Adsorption of Bentazone from Aqueous Solutions Using Silica Particles

Among various water purification and recycling technologies, adsorption is a fast, inexpensive and universal method. The development of low-cost adsorbents has led to the rapid growth of research interests in this field. We have studied the kinetics and thermodynamics of the adsorption of bentazone...

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Authors: Spaltro, Agustín; Laurella, Sergio Luis; Ruiz, Danila Luján; Allegretti, Patricia Ercilia
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2015
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/48398
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48398
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:ADSORPTION
REMEDIATION
BENTAZONE
SILICA
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Summary:Among various water purification and recycling technologies, adsorption is a fast, inexpensive and universal method. The development of low-cost adsorbents has led to the rapid growth of research interests in this field. We have studied the kinetics and thermodynamics of the adsorption of bentazone on silica as a function of agitation time, adsorbent dose and temperature in a batch process. We tried to find the best fitting between experimental data and several theoretical models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Temkin). As a result, the adsorption isotherms follow a BET model. The adsorption kinetics was analyzed by using pseudo first order and pseudo second order models. Thermodynamic parameters of adsorption process (∆G, ∆S and ∆H) were computed. The effect of contact time on the removal efficiency of studied substances was investigated. The highest removal efficiency of bentazone was achieved by the adsorption on silica particles. The adsorbent investigated exhibited potential applications in water decontamination and treatment of industrial and agricultural waste waters.