Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8394633 | Toxicon | 2018 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
Microcystin LR (MC-LR) is a highly toxic compound and it is known for its adverse health effect on both humans and animals. Due to the ineffectiveness of conventional water treatments methods, for the past decades, researchers have been developing cost-effective ways of removing MC-LR from water bodies. This study reports the application of powdered activated carbon (PAC) obtained from the waste tyre for the removal of MC-LR. The choice of the adsorbent was chosen due to its attractive properties. The prepared tyre-based PAC was found to have the large surface area (1111â¯m2â¯gâ1). The detection of MC-LR was achieved using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with a PDA detector. The experimental parameters (such as optimum pH, dosage and contact time) affecting the removal of MC-LR using tyre based-powdered activated carbon were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). Maximum removal of MC-LR was achieved under the following optimum conditions; sample pH 4, carbon dosage concentration 10,000â¯mgâ¯Lâ1 and contact time of 34â¯min. Under optimum conditions, kinetic studies and adsorption isotherms reflected better fit for pseudo-second-order rate and Langmuir isotherm model, respectively. The optimized method was applied for the removal of MC-LR in wastewater sample. The effluent and influent sample contained initial concentrations ranging from 0.52 to 8.54â¯Î¼gâ¯Lâ1 and the removal efficiency was 100%.
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Authors
Phodiso P. Mashile, Anele Mpupa, Philiswa N. Nomngongo,