Adsorption of bilirubin toxin in liver by chitosan coated activated carbon prepared from date pits

Asel Mwafy, Ameereh Seyedzadeh, Waleed Khalil Ahmed, Basel Alsayyed Ahmad, Betty Mathew, Kamala Pandurangan, Abdel Hamid Ismail Mourad, Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to develop activated carbon (AC) from date pit powder and evaluate its adsorption efficiency of bilirubin toxin. In order to increase the adsorption capacity of bilirubin, an increase in the surface area is necessary. This increase was achieved through pyrolysis technique and to further increase the absorption capacity of AC when coated with chitosan gel, which contains several groups on its chains that act as interaction sites. Results indicated that the presence of the AC lead to a decrease in bilirubin content and the more the AC added to the sample, the faster the rate of adsorption as well as the higher the capacity of adsorption. A 0.3 M AC concentration shows a 0.82 left over bilirubin fraction after 16 h, while a 0.1 M AC concentration shows a 0.9 bilirubin fraction after the same interval of time. Contact time is another factor that also contributed to the increase in adsorption of bilirubin. It was seen that chitosan coated AC shows an increase in adsorption percentage from about 25% to 96% when left for a longer period of time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering - 5th International Work-Conference, IWBBIO 2017, Proceedings
EditorsIgnacio Rojas, Francisco Ortuno
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages247-260
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783319561479
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event5th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2017 - Granada, Spain
Duration: Apr 26 2017Apr 28 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10208 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other5th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
City Granada
Period4/26/174/28/17

Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Adsorption
  • Chitosan coating
  • Date pit
  • Toxin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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