Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar
Inorganic nitrogen fertilizers are widely and heavily used in agriculture. Leaching of these fertilizers is a cause of eutrophication in water bodies. This study examines the use of rice husk and its biochar, their efficiency in adsorption of ammonium and nitrate and the potential of using surfacta...
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Inorganic nitrogen fertilizers are widely and heavily used in agriculture. Leaching of these fertilizers is a cause of eutrophication in water bodies. This study examines the use of rice husk and its biochar, their efficiency in adsorption of ammonium and nitrate and the potential of using surfactants, sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), to increase adsorption. Physical and chemical properties of adsorbents were examined through BET, SEM-EDX, and CEC value, respectively. The equilibrium batch adsorption was conducted. The result showed that rice husk was lower in surface area, total pore volume, pore diameter, silica and oxygen content, and CEC value as compared to biochar. Rice husk adsorbed nitrate well while rice husk biochar adsorbed ammonium ions better. The adsorption patterns of both ammonium and nitrate were well explained by Freundlich’s isotherm and are primarily attributed to chemical charge sorption. Both adsorbents could adsorb surfactants through Van der Waals forces between the long chain of surfactant and organic fraction on the surface of rice husks, exposing the charging head for ionic pollutant adsorption. Either SDBS or CTAB-modified rice husk and its biochar could enhance the adsorption of ammonium and nitrate.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e31b174458ea4894833d27c27233fdbe2024-02-14T10:50:50ZengEnvironmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn UniversityApplied Environmental Research2287-075X2017-02-01391Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its BiocharLada Mathurasa0Seelawut Damrongsiri1Faculty of Science and Technology, Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Bangkok, ThailandEnvironmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Inorganic nitrogen fertilizers are widely and heavily used in agriculture. Leaching of these fertilizers is a cause of eutrophication in water bodies. This study examines the use of rice husk and its biochar, their efficiency in adsorption of ammonium and nitrate and the potential of using surfactants, sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), to increase adsorption. Physical and chemical properties of adsorbents were examined through BET, SEM-EDX, and CEC value, respectively. The equilibrium batch adsorption was conducted. The result showed that rice husk was lower in surface area, total pore volume, pore diameter, silica and oxygen content, and CEC value as compared to biochar. Rice husk adsorbed nitrate well while rice husk biochar adsorbed ammonium ions better. The adsorption patterns of both ammonium and nitrate were well explained by Freundlich’s isotherm and are primarily attributed to chemical charge sorption. Both adsorbents could adsorb surfactants through Van der Waals forces between the long chain of surfactant and organic fraction on the surface of rice husks, exposing the charging head for ionic pollutant adsorption. Either SDBS or CTAB-modified rice husk and its biochar could enhance the adsorption of ammonium and nitrate. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/aer/article/view/65587AmmoniumAdsorptionBiocharNitrateRice huskSurfactant |
| spellingShingle | Lada Mathurasa Seelawut Damrongsiri Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar Applied Environmental Research Ammonium Adsorption Biochar Nitrate Rice husk Surfactant |
| title | Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar |
| title_full | Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar |
| title_fullStr | Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar |
| title_short | Potential of Using Surfactants to Enhance Ammonium and Nitrate Adsorption on Rice Husk and Its Biochar |
| title_sort | potential of using surfactants to enhance ammonium and nitrate adsorption on rice husk and its biochar |
| topic | Ammonium Adsorption Biochar Nitrate Rice husk Surfactant |
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