Date of Award
8-28-2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Environmental Sciences, Ph.D.
First Advisor
Hashim Ali
Committee Members
Hyunju Jeong; Jerry Farris; Mohammed Milad; William Burns
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2021 A28
Abstract
Intensive industrial activities have contributed to the increased pollution of the environment. The existence of chemical contaminants in the environment is of substantial concern to the soil, air, and aquatic system due to their potential health risks to humans, animals, and plants. In order to reduce environmental pollution, water treatment and carbon capture using adsorption on metal oxides were investigated successfully in this study. Removal of organic compounds hydroquinone and catechol on the surface of TiO2 and Fe2O3 was carried out in aqueous solutions. The resulting treated water was tested for toxicity on freshwater organisms. Promising results were obtained especially with using TiO2 and Fe2O3 in removing hydroquinone and catechol from water. These results confirm the possibility of using metal oxides as adsorbents and detoxicants preceding industrial discharge to water bodies. Also, carbon dioxide capture was investigated using monoethanolamine, piperazine, and TiO2. Results did not show quantifying data for carbon dioxide capture investigation. Keywords: Water treatment; adsorption; phenols; toxicity; Fe2O3; TiO2; carbon capture
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Recommended Citation
Abugazleh, Mohd Kotaiba, "Spectroscopic Investigation of Environmental Pollutants in Water and Air" (2021). Student Theses and Dissertations. 322.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/322
