Tarek Youssef
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Tarek Youssef has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Adil A. Gobouri
Department of Chemistry, Main Campus, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Ahmed Elsayed Abdelhamid
Polymers and Pigments Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
1 shared publication - Ahmed Labena
Processes Design and Development Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Egypt
1 shared publication - Ehab Azab
Food Science and Nutrition Department, Main Campus, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
1 shared publication - Gehan Safwat
Faculty of Biotechnology, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt
1 shared publication - Shimaa Husien
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 April 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in Separations
- Vol. 8 (4) , 42
Grafting of Acrylic Membrane Prepared from Fibers Waste for Dyes Removal: Methylene Blue and Congo Red
Dyes are a type of pollutant that have been discharged into water streams by various industries and had harmful effects on the environment and human health. Therefore, present work was directed to recycle acrylic fibers waste to be used as an adsorbent to exclude dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) from dyes-polluted wastewater. Acrylic fibers waste was converted into membrane followed by chemical grafting with p-phenylenediamine monomer to form functional modified membranes. Afterwards, some characterization analyses; Fourier transform-infrared, scanning electron microscope, swelling behavior, and porosity properties were performed for the acrylic fiber grafted membrane (AFGM). For obtaining the best conditions that permit the highest adsorption capacity of the AFGM, some preliminary experiments followed by general full factorial design experiments were displayed. Langmuir, Freundlich isotherms and kinetic studies evaluations were applied. Results revealed that, the adsorption capacities of the AFGM were 61% for Methylene blue and 86% for Congo red that stated the high affinity of the AFGM to the anionic dyes. The reusability of the AFGM membranes in different cycles for 3Rs processes “Removal, Recovery, and Re-use” indicated the efficiency of the AFGM to be used in wastewater treatment.
- 1 April 2021
- Published by MDPI AG in Separations
- Vol. 8 (4) , 42
Open AccessGrafting of Acrylic Membrane Prepared from Fibers Waste for Dyes Removal: Methylene Blue and Congo Red
Dyes are a type of pollutant that have been discharged into water streams by various industries and had harmful effects on the environment and human health. Therefore, present work was directed to recycle acrylic fibers waste to be used as an adsorbent to exclude dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) from dyes-polluted wastewater. Acrylic fibers waste was converted into membrane followed by chemical grafting with p-phenylenediamine monomer to form functional modified membranes. Afterwards, some characterization analyses; Fourier transform-infrared, scanning electron microscope, swelling behavior, and porosity properties were performed for the acrylic fiber grafted membrane (AFGM). For obtaining the best conditions that permit the highest adsorption capacity of the AFGM, some preliminary experiments followed by general full factorial design experiments were displayed. Langmuir, Freundlich isotherms and kinetic studies evaluations were applied. Results revealed that, the adsorption capacities of the AFGM were 61% for Methylene blue and 86% for Congo red that stated the high affinity of the AFGM to the anionic dyes. The reusability of the AFGM membranes in different cycles for 3Rs processes “Removal, Recovery, and Re-use” indicated the efficiency of the AFGM to be used in wastewater treatment.