Vol. 9 pp. 741-761

S.B. Yarusova, P.S. Gordienko, A.E. Panasenko, U.V. Kharchenko, I.A. Beleneva, P.V. Gritsenko, S.N. Danilova

 

BORON PRODUCTION WASTE AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR OBTAINING SORBENTS

 

Abstract. The article is devoted to studying the possibility of obtaining sorption materials based on calcium silicates from boric acid production waste (borogypsum). Depending on the synthesis conditions of calcium-silicate sorbents (varying temperature and duration), data on their phase composition, density, and specific surface area were obtained. It has been established that the main mechanism of heavy metal ion sorption is cation exchange, which is confirmed by X-ray phase analysis, atomic absorption spectrometry, and elemental analysis. It is shown that the sorption of methylene blue proceeds via a monolayer mechanism and is satisfactorily described by the Langmuir model, while the process kinetics is described by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption efficiency of pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis) by synthetic calcium silicates was studied: the highest sorption capacity (>90 %) was achieved with respect to Escherichia coli, with borogypsum-based samples surpassing the well-known enterosorbent "Belyi Ugol" («White Coal»). The results obtained indicate the prospects of using boron production waste to create sorbents for the purification of aqueous media from heavy metals, dyes, and microorganisms.

Keywords: borogypsum, calcium silicates, sorption, mechanism, kinetics, heavy metals, methylene blue, microorganisms.

For citation: Yarusova S.B., Gordienko P.S., Panasenko A.E., Kharchenko U.V., Beleneva I.A., Gritsenko P.V., Danilova S.N. [Boron production waste as a raw material for the production of sorbents]. Upravlenie tekhnosferoi, 2026, vol. 9, issue 3. рр. 741–761. DOI: 10.35634/UdSU.2026.94.80.011

 

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About thе Authors

Yarusova Sofya Borisovna

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher; Head of the Base Department of Electrochemical and Chemical-Technological Processes (EEPKhT), Vladivostok State University (VSU). Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC FEB RAS), 159 100-letiya Vladivostoka Ave., Vladivostok, 690022, Russia; Vladivostok State University, 41 Gogolya St., Vladivostok, 690014, Russia.

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Gordienko Pavel Sergeyevich

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of Laboratory. Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC FEB RAS), 159 100-letiya Vladivostoka Ave., Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.

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Panasenko Alexander Evgenievich

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Head of the Laboratory of Rare Metal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC FEB RAS). Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC FEB RAS), 159 100-letiya Vladivostoka Ave., Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.

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Kharchenko Ulyana Valeryevna

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Researcher, Laboratory of Electrochemical Processes. Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159 100-letiya Vladivostoka Ave., Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.

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Beleneva Irina Alekseevna

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Marine Microbiota. A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 17 Palchevskogo St., Vladivostok, 690041, Russia.

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Gritsenko Polina Vladimirovna

Engineer, Laboratory of Rare Metal Chemistry. Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159 100-letiya Vladivostoka Ave., Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.

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Danilova Sakhayana Nikolaevna

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher; M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, 46 Kulakovskogo St., Yakutsk, 677000, Russia. Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe St., Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.

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