Ali Toolabi; Fateme Hassanabadi; Elham Ahmadi Beldachi; Nasrin Rezaizad; Ziaeddin Bonyadi
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Background and Purpose: Nitroaniline is a derivative of aniline known for its high toxicity, potential carcinogenicity, and mutagenic effects. A practical method for removing these compounds from aqueous solutions is applying advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). This study aims to investigate the efficiency ...
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Background and Purpose: Nitroaniline is a derivative of aniline known for its high toxicity, potential carcinogenicity, and mutagenic effects. A practical method for removing these compounds from aqueous solutions is applying advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). This study aims to investigate the efficiency of the activated persulfate process in removing nitroaniline from aqueous solutions under controlled laboratory conditions.Materials and Methods: To conduct this study, the impact of various variables, including pH levels (ranging from 3 to 11), contact time (15 to 120 minutes), nitroaniline concentration (ranging from 1 to 30 mg/L), and persulfate concentration (ranging from 100 to 800 mg/L), on synthetic samples was examined. Post-treatment, the remaining nitroaniline concentration was measured using a UV-vis spectrophotometer at 530 nm. Independent t-tests and descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation, were employed to analyze the acquired data.Results: The activated persulfate process with pulsed light achieved the highest nitroaniline removal efficiency at 98.2%. This result was obtained under specific conditions: a contact time of 90 minutes, a pH level of 8, an activated persulfate concentration of 600 mg/L, and a nitroaniline concentration of 1 mg/L. Our findings indicate that the photocatalytic process of persulfate activated by pulsed light adheres to the second-order kinetic model.Conclusion: Based on the outcomes of this study, the persulfate process activated by pulsed light displayed significant effectiveness in removing nitroaniline from aqueous solutions. Therefore, owing to its high removal efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and straightforward management, it is recommended to employ this process to remove organic and resistant pollutants from aqueous solutions.
Ali Toolabi; Naser Torbati Zare; Yasan Kazem Zade; Hamid Sarhadi; Abozar Raisvand; Ziaeddin Bonyadi
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Background and purpose: Today, due to the dangers of chemical preservatives in food, alternative and safe methods such as the use of natural extracts of natural plants have increased. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial effects of Kenar fruit extract on the bacteria of Salmonella, ...
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Background and purpose: Today, due to the dangers of chemical preservatives in food, alternative and safe methods such as the use of natural extracts of natural plants have increased. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial effects of Kenar fruit extract on the bacteria of Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus.Materials and Methods: We prepared Kenar fruit extract by soaking or immersing in methanol. After concentrating by rotary device, we prepared 9 concentrations of the extract serially, then performed antibiogram by well method and determined MIC and MBC. We also used volumetric-volumetric solution of methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide in equal proportions as negative control and control disks and standard commercial antibiotics as positive control.Results: Based on the results, the diameter of inhition zone for dropletsfor Shigella, Salmonella, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli at a concentration of 80 mg/mL of methanolic extract of the plant was 24, 17, 59 and 19 mm, respectively. It was also found that methanolic extract of Kenar fruit had very good antibacterial effects on gram-positive bacterium Bacillus cereus compared to other target bacteria (which are gram-negative) and had significant growth inhibition and bactericidal effects at very low concentrations.Conclusion: The results showed that methanolic extract had very favorable antibacterial effects against four target bacteria. Therefore, it can be said that the compounds of methanolic extract of this plant can be used as important components of various products in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and health industries.