Removal of 2,4-Dichlorophenolyxacetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide in the aqueous phase using modified granular activated carbon

Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering

Mojtaba Karamimanesh¹  Simin Nasseri²  Mansooreh Dehghani¹ 

[1]Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

[2]Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, and Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

关键词: Kinetics;    Aqueous phase;    Adsorption;    2,4-D;    Herbicide;   

Others  :  810524
DOI  :  10.1186/2052-336X-12-28

 received in 2013-08-10, accepted in 2013-11-19,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Low cost 2,4-Dichlorophenolyxacetic acid (2,4-D) widely used in controlling broad-leafed weeds is frequently detected in water resources. The main objectives of this research were focused on evaluating the feasibility of using granular activated carbon modified with acid to remove 2,4-D from aqueous phase, determining its removal efficiency and assessing the adsorption kinetics.

Results

The present study was conducted at bench-scale method. The influence of different pH (3–9), the effect of contact time (3–90 min), the amount of adsorbent (0.1-0.4 g), and herbicide initial concentration (0.5-3 ppm) on 2,4-D removal efficiency by the granular activated carbon were investigated. Based on the data obtained in the present study, pH of 3 and contact time of 60 min is optimal for 2,4-D removal. 2,4-D reduction rate increased rapidly by the addition of the adsorbent and decreased by herbicide initial concentration (63%). The percent of 2,4-D reduction were significantly enhanced by decreasing pH and increasing the contact time. The adsorption of 2,4-D onto the granular activated carbon conformed to Langmuir and Freundlich models, but was best fitted to type II Langmuir model (R² = 0.999). The second order kinetics was the best for the adsorption of 2,4-D by modified granular activated carbon with R² > 0.99. Regression analysis showed that all of the variables in the process have been statistically significant effect (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

In conclusion, granular activated carbon modified with acid is an appropriate method for reducing the herbicide in the polluted water resources.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Dehghani et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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