sorption studies of pesticides and HOCs on polymerin and nanomaterials : a way to water remediation

ISBN-13: 9783846528839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 144 str.

Marianna Iorio

Opis

Olive mill wastewaters (OMWs) represent a highly toxic discard of olive oil production. Their polyphenols content is the major cause of their polluting properties. Nevertheless, OMWs can be also a source of valuable compounds reputedly useful for applications in agriculture and environmental biotechnology. Infact, what if from such a toxic waste we would be able to obtain a sorbent matrix to use in contaminated water treatment? This dissertation aims to evaluate the capability of polymerin, a humic-like sorbent isolated from OMWs, to sequester pesticides and hydrophobic organic compounds from polluted water. Sorption studies will be described using paraquat, 2,4-dichorophenoxy acetic acid, cyhalofop and phenanthrene. Moreover, the influence of the association of polymerin with micro- and nano-particles of aluminium oxides will be evaluated.

O autorze

Dr Marianna Iorio graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Naples Italy in 2004. In 2008 she earned a Ph.D. in Agrobiology and Agrochemistry. She spent 1 year at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA. Since 2009 she works in NAICONS - Milan, a biotech research center specialized in antibiotics.