title: Removal of phthalates from aqueous solution by different adsorbents: a short review.
abstract: This work presents a short review of adsorptive materials proposed and tested for removing phthalates from an aqueous environment. The objective is not to present an exhaustive review of all the types of adsorbents used, but to focus on selected types of "innovative" materials. Examples include modified activated carbon, chitosan and its modifications, β-cyclodextrin, and specific types of biomass, such as activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, seaweed and microbial cultures. Data from the literature do not confirm the existence of a broad-spectral adsorbent with high sorption efficiency, low production costs and environmentally friendly manufacture. According to the coefficients of Freundlich's isotherm, the most promising adsorbent of those mentioned in this work appears to be the biomass of activated sludge, or extracellular polysaccharides extracted from it. This material benefits from steady production, is cheap and readily available. Nevertheless, before putting it in practice, the treatment and adaptation of this raw material has to be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Polymer Systems, Department of Environment Protection Engineering, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, 76001 Zlín, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Markéta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julinová
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slavík
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D018533:Biomass; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; D012722:Sewage; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D002606:Charcoal; C032279:phthalic acid; D048271:Chitosan; C031215:betadex