@inproceedings{c021963ebc504cf1a233a9a23f90bd32,
title = "Boron Sorption and Removal Using Hybrid Hydrogel Beads",
abstract = "Boron is an essential element for plants and living organisms; however, excessive amount of boron may lead to lowering or even destroying the crops and cause nervous system diseases in humans. To meet the need for reducing the amount of boron in the environment, hybrid bio-sorbent beads of chitosan and manganese (Mn{\textendash}CTS) were prepared by an encapsulation technique and used for the efficient removal of the excess of boron from an aqueous solution. The sorption process was carried out in a batch system. The effect of pH, time and initial boron concentration on the sorption was studied. The results proved that Mn{\textendash}CTS removed boric acid from aqueous solution efficiently at pH 7 and at the sorption time of 2 h achieving the maximum sorption capacity of 187 ± 10 mg/g. The successful introduction of manganese to the chitosan backbone and boron sorption via a complexation mechanism was confirmed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy. Due to its high-performance boron sorption and its convenient form, Mn{\textendash}CTS hybrid seems to be a promising bio-sorbent for water treatment.",
keywords = "Boron, Chitosan hydrogel, Manganese, Removal, Sorption",
author = "Joanna Kluczka and Alicja Kazek-K{\c e}sik and Gabriela Dudek",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Integration, EMCEI 2019 ; Conference date: 10-10-2019 Through 13-10-2019",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1\_23",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030512095",
series = "Environmental Science and Engineering",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "133--137",
editor = "Mohamed Ksibi and Achraf Ghorbal and Sudip Chakraborty and Chamin{\'e}, \{Helder I.\} and Maurizio Barbieri and Giulia Guerriero and Olfa Hentati and Abdelazim Negm and Anthony Lehmann and J{\"o}rg R{\"o}mbke and \{Costa Duarte\}, Armando and Elena Xoplaki and Nabil Kh{\'e}lifi and Gilles Colinet and \{Miguel Dias\}, Jo{\~a}o and Imed Gargouri and \{Van Hullebusch\}, \{Eric D.\} and \{S{\'a}nchez Cabrero\}, Benigno and Settimio Ferlisi and Chedly Tizaoui and Amjad Kallel and Sami Rtimi and Sandeep Panda and Philippe Michaud and Sahu, \{Jaya Narayana\} and Mongi Seffen and Vincenzo Naddeo",
booktitle = "Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions - Proceedings of 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, EMCEI-2 2019",
address = "Germany",
}