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Derivatizações aniônica e catiônica de resíduos do processamento dos fios de algodão para remoção de corantes têxteis
The Brazilian textile industry occupies an important role in the economy and ranks among the 10 largest world producers The effluents generated in the process of fabrics dyeing contain 15 to 50% of dyes and others contaminants. With a view to environmental remediation of these effluents, the processing of cotton yarn waste (cotton dust waste - CDW) that is collected in the plant itself, proved to be an attractive material for the removal of the residual dyes effluents after the chemical derivatization with monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) or diethylaminoethyl chloride.hydrochloride (DEAE+reagent), thus originating matrices carboxymethyl- CDW (CM--CDW) and diethylaminoethyl-CDW (DEAE+-CDW), respectively. These matrices were obtained using experimental designs, when for CM--CDW three factors were evaluated: a) concentration of NaOH; b) volume of isopropanol and c) amount of MCAA, while for DEAE+-CDW, the factors were: a) concentration of NaOH and b) amount of DEAE+reagent. These matrices were tested for their effectiveness in the retention of dyes: the cationic, C. I. Basic Blue 41 (BB 41) and the anionic, C. I.
Reactive Red 239 (RR 239), both in column and batch experiments. Also, the biodegradability of these materials was tested. For the best matrices obtained,
additional experiments regarding the retention efficiency of the dyes (initial concentration, contact time and addition of salts) and matrices biodegradability after the dye retention were also carried out. For the CM--CDW, the efficiency of uptake of the cationic dye was predominantly determined by the concentration of alkali. The inclusion of the higher volume of isopropanol in the pretreatment step resulted in improved efficiency, but with an additional cost not justifiable. The best matrix obtained in the absence of isopropanol showed retention values for column and batch experiments with respective efficiencies of 3.9 and 2 times higher than a commercial CM-cellulose. For the biodegradability test, the samples of experimental design showed close enzymatic hydrolysis compared with the controls with alkali. For the DEAE+-CDW, the main variable for the efficiency of dye retention is predominantly determined by the amount of DEAE+reagent. The maximum retention of the anionic dye was obtained in columns while the batch alternatve performance was close to that of a commercial DEAE-Cellulose. The biodegradability test revealed that the derivatization with DEAE+reagent reduced the percentage of hydrolysis by cellulases when compared to the controls with NaOH. The initial concentration test of dye indicated that the retention increases with increased dye concentration and contact time to reach equilibrium which was higher in the higher concentrations in both matrices. The addition of NaCl decreased the dye retention for the carboxymethylated matrix and for the diethylaminoethylizated matrix the influence was positive only after addition of 50 mM. The presence of dye in the matrices derivatized reduced the hydrolysis in 4.10 and 37.36 % for carboxymethylated and diethylaminoethylizated matrices, respectively. Therefore, the CM--CDW and DEAE+- CDW derivatives of CDW proved effective for the removal of the dyes BB 41 and RR 239, respectively, and thus both represent important alternatives in the treatment of colored textile effluents.CAPESA indústria têxtil brasileira ocupa um importante papel na economia e se posiciona entre as 10 maiores produtoras mundiais. Seus efluentes, gerados no processo de tingimento dos tecidos, contém cargas de 15 a 50% de corantes, além de outros contaminantes. Com vistas à remediação ambiental destes efluentes, o resíduo do processamento dos fios de algodão (RA), que é coletado na própria unidade fabril, revelou-se um material atraente para a remoção de corantes após sua derivatização química com ácido monocloroacético (AMCA) ou cloreto dietilaminoetil.cloridrato (DEAE+reagente), obtendo matrizes iônicas do tipo carboximetil-RA (CM--RA) e dietilaminoetil-RA (DEAE+-RA), respectivamente. Estas matrizes foram obtidas através de delineamentos experimentais, sendo que para a CM--RA foram avaliados
