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ISOPROTURON ADSORPTION ON FIXED BEDBreakthrough curves for isoproturon adsorption at different conditions wereobtained.Effect <strong>of</strong> the Initial Influent ConcentrationThis variable was investigated by using two different initial concentrations, 50.0 and150.0 µg.L -1 . <strong>The</strong> bed weight used was <strong>of</strong> 0.2 g and the flow rate 1.0 mL.min -1 . <strong>The</strong>breakthrough curves obtained are shown in Figs. 3a-6a. It is observed that curveshave similar shape, although the breakthrough occurred faster at high concentration<strong>of</strong> isoproturon. A higher concentration leads to steeper slope <strong>of</strong> the breakthroughcurve and a smaller breakthrough time, t b . As the value <strong>of</strong> C 0 increased, sharperbreakthrough curves were obtained. <strong>The</strong>se results demonstrate that the change in theinitial concentration affected the mass transfer velocity and the breakthrough time.Effect <strong>of</strong> the Volumetric Flow Rate<strong>The</strong> effect <strong>of</strong> flow rate on isoproturon removal was tested at 2.0 and 3.0 mL.min -1 ,using initial influent isoproturon concentration <strong>of</strong> 100.0 µg.L -1 and bed weight 0.2 g.<strong>The</strong> breakthrough curves are shown in Figs. 3b-6b. It is seen from this figure thatthe breakthrough occurred faster with higher flow rate. <strong>The</strong>refore, the time requiredfor reaching saturation increased significantly with the decrease in the value <strong>of</strong> thevolumetric flow rate.ADSORPTION PARAMETERSAs it was observed, in general, in the isoproturon adsorption studies, the operationalconditions influence the mass transfer process and change the mass transfer zoneand bed utilization values. Different parameters, such as adsorption capacities atbreakthrough time (q r ) and saturation time (q s ), length <strong>of</strong> the mass transfer zone(L MTZ ) and fractional bed utilization (FBU) have been calculated and are shown inTable 4.Table 4. Adsorption capacities (qr, qs), MTZ and FBU <strong>of</strong> isoproturon.ParameterInitial concentration Volumetric flow rate(g.L -1 )(mL.min -1 )50.0 150.0 2.0 3.0q r (mg isoproturon/gGAC)(C/Co=0.06)3.09 0.45 13.43 0.86q s (mg isoproturon/gGAC)(C/Co=0.88)16.51 16.75 19.97 13.69MTZ (cm) 1.81 1.98 1.34 1.96FBU 0.19 0.03 0.67 0.06<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>345

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