (Author) Other; Ruth Pereira (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Vol. 53

Pages: 524-536

ISSN: 1093-4529

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-VHK

DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2018.1425020

Abstract (EN): This study aimed to explore the efficiency of two adsorbents, cork granules with different granulometry and titanium dioxide nanomaterial, in the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), colour and toxicity from a textile effluent. The adsorption assays with cork were unsatisfactory in the removal of chemical parameters however they eliminated the acute toxicity of the raw effluent to Daphnia magna. The assay with TiO2 NM did not prove to be efficient in the removal of colour and COD even after 240min of contact; nevertheless it also reduced the raw effluent toxicity. The best approach for complete remediation of the textile effluent has not yet been found however promising findings were achieved, which may be an asset in future adsorption assays.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13