os fatores: a) concentração de NaOH; b) volume de isopropanol e c) quantidade de AMCA, enquanto que para a DEAE+-RA, os fatores foram: a) concentração de NaOH e b) quantidade de DEAE-reagente. Tais matrizes foram ensaiadas, respectivamente, quanto à eficiência na retenção de corantes: catiônico, C.I. Basic Blue 41 (BB 41) e aniônico, C.I. Reactive Red 239 (RR 239), em experimentos em coluna e batelada. Também foi avaliada a biodegradabilidade desses materiais utilizando enzimas celulolíticas. Para as melhores matrizes obtidas foram realizados experimentos adicionais quanto à eficiência de retenção dos corantes (concentração inicial, tempo de contato e adição de sais), a biodegradabilidade após a retenção dos corantes e o ensaio de regeneração das matrizes. Para a CM--RA, a eficiência de captação de corante catiônico foi predominantemente determinada pela concentração de álcali. A inclusão do maior volume de isopropanol resultou em incremento da eficiência, entretanto, com custo adicional não justificável. A melhor matriz obtida na ausência de isopropanol apresentou valores de retenção para os
testes em coluna e batelada maior que um produto comercial do tipo carboximetilcelulose. Para o teste de biodegradabilidade, as amostras derivatizadas tiveram hidrólises próximas aos controles com adição de NaOH. Para o DEAE+-RA, a principal variável responsável pela eficiência da retenção de corantes foi a quantidade do derivatizante, sendo que nos ensaios em coluna e batelada a resposta foi semelhante ao obtido com um produto comercial DEAE-Celulose. Através do teste de biodegradabilidade observou-se que a derivatização reduziu a porcentagem de hidrólise quando comparada aos seus controles com NaOH. Para as melhores matrizes, o ensaio de concentração inicial de corantes indicou que a retenção é maior com o aumento da concentração. Quanto à adição de NaCl, houve redução da retenção de corante na matriz carboximetilada enquanto para a dietilaminoetilada a influência foi positiva acima de 50 mM. A presença de corante reduziu em 4,10 e 37,36 % a hidrólise das matrizes carboximetilada e
dietilaminoetilada, respectivamente. No presente trabalho, os derivados CM--RA e DEAE+-RA se revelaram eficientes para a remoção dos corantes BB 41 e RR 239, respectivamente, podendo assim se apresentar como uma alternativa no tratamento de efluentes têxteis
Physical properties of a humic cambisol under tillage and cropping systems after twelve years
Thermopressurized diluted phosphoric acid pretreatment of ligno(hemi)cellulose to make free sugars and nutraceutical oligosaccharides
Ligno(hemi)cellulosics (L(h)Cs) as sugarcane bagasse and loblolly pine sawdust are currently being used to produce biofuels such as bioethanol and biobutanol through fermentation of free sugars that are often obtained enzymatically. However, this bioconversion requires a pretreatment to solubilize the hemicellulose fractions, thus facilitating the action of the cellulolytic enzymes. Instead of the main free monosaccharides used in these current models, the modulation of thermopressurized orthophosphoric acid as a pretreatment, in the ranges of 3–12 atm and pH 1.5–2.5, can produce nondigestible oligosaccharides (NDOS) such as xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) because heteroxylan is present in both types of hardwood and softwood hemicelluloses. A comparative thin-layer chromatographic analysis of the hydrolytic products showed the best conditions for NDOS production to be 7 atm/water, pH 2.25 and 2.50, and 8.5 atm/water for both sources. Particular hydrolysates from 7 atm (171 °C) at pHs 2.25 and 2.50 both for cane bagasse and pine sawdust, with respective oligosaccharide contents of 57 and 59 %, once mixed in a proportion of 1:1 for each plant source, were used in vitro as carbon sources for Bifidobacterium or Lactobacillus. Once both bacteria attained the stationary phase of growth, an unforeseen feature emerged: the preference of B. animalis for bagasse hydrolysates and, conversely, the preference of L. casei for pine hydrolysates. Considering the fact that nutraceutical oligosaccharides from both hemicelluloses correspond to higher value-added byproducts, the technology using a much diluted thermopressurized orthophosphoric acid pretreatment becomes an attractive choice for L(h)Cs