TY - JOUR AU - Fazekas, Ákos Ferenc AU - Gyulavári, Tamás AU - Ágoston, Áron AU - Janovák, László AU - Heszlerné Kopniczky, Judit AU - László, Zsuzsanna AU - Veréb, Gábor TI - Enhanced Photocatalytic and Filtration Performance of TiO2-Ag Composite-Coated Membrane Used for the Separation of Oil Emulsions JF - SEPARATIONS J2 - SEPARATIONS VL - 11 PY - 2024 IS - 4 SP - 112 SN - 2297-8739 DO - 10.3390/separations11040112 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34823133 ID - 34823133 AB - Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes were coated with TiO2 and TiO2-Ag to enhance their efficiency for oil-in-water emulsion separation. The photocatalytic activities of the two modified membranes and their filtration performances were compared in detail. The significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity of the TiO2-Ag composite was proved using a methyl orange (MO) solution (c = 10−5 M) and a crude oil emulsion (c = 50 mg·L−1). The TiO2-Ag-coated membrane reduced the MO concentration by 87%, whereas the TiO2-modified membrane reached only a 46% decomposition. The photocatalytic reduction in the chemical oxygen demand of the emulsion was also ~50% higher using the TiO2-Ag-coated membrane compared to that of the TiO2-coated membrane. The photoluminescence measurements demonstrated a reduced electron/hole recombination, achieved by the Ag nanoparticle addition (TiO2-Ag), which also explained the enhanced photocatalytic activity. A significant improvement in the oil separation performance with the TiO2-Ag-coated membrane was also demonstrated: a substantial increase in the flux and flux recovery ratio (up to 92.4%) was achieved, together with a notable reduction in the flux decay ratio and the irreversible filtration resistance. Furthermore, the purification efficiency was also enhanced (achieving 98.5% and 99.9% COD and turbidity reductions, respectively). Contact angle, zeta potential, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements were carried out to explain the results. SEM and AFM images revealed that on the TiO2-Ag-coated membrane, a less aggregated, more continuous, homogeneous, and smoother nanolayer was formed due to the ~50% more negative zeta potential of the TiO2-Ag nanocomposite compared to that of the TiO2. In summary, via Ag addition, a sufficiently hydrophilic, beneficially negatively charged, and homogeneous TiO2-Ag-coated PVDF membrane surface was achieved, which resulted in the presented advantageous filtration properties beyond the photocatalytic activity enhancement. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Szpisják-Gulyás, Nikolett AU - Hodúr, Cecilia AU - Kertész, Szabolcs ED - Ingrid, Melinda Gyalai ED - Szilárd, Czóbel TI - Fouling mechanism in dairy wastewater ultrafiltration T2 - 21st Wellmann International Scientific Conference PB - University of Szeged Faculty of Agriculture CY - Hódmezővásárhely SN - 9789633069806 PY - 2024 SP - 89 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34813237 ID - 34813237 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Beszédes, Sándor AU - Jákói, Zoltán Péter AU - Hodúr, Cecilia TI - HATÉKONYSÁGNÖVELŐ ELJÁRÁSOK A BIOTECHNOLÓGIÁBAN T2 - Biotechnológiai Szakmai Nap Absztraktfüzet PB - Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége (DOSZ) CY - Budapest SN - 9786156457448 PY - 2024 SP - 7 EP - 8 PG - 2 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34718472 ID - 34718472 LA - Hungarian DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bodor, Attila AU - Bellahsen, Naoufal AU - Perei, Katalin AU - Hodúr, Cecilia AU - Feigl, Gábor TI - Phytotoxicity evaluation of nutrient-fortified pomegranate peel powders prepared from food waste and their feasibility as biofertilizers JF - ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY J2 - ENVIRON DEV SUSTAIN VL - 26 PY - 2024 IS - 2 SP - 3671 EP - 3685 PG - 15 SN - 1387-585X DO - 10.1007/s10668-022-02852-z UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33531658 ID - 33531658 N1 - Attila Bodor, Naoufal Bellahsen, Cecília Hodúr and Gábor Feigl contributed equally to the manuscript. AB - Pomegranate peel powder (PPP) is increasingly used as a bioadsorbent to decontaminate wastewaters due to its adsorptive characteristics. The application of nutrient-fortified bioadsorbents as alternatives to chemical fertilizers can provide an innovative and eco-friendly approach for sustainable waste management. Nevertheless, there is extremely limited information regarding their effects on the growth of agricultural crops. We investigated the effects of raw and nutrient-fortified PPPs on oilseed rape ( Brassica napus ). Our results showed that the concentration-dependent in vitro phytotoxicity of high PPP doses (germination indices were 109.6%, 63.9%, and 8.9% at the applied concentrations of 0.05%, 0.5%, and 5%) was diminished by the application of nutrient-fortified PPPs (germination indices were 66.0–83.4% even at the highest doses). In pot experiments, most PPP treatments (especially Raw-PPP and the mixture of N- and P-fortified PPPs) promoted the development of aboveground plant parts. Reorganization of the pattern of protein tyrosine nitration in the root tissues indicated that the plants were acclimated to the presence of PPPs, and thus, PPP treatment induced no or low-level stress. Our findings confirmed that several doses of PPP supplementation were beneficial for the model crop plant when applied in soil. We anticipate that our study will be a foundation for future investigations involving more plant species and soil types, which can contribute to the introduction of nutrient-fortified PPPs as sustainable biofertilizers. