Fast, efficient and clean adsorption of bisphenol-A using renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles from sugarcane waste ash

Even with all the biological problems associated with bisphenol-A (BPA), this chemical is still being widely used, especially in thermal paper receipts. In this study, renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN), obtained from sugarcane ash, functionalized with hexadecyltrimethylammonium (CTAB)...

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Published in:RSC advances 2020-07, Vol.1 (46), p.2776-27712
Main Authors: Rovani, Suzimara, Santos, Jonnatan J, Guilhen, Sabine N, Corio, Paola, Fungaro, Denise A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Aqueous solutions
Ashes
Bisphenol A
Chemistry
Equilibrium equations
Nanoparticles
Silicon dioxide
Sugarcane
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Summary:Even with all the biological problems associated with bisphenol-A (BPA), this chemical is still being widely used, especially in thermal paper receipts. In this study, renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN), obtained from sugarcane ash, functionalized with hexadecyltrimethylammonium (CTAB) were applied as an adsorbent in the removal of BPA from the aqueous solution. The versatility of this material and its BPA adsorption capacity were tested at different pH values, being practically constant at pH between 4 and 9, with a slight increase in pH 10 and a greater increase in pH 11. The removal time evaluation indicates a very fast adsorption process, removing almost 90% of BPA in the first 20 min of contact. The kinetic model indicates a monolayer formation of BPA molecules on the MSN-CTAB surface. The maximum adsorption capacity ( Q max ) was 155.78 mg g −1 , one of the highest found in literature, and the highest for material from a renewable source. Utilization of renewable mesoporous silica nanoparticles, from sugarcane ash, as an adsorbent for removal of an endocrine disruptive compound, bisphenol-A.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/d0ra05198e