Synthesis of functionalized mesoporous material from rice husk ash and its application in the removal of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
2019
Costa, José Arnaldo S. | Sarmento, Victor H. V. | Romão, Luciane P. C. | Paranhos, Caio M.
The rice husk ash (RHA) was used as an alternative source of silica for the synthesis of the functionalized mesoporous material, which was used in the removal of the PAHs naphthalene (Nap), benzo[b]fluoranthene (B[b]F), benzo[k]fluoranthene (B[k]F), and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) from aqueous media. The PABA-MCM-41 (RHA) was characterized using FTIR, TGA, SAXS, and N₂ adsorption–desorption analyses. Removal experiments were performed to determine the initial concentrations, individual adsorption in comparison with the mixture of the PAHs, PABA-MCM-41 (RHA) amount, pH, time, and temperature, and the results obtained were statistically analyzed. The PABA-MCM-41 (RHA) presented the SBET, VT, and DBJH values of 438 m² g⁻¹, 0.41 cm³ g⁻¹, and 3.59 nm, respectively, and good thermal stability. The qₑ values found in the kinetic equilibrium for the PAHs mixture followed increasing order: Nap < B[a] P < B[k]F < B[b]F, with removal percentages of 89.08 ± 0.00, 93.85 ± 0.28, 94.54 ± 0.10, and 97.80 ± 0.05%, respectively. Graphical abstract
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