Application of titanium oxide nanoparticles-polypropylene fibers, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide-chitosan-bentonite combination and cereal straw and their combination in the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons in aquatic environments.
Subject Areas : environmental managementShahram Azad zarabadi 1 , آپتین راه نورد 2 , farid gholamrezafahimi 3 , keivan saeb 4
1 - Department of Environment, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, IRAN.
2 - Department of Environment, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, IRAN. *(Correspondence Author)
3 - Department of Environment, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, IRAN.
4 - Department of Environment, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, IRAN.
Keywords: Nano particles, petroleum hydrocarbons, graphene oxide-chitosan-bentonite, titanium dioxide, polypropylene fibers.,
Abstract :
Background and objective : The stages of production and transportation of crude oil as a result of the leakage of petroleum materials can lead to water pollution with petroleum hydrocarbons, considering that spillage and leakage of oil in water is inevitable in most cases, and petroleum hydrocarbons include complex compounds that all these compounds are a They do not degrade and decompose, and the degree of degradation of these petroleum substances depends on their concentration and chemical structure, and considering the adverse effects of water contaminated with petroleum derivatives on humans and the environment, the removal of petroleum pollutants from wastewater is one of the most important issues of the day in the field of It is environmental engineering. There are various methods to remove these pollutants from wastewater. One of the newest technologies in surface absorption is the use of nanocomposite.
Materials and Methods: In this research, adsorbents for absorbing PAHs were prepared from nanocomposites and their combination with natural and synthetic materials. titanium oxide nanocomposite-polypropylene fibers, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide-chitosan-bentonite combination and cereal straw and their combination were used to remove oil pollutants. Experiments in different acidity, different concentrations Effluent and absorbent, different retention times were performed. To determine the amount of absorption, FTIR, SEM, XRD and GC tests were performed.
Finding: Examining the results shows that all adsorbents have the ability to remove oil pollutants from wastewater. However, the graphene oxide/chitosan/bentonite nano-absorbent has a removal percentage of 80, the combination of graphene oxide/chitosan/bentonite nano-absorbent has a removal percentage of 80, multi-walled carbon nanotubes have the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons with 92% absorption, as well as the straw absorbent with 93% It has shown the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Discusion and conclusion: A combined adsorbent made of an available material such as straw and also a cheap material such as polypropylene can achieve a good result for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons.
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