Adsorptive defluoridation from aqueous solution using a novel blend of eggshell powder and chitosan nanofibers

Aamir Abbasi; Sheeraz Ahmed Memon; Raja Fahad Qureshi; Mujahid Mehdi; Muzamil Khatri; Farooq Ahmed; Zeeshan Khatri; Ick Soo Kim

doi:10.1088/2053-1591/abcd6e

Materials Research Express (Jan 2020)

Adsorptive defluoridation from aqueous solution using a novel blend of eggshell powder and chitosan nanofibers

Aamir Abbasi,
Sheeraz Ahmed Memon,
Raja Fahad Qureshi,
Mujahid Mehdi,
Muzamil Khatri,
Farooq Ahmed,
Zeeshan Khatri,
Ick Soo Kim

Affiliations

Aamir Abbasi: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan; Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan
Sheeraz Ahmed Memon: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan
Raja Fahad Qureshi: Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan
Mujahid Mehdi: ORCiD; National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Department of Polymer Chemistry and Physics Soochow University Jiangsu, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China
Muzamil Khatri: Nano Fusion Technology Research Lab, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University , 3-15-1, Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
Farooq Ahmed: Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan
Zeeshan Khatri: ORCiD; Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology , Jamshoro 76060, Pakistan; Nano Fusion Technology Research Lab, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University , 3-15-1, Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
Ick Soo Kim: ORCiD; Nano Fusion Technology Research Lab, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University , 3-15-1, Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/abcd6e
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 12
p. 125005

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Groundwater mostly contains many impurities thus can not be consumed as drinking water directly. The acceptable limit of fluoride in drinking water is 0.5–1.5 mg l ^−1 recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). In this research, a novel nanofiber hybrid; based on Chitosan (CTS) and Eggshell (EGG) was prepared via electrospinning technique and investigated for deflouridation from aqueous solution. SEM images reveal bead-free, smooth morphology and the FTIR confirmed the presence of chitosan and egg within the novel nanofiber blend. The defluoridation efficiency was assessed by varying the different parameters like pH, mass of nanofibers, contact time and initial concentration for adsorption. Studies revealed that CTS/EGG nanofibers hybrid shows incredible adsorption efficiency of 86%. Furthermore, isotherm studies show that the Langmuir isotherm model was well fitted for both CTS and CTS/EGG nanofibers.

Published in Materials Research Express

ISSN: 2053-1591 (Online)
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials; Technology: Chemical technology
Website: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2053-1591

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