Abstract
Adsorption is a rapid and known method to treat wastewater and remove contaminants such as ammonia (NH3+) and nitrogen derivatives. Herein, novel adsorption materials are demonstrated to eliminate the most hazard industrial and municipal contaminants including ammonia and nitrogen derivatives. Oxide glasses as new adsorbing media are beneficial for wastewater treatment due to dangling bond defects and non-bridging oxygen, which act as adsorption centers. Oxide glasses are characterized by their low cost and simple preparation method. Different types of oxide glasses including borate, phosphate, silicate, and germinate glasses are used as adsorbents to estimate the glass type of the optimal removal efficiency. It is found that the higher removal efficiency is exhibited for both borate and silicate glasses. Therefore, by preparing hybrid borate-silicate (borosilicate) glass, the best efficiency is achieved. The influences of boundary conditions including contact time, adsorption temperature, and adsorbent dosage on the efficiency of adsorption process are demonstrated. The optimal removal efficiency is achieved when using borosilicate glass sample (as adsorbent) with contact time of 90 min, adsorption temperature of 70 °C, and adsorbent dosage of 1.5 mg/100 ml. Finally, by comparing our results with the previous adsorption treatment works, it is found that adsorption capacity of ammonia reached to 9.12 mg/g, which is a valid and acceptable value.
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