Mechanochemical treatment for the detoxification of organic  pollutants in agricultural wastes

dc.contributor.author	Daladawatta, N.
dc.contributor.author	Wadumethrige, S.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-26T06:23:52Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-26T06:23:52Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-22
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/10367
dc.description.abstract	A mechanochemical treatment was used for the dechlorination of several organic pollutants such as chlorobenzene, dichloroaniline, etc., generated from agricultural wastes. The chlorinated compounds were mixed with two metal oxide catalysts, CaO and Fe2O3, and subjected to grinding for 45 minutes. The organic products were extracted and characterized by chromatographic methods including Thin Layer Chromatography and Gas Chromatography. Dehalogenation was observed in dichloroaniline, chlorobenzene and others. The dehalogenation efficiency was dependent on the ratio of CaO and Fe2O3. When the ratio of CaO and Fe2O3 was 6:4 the maximum efficiency of 70% dehalogenation of chlorobenzene was obtained in 45 minutes of grinding.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Dehalogenation	en_US
dc.subject	mechanochemical	en_US
dc.title	Mechanochemical treatment for the detoxification of organic pollutants in agricultural wastes	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US