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Paul SK, Mazumder S, Naidu R. Herbicidal weed management practices: History and future prospects of nanotechnology in an eco-friendly crop production system. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26527. [PMID: 38444464 PMCID: PMC10912261 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Weed management is an important aspect of crop production, as weeds cause significant losses in terms of yield and quality. Various approaches to weed management are commonly practiced by crop growers. Due to limitations in other control methods, farmers often choose herbicides as a cost-effective, rapid and highly efficient weed control strategy. Although herbicides are highly effective on most weeds, they are not a complete solution for weed management because of the genetic diversity and evolving flexibility of weed communities. The excessive and indiscriminate use of herbicides and their dominance in weed control have triggered the rapid generation of herbicide-resistant weed species. Moreover, environmental losses of active ingredients in the herbicides cause serious damage to the environment and pose a serious threat to living organisms. Scientific advances have enabled nanotechnology to emerge as an innovation with real potential in modern agriculture, adding a new dimension in the preparation of controlled release formulations (CRF) of herbicides. Here the required amount of active ingredients is released over longer periods of time to obtain the desired biological efficacy whilst reducing the harmful effects of these chemicals. Various organic and inorganic carrier materials have been utilised in CRF and researchers have a wide range of options for the synthesis of eco-friendly carrier materials, especially those with less or no toxicity to living organisms. This manuscript addresses the history, progress, and consequences of herbicide application, and discusses potential ways to reduce eco-toxicity due to herbicide application, along with directions for future research areas using the benefits of nanotechnology.
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- Santosh Kumar Paul
- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (crcCARE), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
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- Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (crcCARE), ATC Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Singh G, Ramadass K, Sooriyakumar P, Hettithanthri O, Vithange M, Bolan N, Tavakkoli E, Van Zwieten L, Vinu A. Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector. J Control Release 2022; 343:187-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cao S, Liu C, Zhou L, Zhang H, Zhao Y, Liu Z. Bioapplication of cyclodextrin-containing montmorillonite. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:9241-9261. [PMID: 34698331 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb01719e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Recent progresses in the integration of CDs and montmorillonite, as well as applications of CD-containing montmorillonite hybrid host systems are summarized in this review. Several efficient synthesis strategies, such as ion exchange, metal coordination, supramolecular strategies, polymerizations and organic synthesis methods, have been discussed during the preparation of CDs/montmorillonite hybrid composites. In particular, diverse instrumental techniques were highly recommended for characterizing the as-obtained hybrid systems, including their chemical composition and structures, crystallinity, surface/self-assembled morphologies, as well as other particular physiochemical properties, providing a direct guide for promoting the desired structures and exploring various applications. It should be noted that the introduction of functional groups, as well as the integration of CDs and montmorillonite granted the thus obtained CD-containing montmorillonite hybrid host systems a lot of unique features, providing great opportunities for expanding the practical applications to a series of biological and environmental areas, such as biosensors, sorption and decontamination of bio/environmental hazardous materials, biostudies about aqueous dispersity, stability and biocompatibility, drug loading and target delivery, controlled and sustained drug release, as well as antibacterial.
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- Shuai Cao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- Medical School, Xi'an Peihua University, Xi'an 710125, Shaanxi, China.
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Guidelines to Study the Adsorption of Pesticides onto Clay Minerals Aiming at a Straightforward Evaluation of Their Removal Performance. MINERALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/min11111282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Natural and modified clay minerals have been extensively used for the adsorption/desorption of organic substances, especially pesticides, from waters and wastewater, aiming at pollution control and more efficient use of the herbicides through controlled release. While natural clay minerals efficiently remove organic cations such as paraquat and diquat, the adsorption of anionic or neutral species demands surface chemical modification with, for instance, quaternary ammonium salts containing long alkyl chains. Basic pesticides, on the other hand, are better absorbed in clay minerals modified with polycations. Kinetic studies and adsorption/desorption isotherms provide the parameters needed to evaluate the clay mineral’s adsorptive performance towards the pollutant target. However, the direct comparison of these parameters is complicated because the experimental conditions, the analytical techniques, the kinetic and isotherm models, and the numerical fitting method differ among the various studies. The free-energy-related Langmuir constant depends on the degree of site occupation; that is, it depends on the concentration window used to construct the adsorption isotherm and, consequently, on the analytical technique used to quantify the free concentrations. This paper reviews pesticides’ adsorption on natural and modified clay minerals and proposes guidelines for designing batch adsorption/desorption studies to obtain easily comparable and meaningful adsorption parameters. Articles should clearly describe the experimental conditions such as temperature, contact time, total concentration window, the solution to adsorbent ratio, the analytical technique, and its detection and quantification limits, besides the fitting models. Research should also evaluate the competitive effects of humic substances, colloidal inorganic particles, and ionic strength to emulate real-world adsorption experiments.
