PSJ Web Site
J-STAGE
  Software Requirements
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher and Netscape Navigator 4.75 or higher are recommended.


J.Health Sci., 53(5), 604-607, 2007

Efficiency of Rice Bran for Removal of p-Dichlorobenzene from Water

Atsuko Adachi,* Kaoru Kunieda, and Toshio Okano

Department of Hygienic Sciences, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, 4 Motoyamakitamachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, 658-8558, Japan

Rice bran was found to effectively adsorb p-dichlorobenzene. The amount of p-dichlorobenzene adsorbed was plotted against the equilibrium concentration of substsnces in solution on a logarithmic scale, and a linear relationship was obtained, indicating that the adsorption reaction was Freundlich-type. Adsorption of p-dichlorobenzene by rice bran was observed in the pH range 1-12. The removal of p-dichlorobenzene by rice bran was attributed to the uptake by intracellular particles called spherosomes.