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Biosorption of 4-chlorophenol by dried anaerobic digested sludge: artificial neural network modeling, equilibrium isotherm, and kinetic study

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In this study, dried anaerobic digested sludge (DADS) was utilized to remove 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) from aqueous solutions. Batch biosorption experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of physicochemical parameters such as pH, contact time, biosorbent dosage, and initial concentration. Artificial neural network (ANN) was then used to predict the removal efficiency of the process. The comparison between predicted and experimental results provided a high degree of determination coefficient (R2 = 0.98), indicating that the model could predict the biosorption efficiency with reasonable accuracy. Biosorption data were successfully described by the Freundlich isotherm and pseudofirst-order model. The Weber–Morris kinetic model indicated that intraparticle diffusion was not the only rate-controlling step, and other mechanisms may be involved in the biosorption process. The optimum pH was detected to be 3 for DADS. By increasing contact time and biosorbent dosage, the removal efficiency of 4-CP increased. Also, a decreasing trend was observed when initial concentrations were increased. The findings suggested that the results predicted by ANN are very close to the experimental values, and DADS as an available adsorbent can efficiently remove 4-CP from aqueous solutions.

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The authors would like to thank the environmental research center at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. This work was supported by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Grant No. 28749/3.

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    V. R. Fanaie & M. Karrabi

  2. Environmental Health Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran

    M. M. Amin & A. Fatehizadeh

  3. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    B. Shahnavaz

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Fanaie, V.R., Karrabi, M., Amin, M.M. et al. Biosorption of 4-chlorophenol by dried anaerobic digested sludge: artificial neural network modeling, equilibrium isotherm, and kinetic study. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 14, 37–48 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-1139-4

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