scholarly journals Effectiveness of various sorbents and biological oxidation in the removal of arsenic species from groundwater

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Corsini ◽  
Lucia Cavalca ◽  
Gerard Muyzer ◽  
Patrizia Zaccheo
Keyword(s):  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Biological Oxidation ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Neutral Ph ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Iron Based ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic ◽  
Phase Process

Environmental context Arsenic contamination of aquifers is a worldwide public health concern and several technologies have been developed to reduce the arsenic content of groundwater. We investigated the efficiency of various materials for arsenic removal from groundwater and found that iron-based sorbents have great affinity for arsenic even if groundwater composition can depress their ability to bind arsenic. Moreover, we showed that the use of microorganisms can enhance the removal of arsenic from groundwater. Abstract The AsIII and AsV adsorption capacity of biochar, chabazite, ferritin-based material, goethite and nano zero-valent iron was evaluated in artificial systems at autoequilibrium pH (i.e. MilliQ water without adjusting the pH) and at approximately neutral pH (i.e. TRIS-HCl, pH 7.2). At autoequilibrium pH, iron-based sorbents removed 200μgL–1 As highly efficiently whereas biochar and chabazite were ineffective. At approximately neutral pH, sorbents were capable of removing between 17 and 100% of AsIII and between 3 and 100% of AsV in the following order: biochar<chabazite<ferritin-based material<goethite<nano zero-valent iron. Chabazite, ferritin-based material and nano zero-valent iron oxidised AsIII to AsV and ferritin-based material was able to reduce AsV to AsIII. When tested in naturally As-contaminated groundwater, a marked decrease in the removal effectiveness occurred, due to possible competition with phosphate and manganese. A biological oxidation step was then introduced in a one-phase process (AsIII bio-oxidation in conjunction with AsV adsorption) and in a two-phase process (AsIII bio-oxidation followed by AsV adsorption). Arsenite oxidation was performed by resting cells of Aliihoeflea sp. strain 2WW, and arsenic adsorption by goethite. The one-phase process decreased As in groundwater to 85%, whereas the two-phase process removed up to 95% As, leaving in solution 6μgL–1 As, thus meeting the World Health Organization limit (10μgL–1). These results can be used in the scaling up of a two-phase treatment, with bacterial oxidation of As combined to goethite adsorption.

Nano zero-valent iron harms methanogenic archaea by interfering with energy conservation and methanogenesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanxu Song ◽  
Liangfeng Duan ◽  
Kaifeng Du ◽  
Chao Song ◽  
Shan Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Methanogenic Archaea ◽  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Pollutant Remediation ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Iron Based

Iron-based nanoparticles (Fe-NPs), often applied for pollutant remediation, inevitably interact with various organisms either directly or indirectly. The well-acknowledged toxicological mechanisms for Fe-NPs on organisms are causing oxidative damage and...

Mechanism investigation of anoxic Cr(VI) removal by nano zero-valent iron based on XPS analysis in time scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 335 ◽  
pp. 945-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si-Hai Zhang ◽  
Mei-Feng Wu ◽  
Ting-Ting Tang ◽  
Qiu-Ju Xing ◽  
Cai-Qing Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Scale ◽  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Xps Analysis ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Iron Based

Removal of arsenic from water by supported nano zero-valent iron on activated carbon

2009 ◽  
Vol 172 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 1591-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijie Zhu ◽  
Yongfeng Jia ◽  
Xing Wu ◽  
He Wang
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

Application of solid-phase immune electron microscopy to study physical and stability characteristics of enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis virus

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 80-81
Author(s):  
Charles D. Humphrey ◽  
E. H. Cook ◽  
Karen A. McCaustland ◽  
Daniel W. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Hepatitis A Virus ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Immune Electron Microscopy

Enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis (ET-NANBH) is a type of hepatitis which is increasingly becoming a significant world health concern. As with hepatitis A virus (HAV), spread is by the fecal-oral mode of transmission. Until recently, the etiologic agent had not been isolated and identified. We have succeeded in the isolation and preliminary characterization of this virus and demonstrating that this agent can cause hepatic disease and seroconversion in experimental primates. Our characterization of this virus was facilitated by immune (IEM) and solid phase immune electron microscopic (SPIEM) methodologies.Many immune electron microscopy methodologies have been used for morphological identification and characterization of viruses. We have previously reported a highly effective solid phase immune electron microscopy procedure which facilitated identification of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in crude cell culture extracts. More recently we have reported utilization of the method for identification of an etiologic agent responsible for (ET-NANBH).

Nano Zero Valent Iron Composites for Water Decontamination: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-101
Author(s):  
Nivedita Shukla ◽  
Amit Saxena ◽  
Vatsana Gupta ◽  
Ashok Singh Rawat ◽  
Sarita Shrivastava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Water Decontamination ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron

scholarly journals Nano Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) as an Amendment for Phytostabilization of Highly Multi-PTE Contaminated Soil

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2559
Author(s):  
Maja Radziemska ◽  
Zygmunt M. Gusiatin ◽  
Jiri Holatko ◽  
Tereza Hammerschmiedt ◽  
Andrzej Głuchowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Festuca Rubra ◽  
Control Series ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
Nano Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Average Plant

In recent years, a lot of attention has been given to searching for new additives which will effectively facilitate the process of immobilizing contaminants in the soil. This work considers the role of the enhanced nano zero valent iron (nZVI) strategy in the phytostabilization of soil contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs). The experiment was carried out on soil that was highly contaminated with PTEs derived from areas in which metal waste had been stored for many years. The plants used comprised a mixture of grasses—Lolium perenne L. and Festuca rubra L. To determine the effect of the nZVI on the content of PTEs in soil and plants, the samples were analyzed using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The addition of nZVI significantly increased average plant biomass (38%), the contents of Cu (above 2-fold), Ni (44%), Cd (29%), Pb (68%), Zn (44%), and Cr (above 2-fold) in the roots as well as the soil pH. The addition of nZVI, on the other hand, was most effective in reducing the Zn content of soil when compared to the control series. Based on the investigations conducted, the application of nZVI to soil highly contaminated with PTEs is potentially beneficial for the restoration of polluted lands.

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