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Removal of selected pesticides by adsorption

Mária Valičková *, Ján Derco, Katarína Šimovičová a

Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 81237 Bratislava, Slovakia
a Water Research Institute, Nábrežie L. Svobodu 5, 812 49 Bratislava

E-mail: * maria.valickova@stuba.sk

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.

Keywords: activated sludge, adsorption, granular activated carbon, zeolite

Full paper in Portable Document Format: acs_0140.pdf

Acta Chimica Slovaca, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2013, pp. 25—28, DOI: 10.2478/acs-2013-0005