Application of Graphene Oxide for Adsorption Removal of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter

Akira Hafuka, Takahiro Nagasato and Hiroshi Yamamura
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Akira Hafuka: Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
Takahiro Nagasato: Department of Integrated Science and Engineering for Sustainable Society, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
Hiroshi Yamamura: Department of Integrated Science and Engineering for Sustainable Society, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-8

Abstract: We investigated the adsorption characteristics of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) on graphene oxide (GO) in the absence and presence of natural organic matter (NOM). The graphene oxide had fast adsorption kinetics for both compounds because of its open-layered structure, with adsorption equilibrium being achieved within 15 min of contact. Although NOM did not affect the adsorption of geosmin on GO, it delayed that of MIB, probably because of competition for adsorption sites. The adsorption isotherms show that GO had a greater capacity for geosmin adsorption than for MIB because geosmin was more hydrophobic. Moreover, NOM interfered with the adsorption of MIB onto the GO, but increased the amount of adsorbed geosmin, which likely occurred because NOM increased the dispersibility of GO, which then increased the number of GO adsorption sites. The difference in the effects of NOM on GO adsorption of geosmin and MIB may be explained by their hydrophobicity. Although the adsorption of geosmin and MIB by GO was fast, its capacity to adsorb both compounds was substantially lower than that of activated carbon because of its higher hydrophilicity.

Keywords: taste and odor; drinking water treatment; BET isotherm; Langmuir isotherm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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