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Zhu S, Khan MA, Wang F, Bano Z, Xia M. Exploration of adsorption mechanism of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid onto kaolinite and montmorillonite via batch experiment and theoretical studies. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123810. [PMID: 33264909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Two clay minerals, kaolinite (Kaol) and montmorillonite (Mt) with different crystal structures were chosen to investigate the comparative adsorption of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC) through batch control experiments and theoretical studies. The systematical isotherm and kinetic studies agreed with Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order model, confirming a monolayer and chemisorption interaction process, respectively. The maximum removal capacities of Kaol and Mt for PBTC were 72.297 mg/g and 121.163 mg/g at pH=3.0 and T=298 K, respectively. Furthermore, the adsorption mechanisms were investigated by molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and density functional theory (DFT). The Interface force field (IFF) was firstly introduced into Materials Studio package to explore the microscopic mechanism of clay mineral interface. The dynamics behaviors verified that the oxygen (O) atom of carboxyl group has stronger affinity at the external surface of Mt, which consistent with the experimental data well. For DFT calculations, quantitative analysis around molecular van der Waals (vdW) surface was adopted to predict reactive sites for the electrophilic reaction. Independent Gradient Model (IGM) and Hirshfeld surface analyses in Multiwfn indicated that the high adsorption effect mainly attributes to hydrogen bond action. These findings improve our ability to explore the related properties occurring at the interface of different clay minerals.
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- Sidi Zhu
- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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Barraqué F, Montes ML, Fernández MA, Candal R, Torres Sánchez RM, Marco-Brown JL. Arsenate removal from aqueous solution by montmorillonite and organo-montmorillonite magnetic materials. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 192:110247. [PMID: 32980304 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Magnetic-clay (MtMag) and magnetic-organoclay (O100MtMag) nanocomposites were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for arsenic adsorption. Batch arsenic adsorption experiments were performed varying pH conditions and initial As(V) concentration, while successive adsorption cycles were made in order to evaluate the materials reuse. The highest As(V) removal efficiency (9 ± 1 mg g-1 and 7.8 ± 0.8 mg g-1 for MtMag and O100MtMag, respectively) was found at pH 4.0, decreasing at neutral and alkaline conditions. From As(V) adsorption isotherm, two adsorption processes or two different surface sites were distinguished. Nanocomposites resulted composed by montmorillonite or organo-montmorillonite and magnetite as the principal iron oxide, with saturation magnetization of 8.5 ± 0.5 Am2 Kg-1 (MtMag) and 20.3 ± 0.5 Am2 Kg-1 (O100MtMag). Thus, both materials could be separated and recovered from aqueous solutions using external magnetic fields. Both materials allowed achieving arsenic concentrations lower than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended concentration limit after two consecutive adsorption cycles (2.25 and 4.5 μg L-1 for MtMag and O100MtMag, respectively).
