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Highly efficient removal of paraquat pesticide from aqueous solutions using a novel nano Kaolin modified with sulfuric acid via host–guest interactions

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Contamination of wastewaters with pesticides has significant risk for environmental water. In spite of the rule of Europ, paraquat is used extensively as an herbicide in the all around the world and it is likely to be released into drinking water. Therefore the elimination of it from water is very important. In this paper a new sulfuric acid modified nano kaolin sorbent was synthesized with a simple and low cost method. Thereafter it was applied for removing of paraquat and the experimental conditions such as concentration of herbicide, dose of sorbent and pH of solution were optimized. The results showed the unmodified Kaolin wasn’t able to remove the paraquat efficiently. But with the proposed modified nano Kaolin removal percent reach to 98% in a short time 60 min. Also the results showed this system obeys from Frendluich adsorption isotherm.

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    Roya Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, Azam Karimian & Masoud Saadati Rad

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Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, R., Karimian, A. & Saadati Rad, M. Highly efficient removal of paraquat pesticide from aqueous solutions using a novel nano Kaolin modified with sulfuric acid via host–guest interactions. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 96, 307–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-019-00973-z

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