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ADSORPTION AND DEGRADATION OF TRIASULFURON ON HOMOIONIC MONTMORILLONITES

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali Agrarie e Biotecnologie Agro-Alimentari, Università di Sassari, Viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
² Istituto di Chimica Agraria, Università di Bologna, Via Berti Pichat 11, 40127 Bologna, Italy

E-mail of corresponding author: a.pusino{at}antas.agraria.uniss.it

The adsorption and degradation of the herbicide triasulfuron [2-(2-chloroethoxy)-N-[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]benzenesulfonamide] (CMMT) on homoionic Fe³⁺-, Al³⁺-, Ca²⁺-, or Na⁺-exchanged montmorillonite in aqueous medium were studied. Ca- and Na-exchanged montmorillonite were ineffective in the adsorption and degradation of triasulfuron. The adsorption on Fe-and Al-exchanged montmorillonite was rapid, and equilibrium was attained after 5 min. Degradation of the herbicide was slow and the type of the degradation products depended on the nature of the exchangeable cations. In the presence of Fe³⁺-rich montmorillonite, the metabolites 2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)benzenesulfonamide (CBSA), 2-(2-chloroethoxy)-N-[[(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]benzenesulfonamide (CHMT), and 1-[2-(2-chloroethoxy)benzene-1-sulfonyl]-7-acetyl-triuret (CBAT) were the only identified products, whereas 2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyltriazine (AMMT), CBSA, CHMT, and CBAT were the primary metabolites for the Al³⁺-rich montmorillonite. A Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) study of montmorillonite samples after the interaction with triasulfuron in organic solution suggests that the hydrolysis mechanism involves the adsorption of the herbicide on the 2:1 layers.

Key Words: Adsorption • Degradation • Herbicides • Infrared Spectroscopy • Montmorillonite • Triasulfuron

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