Orbital - Vol. 10 No. 5 - April-June 2018
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Polymer nanoparticles: adsorption and desorption of the weedkiller Tebuthiuron turned to green chemistry

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  • Patricia Neves de Oliveira,
  • Romulo Davi Albuquerque Andrade
Patricia Neves de Oliveira
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás - Câmpus Luziânia
Romulo Davi Albuquerque Andrade
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás - Câmpus Luziânia
Published June 30, 2018
Keywords
  • tebuthiuron,
  • adsorption,
  • chitosan,
  • desorption,
  • nanoparticles
How to Cite
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de Oliveira, P. N.; Andrade, R. D. A. Polymer Nanoparticles: Adsorption and Desorption of the Weedkiller Tebuthiuron Turned to Green Chemistry. Orbital: Electron. J. Chem. 2018, 10, 402-406.

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Abstract

The herbicide Tebuthiuron is a major responsible for controlling and combating weeds in sugarcane crops, but its use poses serious environmental risks. In order to reduce the amount of product used, a study of herbicide anchoring in nanospheres and controlled release was performed, observing factors such as conductivity and pH variation. The results of conductimetric titrations and UV analysis in the visible region showed the efficiency of the chitosan nanospheres in the controlled release process of the anchored herbicide.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v10i5.1136

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