title: Preliminary feasibility study for the use of an adsorption/bio-regeneration system for molinate removal from effluents.
abstract: This work studies the feasibility of the use of a combined physical-biological remediation procedure for treatment of effluents contaminated with molinate, where the herbicide is removed through adsorption and biodegraded in a subsequent stage, with the regeneration of the adsorbent. In order to select the most adequate absorbent for molinate, different materials were tested, namely pine bark, activated carbon and resin Amberlite XAD-4. Activated carbon and resin Amberlite XAD-4 were the most efficient on the removal of molinate from solutions, although the activated carbon used proved not to be bio-regenerable. It was also observed that factors such as temperature, pH, and conductivity did not affect significantly molinate adsorption onto resin Amberlite XAD-4. Resin Amberlite XAD-4 was successfully bio-regenerated, being observed that biodegradation was mainly dependent on spontaneous desorption of the molinate. After bio-regeneration, the resin could be re-utilised as adsorbent.
authors.affiliation: LEPAE-Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Portugal.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Adélio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Célia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Manaia
authors.forename: Olga C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001381:Azepines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007475:Ion Exchange Resins; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry*; D013859:Thiocarbamates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D006540:Herbicides; D007475:Ion Exchange Resins; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011145:Polyvinyls; D013859:Thiocarbamates; C012101:XAD-4 resin; C009821:molinate; D002244:Carbon