Removal of selected pesticides by adsorption

Mária Valičková; Ján Derco; Katarína Šimovičová

doi:10.2478/acs-2013-0005

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Removal of selected pesticides by adsorption

Acta Chimica Slovaca

Volume 6 (2013): Issue 1 (April 2013)

By: Mária Valičková, Ján Derco and Katarína Šimovičová

Open Access

|May 2013

Abstract

The paper is focused on the removal of selected priority hazardous substances. Five chlorinated pesticides, i.e. hexachlorobenzene (HCHB), hexachlorobutadiene (HCHBD), lindane (LIN), pentachlorobenzene (PCHB) and heptachlor (HCH) were selected as model pollutants. Higher volatility is characteristic for these substances. Adsorption of these pollutants on granular activated carbon (GAC), zeolite (Zeo) and activated sludge (AS) was investigated. The effect of contact time on the removal efficiency of studied substances was investigated. From results of the work it follows that the highest removal efficiency of studied substances was achieved by the adsorption on activated sludge. This was followed by adsorption efficiency on zeolite. The lowest removal efficiency was measured for adsorption on granular activated carbon.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acs-2013-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1339-3065 | Journal ISSN: 1337-978X

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Language: English

Page range: 25 - 28

Published on: May 22, 2013

Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

activated sludge,

adsorption,

granular activated carbon,

zeolite

Related subjects:

Chemistry,

Chemistry, other

© 2013 Mária Valičková, Ján Derco, Katarína Šimovičová, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 6 (2013): Issue 1 (April 2013)