Valorization and Upcycling of Acid Mine Drainage and Plastic Waste via the Preparation of Magnetic Sorbents for Adsorption of Emerging Contaminants.

ABSTRACT: Plastic waste poses a serious environmental risk, but it can be recycled to produce a variety of nanomaterials for water treatment. In this study, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste and acid mine drainage were used in the preparation of magnetic mesoporous carbon (MMC) nanocomposites for the adsorptive removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water samples. The latter were then characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and ζ potential. The results of Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherms revealed high specific surface areas of 404, 664, and 936 m²/g wit

SUBMITTER: Mvala BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11325435 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature