Interaction of polymerin with aluminum oxide nanoparticles for potential water remediation

ENVR 251

Marianna Iorio, maiorio@unina.it1, Bo Pan, panbocai@gmail.com2, Renato Capasso, capasso@unina.it1, and Baoshan Xing, bx@pssci.umass.edu2. (1) Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Universita' 100, 80055 Portici, Italy, (2) Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 80 Campus Center Way, Stockbridge Hall, Amherst, MA 01003
The intent of this study was to explore the potential application of polymerin, the mineral-organic fraction from olive mill wastewaters, associated with aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticles in technologies aimed at remediating water point-source pollution. In comparison with microparticles, the interaction of polymerin with Al2O3 nanoparticles was investigated. Phenanthrene sorption on wet and dry polymerin-particle complexes was also examined. Nanoparticles sorbed polymerin seventy times more than microparticles. Using a complex, microparticles did not show any difference in phenanthrene sorption either if the complex was wet or dry. In contrast, a considerable enhancement of phenanthrene sorption was shown when using a dry polymerin-nanoparticle complex. These findings support the application of polymerin associated with Al2O3 nanoparticles in remediation of water contaminated with HOCs.
 

Environmental Behavior and Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Environmental Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008