Concentration of 2-phenylphenol by organoclays from aqueous sucrose solution

• Removal of an antifungal agent, 2-phenylphenol (2PP), from aqueous sucrose solution
• Organically modified smectite clays designed as possible adsorbents
• Organoclays effectively adsorbed 2PP from water even in the presence of sucrose.

The adsorption of 2-phenylphenol, which is an antifungal agent, onto organically modified clay from aqueous sucrose solution was investigated. 2-Phenylphenol was effectively adsorbed on neostigmine-modified smectites and octadecyltrimethylammonium modified smectites even in the presence of sucrose in the starting aqueous solution. Two smectites (a natural montmorillonite, Kunipia F, and a synthetic saponite, Sumecton SA) were used to find clay minerals with lower layer charge density gave larger adsorption capacity for 2-phenylphenol. The result showed the potential application of the organically modified clays to remove 2-phenylphenol from orange extracts.Graphic abstract

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