Agricultural Waste-Based Alternative Adsorbents for the Remediation of Organophosphate Pesticide from Water

Siham S. Hassan, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti*, Mohammad Abu-Dieyeh, Gordon McKay

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Abstract

The study focuses on using agricultural waste-based alternative adsorbents for the remediation of organophosphate pesticide-profenofos from water. Date pits agricultural wastes were used to prepare three types of adsorbents, namely roasted date pits (RODP), activated date pits (ACDP) and nano-activated date pits (NACDP). To determine the efficiency of these adsorbents to treat wastewater, different physical and chemical characterizations were studied, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and BET surface area. Adsorption isotherms models were examined in order to understand the interactions between the adsorbate profenofos and the prepared adsorbents. In addition, thermodynamic adsorption was carried out to determine the homogeneity and spontaneous of the adsorbents.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Deserts - Proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates
EditorsEssam Heggy, Veronica Bermudez, Marc Vermeersch
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages317-318
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9783030760809
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates, ICSEWEN 2019 - Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Duration: 2 Dec 20195 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8722

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates, ICSEWEN 2019
Country/TerritoryQatar
CityAr-Rayyan
Period2/12/195/12/19

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Date Pits
  • Green chemistry
  • Pesticide

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