The adsorptive behaviour of electrospun hydrophobic polymers for optimized uptake of estrogenic sex hormones from aqueous media: kinetics, thermodynamics, and reusability study

Yasir, Muhammad; Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi; Šopík, Tomáš; Lovecká, Lenka; Kimmer, Dušan; Sedlařík, Vladimír

dc.title	The adsorptive behaviour of electrospun hydrophobic polymers for optimized uptake of estrogenic sex hormones from aqueous media: kinetics, thermodynamics, and reusability study	en
dc.contributor.author	Yasir, Muhammad
dc.contributor.author	Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi
dc.contributor.author	Šopík, Tomáš
dc.contributor.author	Lovecká, Lenka
dc.contributor.author	Kimmer, Dušan
dc.contributor.author	Sedlařík, Vladimír
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
dc.identifier.issn	0268-2575 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.issn	1097-4660 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2022
utb.relation.volume	97
utb.relation.issue	12
dc.citation.spage	3317
dc.citation.epage	3332
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/jctb.7191
dc.relation.uri	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jctb.7191
dc.relation.uri	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/jctb.7191?download=true
dc.subject	electrospun nanofibers	en
dc.subject	kinetics	en
dc.subject	estrogenic hormones	en
dc.subject	adsorption mechanism	en
dc.subject	wastewater treatment	en
dc.description.abstract	Background: Estrogenic hormones as micropollutants in water systems cause severe adverse effects on human health and marine life, leading to fatal diseases, such as breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer. Electrospun polymers have proven high stability and impressive performance in adsorption removal. In this study, electrospun polysulfone (PSU), polyvinylidene fluoride, and polylactic acid were prepared and characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), fourier-transform intrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), surface area measurement X-Ray diffraction (XRD), and porometry. Results: Nanofibers possess a mean fiber diameter of 149–183 nm and a specific surface area of 1.6–6.3 m2/g. The adsorption efficiency of the simultaneous removal of estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in a mixed concentration was investigated using high performace liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results indicate that spun PSU fibers exhibited the highest removal of all four estrogens, with a maximum removal efficiency of 71.2%, 65.9%, 56.9%, and 36.1% and adsorption capacity of 0.508, 0.703, 0.550, and 0.354 mg/g for E1, EE2, E2, and E3, respectively. Additionally, the adsorption was optimised by varying parameters, such as concentration of adsorbate, pH, adsorbent dosage, and temperature, to statistically analyse one-way variance using ANOVA. The pseudo-second-order is best fitted for E1, EE2, and E2, while the pseudo-first-order is best for E3. The Langmuir–Freundlich isothermal model was most suitable for evaluation, and the thermodynamics depicted the adsorption to be exothermic and spontaneous. Conclusion: The results indicate that spun PSU can be an efficient adsorbent in the simultaneous elimination of estrogens from wastewater and it exhibits a high regeneration performance of over 60% after six adsorption–desorption cycles. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI). © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).	en
utb.faculty	University Institute
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1011101
utb.identifier.obdid	43884282
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85135259906
utb.identifier.wok	000835851600001
utb.identifier.coden	JCTBD
utb.source	j-scopus
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T13:17:26Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T13:17:26Z
dc.description.sponsorship	IGA/CPS/2022/003; Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, MŠMT: RP/CPS/2022/002, RP/CPS/2022/005
dc.description.sponsorship	Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic [RP/CPS/2022/002, RP/CPS/2022/005]; Internal Grant Agency of TBU in Zlin [IGA/CPS/2022/003]
utb.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Yasir, Muhammad
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Šopík, Tomáš
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Lovecká, Lenka
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Kimmer, Dušan
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Sedlařík, Vladimír
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Muhammad Yasir,* https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8999-2779 Fahanwi Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-1869 Tomáš Šopík, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5671-1889 Lenka Lovecká, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9532-7070 Dušan Kimmer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9259-0279 and Vladimír Sedlařík* https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7843-0719 Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic Correspondence to: M Yasir or V Sedlařík, Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 76001 Zlín, Czech Republic. E-mail: yasir@utb.cz (Yasir); sedlarik@utb.cz (Sedlařík)
utb.fulltext.dates	Received: 8 June 2022 Revised: 11 July 2022 Accepted article published: 14 July 2022 First published: 14 July 2022
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic (RP/CPS/2022/002 and RP/CPS/2022/005) and the Internal Grant Agency of TBU in Zlin (grant no. IGA/CPS/2022/003). We would also like to acknowledge the Centre of Polymer Systems (CPS) situated at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic, for the use of their available research facilities to conduct this research work.
utb.wos.affiliation	[Yasir, Muhammad; Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi; Sopik, Tomas; Lovecka, Lenka; Kimmer, Dusan; Sedlarik, Vladimir] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Univ Inst, Ctr Polymer Syst, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic
utb.scopus.affiliation	Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic
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utb.fulltext.projects	RP/CPS/2022/005
utb.fulltext.projects	IGA/CPS/2022/003
utb.fulltext.faculty	University Institute
utb.fulltext.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
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