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Novel Biosorbents from Tunisian Date Palm “Bouhattam” Seeds for Copper(II) Ion Adsorption

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Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition) (EMCEI 2019)

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The present study is focused on the removal of copper(II) ions on date palm “Bouhattam” seeds (DS), bleached date seed (BDS) and cellulose nanofibers from date seed (CNFs) biosorbents. The synthesized materials were characterized by several techniques, including FT-IR, SEM, TEM, N2 adsorption-desorption, and TGA/DTG. The effects of solution pH, temperature, heavy metal concentration, and contact time on adsorption capacities were presented. Thus, at 30 °C and pH 5, the adsorption capacity of DS, BDS, and CNFs was 22, 23, and 34 mg g−1, respectively. This study has proved the interesting properties of CNFs to be used as an effective adsorbent in the wastewater treatment. The adsorption isotherms were better fitted to the Freundlich model, whereas the kinetic data were successfully correlated to the pseudo-second order model, which suggested that chemisorption is involved in the adsorption process. The adsorption of copper(II) was a spontaneous, entropy-increasing, and endothermic process. In addition, the adsorbed copper was effectively desorbed by 0.1 mol L−1 HCl solution. These adsorbents have important potential for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution.

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  1. Research Laboratory LR18ES33, National Engineering School of Gabes, University of Gabes, Avenue Omar Ibn El Khattab, 6029, Gabes, Tunisia

    Najeh Maaloul & Achraf Ghorbal

  2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain

    Paula Oulego, Manuel Rendueles & Mario Díaz

  3. Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes, University of Gabes, Avenue Omar Ibn El Khattab, 6029, Gabes, Tunisia

    Achraf Ghorbal

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  1. High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Ksibi

  2. Appliquées et Technologies, Institut Supérieur des Sciences, Gabès, Tunisia

    Achraf Ghorbal

  3. University of Calabria, Rende, Cosenza, Italy

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  4. School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  5. Università degli Studi di Roma, Roma, Roma, Italy

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  6. University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  7. High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

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  8. Faculty of Engineering, Water and Water Structure Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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  9. University of Geneva, Genève, Geneve, Switzerland

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  10. ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim am Main, Hessen, Germany

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  11. Centre for Environmental+Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  16. Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

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  20. College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

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  21. Sfax National School of Engineering, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

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  22. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  23. Department of Mining Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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  24. Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech, Aubière, France

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  25. Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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  26. High School of Science and Technology, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

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Maaloul, N., Oulego, P., Rendueles, M., Ghorbal, A., Díaz, M. (2021). Novel Biosorbents from Tunisian Date Palm “Bouhattam” Seeds for Copper(II) Ion Adsorption. In: Ksibi, M., et al. Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition). EMCEI 2019. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_127

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