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Adsorptive removal of dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) using novel nanoparticles based on cationic surfactant-coated titania nanoparticles

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A novel nanomaterial based on cationic surfactant-coated TiO2 nanoparticle (CCTN) was systematically fabricated in this work. Synthesized titania nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized by XRD, FT-IR, HR-TEM, TEM–EDX, SEM with EDX mapping, BET, and ζ potential measurements. The adsorption of cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), on TiO2 was studied under various pH and ionic strength conditions. Adsorption of CTAB on TiO2 increased with ionic strength increment in the presence of hemimicelle monolayer structure, indicating that nonelectrostatic and electrostatic forces control CTAB uptake. CTAB adsorption isotherms on TiO2 were according to a two-step model. Potential application in pesticide removal of 2,4-dichorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) using CCTN was also studied. Optimum parameters for 2,4-D treatment through adsorption technique were pH 5, adsorption time of 120 min, and CCTN dosage of 10 mg·mL–1. Very low 2,4-D removal efficiency using TiO2 without CTAB coating was found to be approximately 28.5% whereas the removal efficiency was up to about 90% by using CCTN under optimum conditions, and the maximum adsorption capacity of 12.79 mg·g–1 was found. Adsorption isotherms of 2,4-D on CCTN were more suitable with the Langmuir model than Freundlich. Adsorption mechanisms of 2,4-D on CCTN were mainly governed by Columbic attraction based on isotherms and surface charge changes.

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This research is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam under grant number ĐTĐL.CN-62.19.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Thi Dung Le, Duc Thang Nguyen, Quynh Loan Nguyen, Thi Hai Yen Doan, Thanh Son Le & Tien Duc Pham

  2. Basic Science Faculty, College of Artillery Officer Training, Thanh Mi, Son Tay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Thi Dung Le

  3. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Ninh Binh, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

    Quynh Loan Nguyen

  4. University Paris Saclay, Bâtiment 420, Rue du Doyen Georges Poitou, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

    Viet Dung Duong

  5. Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, WaknaghatSolan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 234, India

    Ashok Kumar Nadda

  6. Institute of Biotechnology (UIBT), University, Chandigarh University, NH-95 Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab, India

    Swati Sharma

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Thi Dung Le: material synthesis, investigation, analysis, data treatment, and writing; Duc Thang Nguyen: material synthesis, analysis, and data treatment; Quynh Loan Nguyen: analysis and data treatment; Viet Dung Duong: analysis and data treatment; Thi Hai Yen Doan: data treatment, reviewing, and editing; Ashok Kumar Nadda: data treatment, reviewing, and editing; Swati Sharma: analysis and data treatment; Thanh Son Le: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, writing, reviewing, and editing; Tien Duc Pham: conceptualization, investigation, methodology, analysis data treatment, supervision, writing, reviewing, and editing. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Le, T.D., Nguyen, D.T., Nguyen, Q.L. et al. Adsorptive removal of dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) using novel nanoparticles based on cationic surfactant-coated titania nanoparticles. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 42367–42377 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25312-1

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