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ArticleBMC chemistry2023

Facile solvent-free modified biochar for removal of mixed steroid hormones and heavy metals: isotherm and kinetic studies.

Sefiu Olaitan Amusat, Temesgen Girma Kebede, Edward Ndumiso Nxumalo, Simiso Dube, Mathew Muzi Nindi

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Article in BMC chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 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.

Sefiu Olaitan AmusatDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, University of South Africa, The Science Campus, Florida Park, Corner Christian de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida, 1709, South Africa.
Temesgen Girma KebedeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, University of South Africa, The Science Campus, Florida Park, Corner Christian de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida, 1709, South Africa.
Edward Ndumiso NxumaloInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, The Science Campus, University of South Africa, Corner Christian de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida, 1709, South Africa.
Simiso DubeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, University of South Africa, The Science Campus, Florida Park, Corner Christian de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida, 1709, South Africa.
Mathew Muzi NindiInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, The Science Campus, University of South Africa, Corner Christian de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida, 1709, South Africa. nindimm@unisa.ac.za.
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Funding

NRF-TWAS African Renaissance Ph. D. Fellowship Program 116111NRF-TWAS African Renaissance Ph. D. Fellowship Program 139178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water contamination has become a global challenge to human survival. Non-biodegradable heavy metal cations and steroid hormones could accumulate in the human body and could result in serious health problems. In this study, we prepared biochar from waste shells of African star apples and modified biochar using a solvent-free ball milling facile method. The X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis revealed biochar functional groups in C=C, C-O, and C=O. Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) was used to determine the surface area, the surface area of ball-milled biochar obtained at 550 °C (BASA550) increased from 174 m

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AdsorptionBall milled biocharHeavy metalsIsothermKineticsSteroid hormones

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PMID37986085
PMCPMC10662544
OpenAlexW4388822589

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