Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil

The adsorption of carbofuran in aqueous surfactant-free and surfactant (cationic, non-ionic and anionic) solutions of different micellar concentration (½ × CMC, CMC and 2 × CMC) on three different types of Indian soil has been studied using the batch shaking technique. The measured equilibrium adsor...

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Main Authors: R.P. Singh, J.P. Rawat, Raj Kumar
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2000-05-01
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description The adsorption of carbofuran in aqueous surfactant-free and surfactant (cationic, non-ionic and anionic) solutions of different micellar concentration (½ × CMC, CMC and 2 × CMC) on three different types of Indian soil has been studied using the batch shaking technique. The measured equilibrium adsorption isotherms for the surfactant-free and surfactant/soil/water systems at different critical micellar concentrations were S-shaped and in close agreement to the Freundlich isotherms. Higher adsorption of carbofuran in both systems was observed on silt loam soil followed by loam and sandy soils, and was anticipated by the values obtained for the Freundlich constant, K F , and the partition coefficient, K D . The values of K F and K D obtained also confirmed that the adsorption of carbofuran in aqueous surfactant solutions followed the order cationic > nonionic > anionic at all the CMC values studied. The affinity of carbofuran towards organic matter and the clay content of the soils was evaluated by calculating the K om and K c values, when it was found that carbofuran adsorption was better correlated with the clay content than with the organic matter content. The predicted log K om values were also obtained from the aqueous solubility, 1-octanol/water partition coefficient (K ow ), adsorbability index (Al) and first-order molecular connectivity index ( 1 χ) of carbofuran. Use of the aqueous solubility and the 1-octanol/water partition coefficient of carbofuran to predict the adsorption gave values with a considerable error in comparison with those measured experimentally, whereas the use of the absorbability index and first-order molecular connectivity index for carbofuran improved the predictions considerably. The results obtained are interesting in that they afford basic data relating to the possible use of surfactants for solving problems of soil contamination by carbofuran.
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spelling doaj-art-c95c42ccd86b405fa63ab76e02e731192025-01-02T02:57:58ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382000-05-011810.1260/0263617001493477Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian SoilR.P. Singh0J.P. Rawat1Raj Kumar2 Laboratories of Soil Science, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, IndiaThe adsorption of carbofuran in aqueous surfactant-free and surfactant (cationic, non-ionic and anionic) solutions of different micellar concentration (½ × CMC, CMC and 2 × CMC) on three different types of Indian soil has been studied using the batch shaking technique. The measured equilibrium adsorption isotherms for the surfactant-free and surfactant/soil/water systems at different critical micellar concentrations were S-shaped and in close agreement to the Freundlich isotherms. Higher adsorption of carbofuran in both systems was observed on silt loam soil followed by loam and sandy soils, and was anticipated by the values obtained for the Freundlich constant, K F , and the partition coefficient, K D . The values of K F and K D obtained also confirmed that the adsorption of carbofuran in aqueous surfactant solutions followed the order cationic > nonionic > anionic at all the CMC values studied. The affinity of carbofuran towards organic matter and the clay content of the soils was evaluated by calculating the K om and K c values, when it was found that carbofuran adsorption was better correlated with the clay content than with the organic matter content. The predicted log K om values were also obtained from the aqueous solubility, 1-octanol/water partition coefficient (K ow ), adsorbability index (Al) and first-order molecular connectivity index ( 1 χ) of carbofuran. Use of the aqueous solubility and the 1-octanol/water partition coefficient of carbofuran to predict the adsorption gave values with a considerable error in comparison with those measured experimentally, whereas the use of the absorbability index and first-order molecular connectivity index for carbofuran improved the predictions considerably. The results obtained are interesting in that they afford basic data relating to the possible use of surfactants for solving problems of soil contamination by carbofuran.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617001493477
spellingShingle R.P. Singh
J.P. Rawat
Raj Kumar
Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
title_full Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
title_fullStr Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
title_short Effect of Cationic, Non-Ionic and Anionic Surfactants on the Adsorption of Carbofuran on Three Different Types of Indian Soil
title_sort effect of cationic non ionic and anionic surfactants on the adsorption of carbofuran on three different types of indian soil
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617001493477
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