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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals from Water: Adsorption of Bisphenol-A by Biobased Hydrophobic Functionalized Cellulose.

Antonio Tursi, Efthalia Chatzisymeon, Francesco Chidichimo, Amerigo Beneduci, Giuseppe Chidichimo

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonio TursiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy. antonio.tursi@unical.it.
Efthalia ChatzisymeonSchool of Engineering, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK. E.Chatzisymeon@ed.ac.uk.
Francesco ChidichimoDepartment of Environment and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 41B, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy. francesco.chidichimo@unical.it.
Amerigo BeneduciDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy. amerigo.beneduci@unical.it.ORCID 0000-0003-1185-9470
Giuseppe ChidichimoDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy. giuseppe.chidichimo@unical.it.
University of Calabria · ITUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the efficiency of biobased Spanish broom (SB) surface modified cellulose fibers to remove bisphenol A (BPA), a well-known endocrine disruptor, from water. Spanish brooms are flowering plants, which are native and abundant to Mediterranean regions. The functionalized fibers (FF) were found to have the best adsorption efficiency at pH 5, due to the optimal hydrophobic interaction between the FF fiber and BPA. Adsorption kinetics of BPA was found to fit well a pseudo-second order reaction. Equilibrium isotherm data were fitted by Langmuir and Freundlich models. A very fast and simple regeneration method was developed and it was observed that adsorption capacity of the fibers was kept almost unchanged after 3 consecutive uses. Bottled water and synthetic wastewater were also tested to assess the efficiency of the process under more realistic water and wastewater treatment conditions. It was found that BPA removal was slightly decreased from 77% in ultrapure water to 64% in synthetic wastewater matrix, indicating that FF has a high selectivity toward BPA, even in the presence of other organic compounds. Overall, it was observed that SB-modified fibers can be a new promising green biotechnology for water purification.

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AdsorptionBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsCelluloseEndocrine DisruptorsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsKineticsMediterranean RegionPhenolsSpartiumWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsCelluloseEndocrine DisruptorsPhenolsWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalEDCsendocrine disruptorspriority pollutantsSpanish broomsurface modified cellulosewastewater treatment

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PMID30384467
PMCPMC6266619
OpenAlexW2898660822

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