Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9452046 | Chemosphere | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The adsorption of 6-chloro-N2-ethyl-N4-isopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (atrazine) on a heat treated kerolite sample at 600 °C (K-600) from pure water solution at 10 °C, 25 °C and 40 °C has been studied. The influence of the presence of 0.1 M KCl in the medium was also investigated for a better understanding of variables affecting the adsorption of this herbicide. The experimental adsorption data points were fitted to the Langmuir equation in order to calculate the adsorption capacities (Xm) of the samples; Xm values range from 2.3 Ã 103 mg kgâ1 (pure water solution at 40 °C) up to 15.2 Ã 103 mg kgâ1 (0.1 M KCl solution at 10 °C). The adsorption data were also fitted to the Freundlich equation in order to clarify the influence of the presence of 0.1 M KCl on atrazine adsorption. The parameter K10 obtained from this equation (adsorption capacity at an equilibrium solution concentration of atrazine equal to 10 mg lâ1) shows clearly that the presence of 0.1 M KCl in the medium tends to increase the adsorption of atrazine in the range of temperature studied. The adsorption experiment also showed that the lower temperature, the more effective the adsorption of atrazine from both, pure water and 0.1 M KCl solutions. The values of the removal efficiency (R) obtained ranged from 39% at 40 °C (pure water solution) up to 93% at 10 °C (0.1 M KCl solution).
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Authors
M.D. Ureña-Amate, M. SocÃas-Viciana, E. González-Pradas, M. Saifi,