Assessment of sulfamethoxazole adsorption capacity on Pirangi clay from the State of Sergipe, Brazil, modified by heating and addition of organic cation
AUTOR(ES)
Rezende, J. C. T. de
FONTE
Cerâmica
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
14/11/2019
RESUMO
Resumo O sulfametoxazol (SMX) é um antibiótico amplamente usado no tratamento de doenças e infecções e é frequentemente detectado em ecossistema de águas superficiais. Assim, este trabalho avaliou a capacidade de remoção deste antibiótico de sistemas aquosos utilizando argila Pirangi (PIR) do estado de Sergipe (Brasil). Amostras de argila Pirangi foram tratadas termicamente a 100, 400 e 600 °C e posteriormente modificadas com surfactante catiônico HDTMA. A modificação realizada baseou-se na organização em camadas da argila mineral possibilitando intercalação de surfactante catiônico, atribuindo caráter hidrofóbico à argila. A argila Pirangi tratada termicamente a 100 °C organofílica (org-PIR-100) apresentou maior capacidade máxima de adsorção de 27,3 mg.g-1 com remoção de 90% do SMX em 100 min e pH 6, seguindo o modelo de pseudossegunda ordem e isoterma de Langmuir. As argilas foram caracterizadas por FRX, FTIR, DRX, TG/DTG e BET, confirmando que as moléculas do surfactante foram incorporadas na superfície da argila e que a org-PIR-100 apresentou potencial para o uso em filtros de estações de tratamento de água.Abstract Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a widely-used antibiotic in human and veterinary medicine for treating diseases and infections and is often detected in the surface water ecosystem. Thus, this study evaluated the capacity of removing SMX from aqueous systems using Pirangi clay (PIR) from the state of Sergipe (Brazil). Pirangi clay samples were treated at 100, 400 and 600 °C and modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium (HDTMA) cationic surfactant. The modification process used was based on the layered organization of the mineral clay, allowing the intercalation of cationic surfactant, giving a hydrophobic character to the clay. The Pirangi clay treated at 100 °C and modified with HDTMA (org-PIR-100) showed adsorption capacity of 27.3 mg.g-1 with 90% removal of the SMX in 100 min and pH 6, following the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm. Different characterization methods were employed to characterize the clays, such as XRF, FTIR, XRD, thermogravimetric analyzes (TG/DTG) and BET method, confirming that the surfactant molecules were incorporated on the clay surface and that org-PIR-100 showed potential for use in water treatment plant filters.
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