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Ranguin R, Ncibi MC, Cesaire T, Lavoie S, Jean-Marius C, Grutzmacher H, Gaspard S. Development and characterisation of a nanostructured hybrid material with vitamin B12 and bagasse-derived activated carbon for anaerobic chlordecone (Kepone) removal. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:41122-41131. [PMID: 32232761 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08201-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Intensive use of the chlorinated pesticide chlordecone from the 1970s to 1993 to prevent crop damage in banana plantations of Guadeloupe and Martinique led to diffuse pollution of soils and surface waters, affecting both fauna and human beings in the contaminated areas. Since 2001, drinking water production plants have been equipped with filters containing activated carbon that must be treated after saturation. The objective of this work is to produce a hybrid material composed of activated carbon and vitamin B12 (VB12) for the degradation of chlordecone (CLD). The preparation of such a hybrid material is carried out by non-covalent fixation to achieve an eco-friendly solution for the serious environmental problem of contamination by chlorinated pesticides. It is thus proposed to degrade CLD by a physico-chemical treatment allowing salvage of the catalyst, which is adsorbed on the carbon surface to generate less waste that is inexpedient to treat. Activated carbon (AC) is produced locally from available sugarcane bagasse subjected to phosphoric acid activation. The main characteristics of this material are a major mesoporous structure (0.91%) and a specific (BET) surface area ranging from 1000 to 1500 m2 g-1. The experimental results showed that BagP1.5 has a high adsorption capacity for VB12 due to its large surface area (1403 m2 g-1). The binding of VB12 to the bagasse-derived AC is favoured at high temperatures. The adsorption is optimal at a pH of approximately 6. The maximum adsorption capacity of VB12 on the AC, deduced from the Langmuir model, was 306 mg g-1, confirming the high affinity between the two components. The hybrid material was characterised by FTIR, Raman, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and SEM analysis. CLD removal by this hybrid material was faster than that by VB12 or BagP1.5 alone. The CLD degradation products were characterised by mass spectrometry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ronald Ranguin
- Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E, EA 3592, Université des Antilles, BP 250, 97157 Cedex, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E, EA 3592, Université des Antilles, BP 250, 97157 Cedex, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
- Department of Green Chemistry, School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130, Mikkeli, Finland
| | - Thierry Cesaire
- Laboratoire GTSI, EA 2432, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, BP 250, 97157 Cedex, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut des Sciences de la Forêt Tempérée, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 58, rue Principale, Ripon, Québec, J0V 1V0, Canada
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- Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E, EA 3592, Université des Antilles, BP 250, 97157 Cedex, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Laboratorium für Anorganische Chemie, ETH Hönggerberg, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E, EA 3592, Université des Antilles, BP 250, 97157 Cedex, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France.
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