In this study, magnetic sporopollenin supported cyanocalixarene (MSP-CyCalix) nanocomposite was synthesized and introduced as an adsorbent material for the removal of pesticides from aqueous media. MSP-CyCalix was characterized by different analytical techniques FTIR, SEM, EDX, BET, VSMand TEM. Chlorpyrifos and hexaconazole pesticides were chosen as model analytes solutions for testing the adsorption efficiency of MSP-CyCalix adsorbent. The adsorption results showed that the incorporated cyano functional groups significantly increased the chemical reactivity and adsorption capacity for pesticides. To obtain the highest possible performance, experimental parameters such as pH, salt, dosage and time were optimized. Adsorption kinetics and isotherms models showed that pesticide adsorption process was well fitted with the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models with a maximum adsorption capacity of 13.88 mg g and 12.34 mg g and a removal efficiency of >90% for both pesticides. Lastly, MSP-CyCalix maintained a removal efficiency of >80% for ten cycles and 60% after the eleventh cycles of usage. The results proved that MSP-CyCalix nanocomposite can be used as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of pesticide residues from water.
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