Sorption behaviour of bifenthrin on cork

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Domingues, V (Author) Other; Alves, A (Author) FEUP; Cabral, M (Author) Other; Delerue Matos, C (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Chromatography A

Vol. 1069

Pages: 127-132

ISSN: 0021-9673

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-46T

DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.10.011

Abstract (EN): Biphentrin, a known pyrethroid, was studied, aiming its removal from aqueous solutions by granulated cork sorption. Batch experiments, either for equilibrium or for kinetics, with two granulated cork sizes were performed and results were compared with those obtained with of activated carbon sorption. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms were obtained both showing high linear correlations. Bifenthrin desorption was evaluated for cork and results varied with the granule size of sorbent. The results obtained in this work indicate that cork wastes may be used as a cheap natural sorbent for bifenthrin or similar compounds removal from wastewaters.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6