Green synthesis of nanoparticles is an eco-friendly treatment technique. Bimetallic nano zero-valent Fe/Cu was successfully prepared by green synthesis by Ficus Benjamina leaves (FB-ZVI/Cu). The nanoscale FB-ZVI/Cu was characterized by scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The characterization revealed that synthesis and presence of iron-copper nanoparticles and biomolecules which could help in capping the bimetallic nanoparticles. Subsequently, nanoscale zero-valent Fe/Cu particles were used to remove carbamazepine from the aqueous medium under varying experimental conditions, including pH, initial carbamazepine concentration, Fe/CuNPs dose, stirring rate, and contact time. The removal efficiency of carbamazepine reached 95% under the condition of dose 0.4 g L −1 , time 20 min, and pH 5. The results were analyzed according to the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms. The adsorption data are more appropriate by the Langmuir adsorption model (R 2 = 0.998) with q max = 26.15 mg g −1. Overall, FB-nZVFe/Cu is a promising green substance to remove carbamazepine from aqueous solutions. The effect of different operating parameters was investigated using linear regression analysis, they were found to account for more than 97% of the variables affecting the removal process. Article Highlights • Bimetallic nZVFe/Cu was synthesized using the Ficus Benjamina leaves' extracts. • Nanoparticles were characterized by SEM, EDAX, and FTIR. • The green-synthesized FB-nZVFe/Cu nanoparticles can remove carbamazepine from aqueous solutions. • Removing mechanism based on adsorption and reduction is proposed. • A high removal percentage of carbamazepine was 95%. • Lower FB-nZVI/Cu PZC values.
Objective
Because of the rapidly emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and its wide public health challenges, rapid diagnosis is essential to decrease the spread. Antigen-based rapid detection tests are available; however, insufficient data about their performance are available.
Methods
The lateral-flow immunochromatographic BIOCREDIT COVID-19 antigen test was evaluated using nasopharyngeal swabs in a viral transport medium from patients with confirmed infection, contacts, and exposed healthcare professionals at Fayoum University Hospital in Egypt. Test performance was determined in comparison to the SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.
Results
Three hundred ten specimens from 3 categories—patients with confirmed diagnoses of COVID-19, contacts, and exposed healthcare professionals—were included; 188 specimens were RT-PCR-positive, from which 81 were detected by rapid antigen test. Overall sensitivity was 43.1%. Sensitivity was significantly higher in specimens with high viral loads.
Conclusion
Poor sensitivity of the BIOCREDIT COVID-19 test does not permit its use for diagnosis, and it can only be used in conjunction with RT-PCR for screening.
Poly(hydroxamic acid) resin (PHA) was prepared by modification of polyacrylamide (PAAm) prepared through -irradiation technique and used for the first time in separation of Zr(IV) from Y(III) and Sr(II) as a simulation mode for the purification of89Zr from its parents (Y or Sr). The adsorption behaviors of zirconium, yttrium, and strontium on the prepared PHA resin in different media, namely, hydrochloric acid, acetate buffer, and citrate buffer were studied as a function of pH. In addition, in cation-exchange column chromatography experiments using PHA, three different eluants, namely, mol/L HCl, acetate buffer pH 3.5, and 2 mol/L HCl, were employed for elution of Zr(IV), Y(III) and Sr(II), respectively, where Zr(IV), Y(III) and Sr(II) were eluted in amounts of 80%, 99.9%, and 100%, respectively. The purification process of Y(III) from Zr(IV) was carried out using regenerated PHA.
The aim of this study is to decrease ethinylestradiol contaminants using entrapped activated carbon in alginate biopolymer (AG-AC) by adsorption. Different ethinylestradiol concentrations were prepared in the laboratory. The effect of the operating parameter was studied by using different operating parameters (e.g., contact time, pH, concentrations, adsorbent dose and stirring rate). The results were analyzed according to the Freundlich, Langmuir, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption isotherms. The adsorption data are more appropriate by the Freundlich isotherm. Removal efficiency percentages for ethinylestradiol at pH 3 using dose 10 g/L of the adsorbent for 30 min with a fixed stirring rate at 100 rpm were ~ 84%. The effect of different operating parameters was investigated using linear regression analysis, and they were found to account for more than 99% of the variables affecting the removal process.
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