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Adsorption of 2-nitrophenol using rice straw and rice husks hydrolyzed by subcritical water
Ederson R Abaide1, Guilherme L Dotto2, Marcus V Tres3
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000, Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil; Laboratory of Agroindustrial Processes Engineering (LAPE), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 1040, Sete de Setembro St., Center DC, Cachoeira do Sul, RS 96508-010, Brazil.
Abstract:
The potential of rice husks and straw as adsorbents after being processed by subcritical water hydrolysis (SWH) was investigated. The influences of temperature (453, 493 and 533 K) and liquid/solid ratio (7.5 and 15 g water/g biomass) on the rice straw and rice husks characteristics and on the adsorption capacity of 2-nitrophenol were evaluated at pH 4 and 7. Adsorption kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic parameters were also studied. The adsorption capacity was favored at pH 7. Pseudo-first-order model was suitable to predict the kinetic curves for 2-nitrophenol concentrations of 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/L and the isotherm data obeyed the Freundlich model. Overall, the thermodynamic results revealed a spontaneous and exothermic process. The maximum adsorption capacity (92.97 ± 1.31 mg/g) was obtained for rice straw that has undergone an SWH at 453 K and 7.5 g water/g straw. The integration of processes to valorize co-products can make the production of cellulosic bioethanol more feasible.
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