Magnetic diatomite for pesticide removal from aqueous solution via hydrophobic interactions

Erol, Kadir; Yıldız, Emrecan; Alacabey, İhsan; Karabörk, Muharrem; Uzun, Lokman

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-06423-0

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Published: 06 October 2019

Magnetic diatomite for pesticide removal from aqueous solution via hydrophobic interactions

Kadir Erol ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9158-6091¹,
Emrecan Yıldız²,
İhsan Alacabey³,
Muharrem Karabörk⁴ &
Lokman Uzun^2,5

Environmental Science and Pollution Research volume 26, pages 33631–33641 (2019)Cite this article

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Pesticides are highly hazardous chemicals for the environment and human health and their use in agriculture is constantly increasing. Although 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane 4,4′-DDT was banned at developed countries, it is still one of the most dangerous of chemical due to accumulation in the environment. It is known that the toxicity of DDT affects some enzyme systems biochemically. The main motivation of this study is to develop an effective adsorbate for the removal DDT, which was chosen as a model hydrophobic pesticide, out of aqueous systems. For this purpose, the bare diatomite particles were magnetically modified and a hydrophobic ligand attached to enhance its adsorptive and physio-chemical features. Under optimal conditions, a high adsorption capacity, around 120 mg/g with the hydrophobic and magnetic diatomite particles, modification of the diatomite particles reduced average pores diameter whereas surface area and total pore volume increased (around 15-folds). After five consecutive adsorption–desorption cycles, no significant decrease in adsorption capability was observed. The adsorption isotherms (Langmuir, Freundlich, and Flory–Huggins) applied to the data indicated that the adsorption process occurred via monolayer adsorption in an entropy-driven manner. The kinetic data also revealed the quick adsorption process without any diffusion limitations.

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Department of Property Protection and Security, Osmancık Ömer Derindere Vocational School, Hitit University, 19500, Osmancık, Turkey
Kadir Erol
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
Emrecan Yıldız & Lokman Uzun
Vocational School of Health Services, Mardin Artuklu University, 47200, Mardin, Turkey
İhsan Alacabey
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, 46100, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Muharrem Karabörk
Advanced Technologies Application and Research Center, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
Lokman Uzun

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Erol, K., Yıldız, E., Alacabey, İ. et al. Magnetic diatomite for pesticide removal from aqueous solution via hydrophobic interactions. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 33631–33641 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06423-0

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Received: 13 July 2019
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Keywords

Diatomite
Magnetite
Hydrophobic
Pesticide
DDT
Removal