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CONF AU - JUHÁSZ, Blanka AU - Jákói, Zoltán Péter AU - Lemmer, Balázs ED - Majdik, Cornelia TI - Csongrádi borvidékről származó borminták fiziko-kémiai vizsgálata T2 - XXIX. Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia / 29th International Conference on Chemistry PB - Erdélyi Magyar Műszaki Tudományos Társaság (EMT) C1 - Kolozsvár T3 - Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia, ISSN 1843-6293 PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 1 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34629492 ID - 34629492 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Szpisják-Gulyás, Nikolett AU - Al-Tayawi, Aws Nawfal Ahmed AU - Hovorkáné Horváth Mária, Zsuzsanna AU - László, Zsuzsanna AU - Kertész, Szabolcs AU - Hodúr, Cecilia TI - Methods for experimental design, central composite design and the Box–Behnken design, to optimise operational parameters: A review JF - ACTA ALIMENTARIA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE J2 - ACTA ALIMENT VL - 52 PY - 2023 IS - 4 SP - 521 EP - 537 PG - 17 SN - 0139-3006 DO - 10.1556/066.2023.00235 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34415496 ID - 34415496 AB - In recent years response surface analysis has been increasingly used to optimise membrane separation. It has many advantages, such as reducing the number of experiments to be performed, which requires lower energy consumption and significantly less laboratory work. For more accurate data analysis and forecasting, mathematical models are used that analyse the relevance of the factors examined and the interaction effects between the factors. In this research, two experimental designs that use response surface methodology are presented, namely, the central composite design and the Box–Behnken design. After the general characterisation of the experimental designs, their application in membrane technology is presented. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - GEN AU - Gyulavári, Tamás AU - Kata, Kovács AU - Zoltán, Kovács AU - Veréb, Gábor AU - Hernádi, Klára AU - Pap, Zsolt TI - Titanium dioxide hollow spheres for water treatment utilizing enhanced light trapping capability PY - 2023 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34409056 ID - 34409056 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CONF AU - Miklós, Tímea AU - Gyulavári, Tamás AU - Hodúr, Cecilia AU - Hernádi, Klára AU - László, Zsuzsanna AU - Veréb, Gábor ED - Majdik, Cornelia TI - Development of TiO2 and TiO2/CNT nanocomposite blended and grafted PVDF membranes used for membrane separation of oil emulsions T2 - XXIX. Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia / 29th International Conference on Chemistry PB - Erdélyi Magyar Műszaki Tudományos Társaság (EMT) C1 - Kolozsvár T3 - Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia, ISSN 1843-6293 PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 1 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34407490 ID - 34407490 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CONF AU - Fazekas, Ákos Ferenc AU - Gyulavári, Tamás AU - Pap, Zsolt AU - Bodor, Attila AU - Laczi, Krisztián AU - Perei, Katalin AU - Nyergesné Illés, Erzsébet AU - László, Zsuzsanna AU - Veréb, Gábor ED - Majdik, Cornelia TI - Effects of oil composition and CNT functionalizaton on the membrane filtration of oily wastewaters with TiO2/(f)CNT composite-coated PVDF membranes T2 - XXIX. Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia / 29th International Conference on Chemistry PB - Erdélyi Magyar Műszaki Tudományos Társaság (EMT) C1 - Kolozsvár T3 - Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia, ISSN 1843-6293 PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 1 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34407456 ID - 34407456 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Szpisják-Gulyás, Nikolett AU - Hodúr, Cecilia AU - Kertész, Szabolcs ED - Tünde, Alapi ED - Berkecz, Róbert ED - Ilisz, István TI - Investigation of fouling parameters in ultrafiltration with 3D printed turbulence promoter T2 - Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Problems PB - University of Szeged CY - Szeged SN - 9789633069639 PY - 2023 SP - 49 EP - 49 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34391557 ID - 34391557 LA - English DB - MTMT ER -