Publications by authors named "Moussa Abbas"
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- Adsorption methods are effective for removing non-biodegradable pollutants like Methylene Blue (MB) from wastewater, particularly in industries such as textiles and printing.
- This study examines using low-cost Activated Coconut Shells (ACS) to adsorb MB, identifying optimal conditions like pH 6, 8 g/L ACS dose, and 200 r/min agitation speed for maximum removal efficiency.
- Results indicate that the adsorption follows a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm, revealing non-spontaneous, endothermic chemisorption, suggesting ACS is a viable option for wastewater treatment.
Antibiotics are widely used in veterinary and human medicine, but these compounds, when released into the aquatic environment, present potential risks to living organisms. In the present study, the activated carbon (AC) used for their removals is characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, BET analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to determine the physicochemical characteristics. Response surface methodology (RSM) and Box-Behnken statistical design (BBD) were used to optimize important parameters including pH (2-12), temperature (20-45°C), and AC dose (0.
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