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ArticleScientific reports2025

Mechanistic insights into efficient catechol removal using saponin-based emulsion liquid membrane.

Manisha Wakle, Snigdha Khuntia

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Manisha WakleSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India.
Snigdha KhuntiaSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India. snigdha.khuntia@ahduni.edu.in.

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Ahmedabad University URBSEASI20A1/SG/19-20/04_SK_01.21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Catechol, a toxic organic pollutant commonly discharged from industrial effluents, poses serious threats to aquatic ecosystems and human health. In this study, saponin-based Emulsion Liquid Membranes (ELM) were developed as a green and sustainable alternative for catechol removal from wastewater. Saponin, a natural emulsifier, was used to formulate oil-based ELM, and the membrane phase was characterized using interfacial, rheological, and dynamic light scattering techniques. Process optimization through the Box-Behnken Design achieved an extraction efficiency of 88.9% with only 2% membrane breakage under optimal conditions of 3 v/v% saponin concentration, 2 v/v% span 80 concentration, 0.15 M internal phase concentration, and 30 min contact time. Kinetic studies revealed that the pseudo-second-order model best described the extraction process, with a rate constant of 0.0576 min

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CatecholEmulsionInterfacial propertiesMembrane breakageRheologySaponin

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PMID41162640
PMCPMC12572115

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