374559

Removal Of BTX From Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption Using PDMS Foam

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Analytical chemistry

Abstract

The provision of adequate clean water for the expanding population and industry is a global issue. This underscores the crucial need to eliminate toxic pollutants from water and the environment. Among the most prevalent contaminants in industrial wastewater are benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX). Due to their toxic and carcinogenic properties, treating BTX-containing industrial wastewater before discharging it into open water is crucial. This study explores the effective removal of BTX from aqueous solutions through monocomponent adsorption using innovative polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) foam. Adsorption performance was optimised under various experimental conditions, including the effects of contact time, adsorption dosage, and initial concentration. The best conditions were 0.2 g of PDMS foam in 40 mL of BTX solution at room temperature for six hours. The adsorption capacity of PDMS foam followed the order X > T > B, as the adsorption capacity for X is 17.59 mg/g and the rate constant is 0.1512 mg/g.h. The adsorption data exhibited a good fit with Freundlich isotherms and a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Based on experimental findings, PDMS foam shows considerable promise as an effective adsorbent for removing BTX from water.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.299520.9906

Keywords

PDMS foam, gas foaming process, BTX removal, Adsorption isotherm, Adsorption kinetic

Authors

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Lila

Last Name

Alatawi

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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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lialatawi@ut.edu.sa

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First Name

Abdul Halim

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Abdullah

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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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halim@upm.edu.my

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First Name

Siti Nurul

Last Name

Md Jamil

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Ain

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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Malaysia.

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ctnurulain@upm.edu.my

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First Name

Robiah

Last Name

Yunus

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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robiah@upm.edu.my

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Volume

68

Article Issue

4

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53790

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2024-06-26

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

405

Page End

416

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_374559.html

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374,559

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Removal Of BTX From Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption Using PDMS Foam

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04 May 2025