Sugarcane bagasse ash for fipronil removal.

Adsorbents were studied for removing fipronil, a pesticide, from water. The study included sugarcane bagasse fly ash (SBFA) and traditional activated carbon. SBFA was characterized by X-ray fluorescence, specific mass determination, electron microscopy, particle size analysis and zeta potential. The...

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Autores: Barbosa, Larissa Maria de Souza, Baeta, Bruno Eduardo Lobo, Barros, André Luis Corrêa de, Almeida, Marys Lene Braga, Libânio, Marcelo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFOP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufop.br:123456789/17831
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/jspui/handle/123456789/17831
https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2022.174
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adsorption
Alternative adsorbents
Fipronil
Pesticide removal
Sugarcane bagasse fly ash
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Sumario:Adsorbents were studied for removing fipronil, a pesticide, from water. The study included sugarcane bagasse fly ash (SBFA) and traditional activated carbon. SBFA was characterized by X-ray fluorescence, specific mass determination, electron microscopy, particle size analysis and zeta potential. The results showed that, without prior treatment, its removal efficiency for fipronil was 80% with 2 h contact time, which is much higher than reported in other studies. SBFA’s zeta potential was 8.02. In low pH systems, fipronil adsorption is expected to be even more efficient, as the molecule presents both the amino group (NH) and Cl, which may favor adsorbent surface interactions by giving rise to polar electrostatic forces. The Freundlich model (R2 ¼ 0.9290) describes the adsorption data better than the Langmuir model (R2 ¼ 0.8870). The method developed for fipronil adsorption is low-cost and enables the reuse of sugarcane industry waste.