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Feather keratin derived sorbents for the removal of trace metals from wastewater produced by energy generation processes
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- Author / Creator
- Zahara, Irum
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Water dependency of energy generation systems generate polluted water. Efforts are required to purify energy-related wastewaters. Here in, eight keratin-based sorbents (KBPs) from chicken feathers were developed, characterized for their physicochemical properties, and then tested against nine trace metals (at 100 μg L−1 each) from multi-metal synthetic water simulating wastewater from energy industry. Among the eight biopolymers, KBP-I removed 87–93% of AsIII, Cd2+, KBP-IV adsorbed 80–91% of Cu2+, VV, CrVI, and KBP-V removed 60–90% of Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+. Based on these initial results, adsorption performances of KBP-I, KBP-IV and KBP-V were further evaluated under a range of environmental factors (pH, temperature, contact time). At last, the hybrid sorbent (KBP-IX) was developed by mixing the KBP-IV and KBP-V at various ratios to analyze their synergistic affect for targeting higher removal efficiencies.
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2022
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Library with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.