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- Facundo Barraqué
- CETMIC, CICPBA, CONICET CCT-La Plata, Camino Centenario y 506, B1897ZCA, M. B. Gonnet, Argentina
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- IFLP, Instituto de Física La Plata, CONICET CCT-La Plata, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CETMIC, CICPBA, CONICET CCT-La Plata, Camino Centenario y 506, B1897ZCA, M. B. Gonnet, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental IIIA, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, CONICET, UNSAM, Av. 25 de Mayo y Francia, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CETMIC, CICPBA, CONICET CCT-La Plata, Camino Centenario y 506, B1897ZCA, M. B. Gonnet, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental IIIA, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, CONICET, UNSAM, Av. 25 de Mayo y Francia, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Barakan S, Aghazadeh V. The advantages of clay mineral modification methods for enhancing adsorption efficiency in wastewater treatment: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:2572-2599. [PMID: 33113058 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10985-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic pollutants. The natural and modified forms of clay minerals have an exceptional ability to remove different contaminants. However, the modification methods can improve the clay mineral adsorption properties that consequently increase more adsorption sites and functional groups to adsorb different environmental pollutants. This review shows the importance of modification methods and more extension of novel clay preparation based on nanotechnology which could raise the control of pollution. The syntheses of functionalized clays such as pillared clays and porous clay heterostructures introduce the new class of heterostructure materials with high adsorption capacity, capability, and selectivity. Due to the acceptable properties of heterostructure materials including high specific surface area, thermal and mechanical stability, and the existence of multifunctional groups to selective adsorption, this review collects more literature of research related to environmental protection issues. However, it is expected much attention to get a better understanding of the adsorption mechanism, regeneration, and recovery process of these materials.
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- Shima Barakan
- Department of Mineral Processing, Faculty of Mining Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Mineral Processing, Faculty of Mining Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
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Diyanat M, Saeidian H, Baziar S, Mirjafary Z. Preparation and characterization of polycaprolactone nanocapsules containing pretilachlor as a herbicide nanocarrier. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:21579-21588. [PMID: 31127512 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05257-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Polycaprolactone nanocapsules (PCL) containing pretilachlor were prepared, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used for their structural and morphological investigations. The results revealed that the nanocapsules had irregular shape and their particles size was in the range of 70-200 nm. The encapsulation efficiency of pretilachlor was measured as 99.5 ± 1.3% using high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. The physicochemical stability studies over 60 days showed that the nanocapsules were stable in the suspension without any aggregation. The herbicide activity was examined in a pre-emergence manner using barnyard grass as a target plant and rice as a non-target plant. The nanoformulation had no negative effect on rice plant. However, its effect on barnyard grass was significant. The cytotoxicity analysis indicated that the nanocapsulated herbicide is less toxic rather than the commercial formulation. Therefore, encapsulation of pretilachlor in PCL nanocapsules can be used effectively to construct environmentally friendly PCL-herbicide systems in agriculture.
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- Marjan Diyanat
- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Food Industries, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Science, Payame Noor University (PNU), PO Box: 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Marco-Brown JL, Gaigneaux EM, Torres Sánchez RM, Dos Santos Afonso M. Adsorption of picloram on clays nontronite, illite and kaolinite: equilibrium and herbicide-clays surface complexes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2019; 54:281-289. [PMID: 30755089 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2018.1561055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The picloram (PCM) adsorption on nontronite, illite and kaolinite was studied at pH 3, 5 and 7. The adsorption isotherms had well-fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich models equations. The interactions of PCM with the clay mineral surfaces exhibited an anionic profile adsorption, with a decrease in adsorption when the pH increases. The PCM adsorption capacity increases in the following order: kaolinite < illite < nontronite. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of PCM-clay samples revealed that the picloram molecule does not enter into the clays basal space. The interaction of PCM with clays surface sites through nitrogen of the pyridine ring was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Due to the anionic form of PCM, the adsorption onto the external and edges surface sites of the clay minerals was proposed.
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- Jose L Marco-Brown
- a Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, and CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), Ciudad Universitaria Pabellón II 3er Piso, Int. Güiraldes 2160 (C1428EHA) , Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- b Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Division Solids, Molecules and Reactivity (MOST) , Université Catholique de Louvain , Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- c CONICET-CCT La Plata-CIC , CETMIC (Centro de Tecnología en Recursos Minerales y Cerámica) , M. B. Gonnet , Argentina
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- a Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, and CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE), Ciudad Universitaria Pabellón II 3er Piso, Int. Güiraldes 2160 (C1428EHA) , Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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