Title
Deep Learning Neural Network Approach for Predicting the Sorption of Ionizable and Polar Organic Pollutants to a Wide Range of Carbonaceous Materials
Author
Mehdi Gharasoo
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
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Abstract
Most contaminants of emerging concern are polar and/or ionizable organic compounds, whose removal from engineered and environmental systems is difficult. Carbonaceous sorbents include activated carbon, biochar, fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes, with applications such as drinking water filtration, wastewater treatment, and contaminant remediation. Tools for predicting sorption of many emerging contaminants to these sorbents are lacking because existing models were developed for neutral compounds. A method to select the appropriate sorbent for a given contaminant based on the ability to predict sorption is required by researchers and practitioners alike. Here, we present a widely applicable deep learning neural network approach that excellently predicted the conventionally used Freundlich isotherm fitting parameters log KF and n (R2 > 0.98 for log KF, and R2 > 0.91 for n). The neural network models are based on parameters generally available for carbonaceous sorbents and/or parameters freely available from online databases. A freely accessible graphical user interface is provided.
Keywords
CarbonNeural networksOrganic compoundsSorbentsSorption
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2093773
Appeared in
Title
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume
54
Issue
7
ISSN
0013-936X
Issued
2020
From page
4583
To page
4591
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date issued
2020
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