Evaluation of the Adsorption Potential of Synthesized Anatase Nanoparticles for Arsenic Removal

2011 ◽  
Vol 1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Özlem Kocabaş ◽  
Yuda Yürüm
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Equilibrium Concentration ◽  
Arsenic Species ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Models ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Anatase Nanoparticles ◽  
Langmuir And Freundlich Models

ABSTRACTTitanium dioxide has been extensively tested in environmental applications, especially in separation technologies. In the present study, anatase nanoparticles were synthesized by using a sol-gel method, and batch adsorption experiments were carried out to analyze arsenic removal capacity of the anatase nanoparticles from water. The maximum arsenic removal percentages were found ~ 84 % for As(III) at pH 8 and ~98% for As(V) at pH 3, respectively, when 5 g/l anatase nanoparticles were used at an initial arsenic concentration of 1 mg/l. The results of the sorption experiments, which take into consideration the effects of equilibrium concentration on adsorption capacity, were analyzed with two popular adsorption models, Langmuir and Freundlich models. From the comparison of R2 values, the adsorption isotherm for As(III) was fitted satisfactorily well to the Langmuir equation (R2 > 0.996) while the adsorption behavior of As(V) on anatase nanoparticles was described better with Freundlich equation (R2 > 0.991). This study proposes the potential adsorbent material for water which is contaminated with arsenic species.

scholarly journals MODIFICATION OF OXIDIZED ACTIVATED CARBON SURFACE BY Fe AND Mn FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM AQUEROUS SOLUTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2C) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Hai Thinh
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Carbon Surface ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Arsenic Adsorption ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Adsorption Capacities ◽  
Oxidation Efficiency ◽  
Oxidized Activated Carbon

Carboxylate groups on oxidized activated carbon surface were transformed to the forms of Mn2+ and Fe3+ (signed as OAC-Mn and OAC-Fe respectively) through multi-step procedure. This modified activated carbon then was used as an adsorption material for arsenic removing from aqueous solution. Synthetic water containing As(III) and As(V) was used for study of arsenic adsorption capacities of OAC-Fe and OAC-Mn. The similar study had also been done with original granular activated carbon for comparison. The effects of modified metals onto oxidized activated carbon, metals doses and initial arsenic concentration on the removal of As(III), As(V) have been surveyed and discussed. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out with arsenic concentration in the range of 1 – 50 mg/l. Langmuir models were used for the adsorption isotherm screening. The results showed that both of OAC-Fe and OAC-Mn have good adsorption capacities for As(III) but OAC-Fe has a greater removal capacity for As(V) than OAC-Mn. OAC-Mn was identified as a good material for the of As(III) removal, because of its oxidation efficiency of As(III) to As(V) during adsorption process.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Small Sized Powdered Ferric Hydroxide as Arsenic Adsorbent

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Ioannis Katsoyiannis ◽  
Manassis Mitrakas ◽  
Anastasios Zouboulis ◽  
Mathias Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Ferric Hydroxide ◽  
Equilibrium Concentration ◽  
Arsenic Species ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Isothermal Adsorption ◽  
Water Matrix ◽  
The Impact

The small sized powdered ferric oxy-hydroxide, termed Dust Ferric Hydroxide (DFH), was applied in batch adsorption experiments to remove arsenic species from water. The DFH was characterized in terms of zero point charge, zeta potential, surface charge density, particle size and moisture content. Batch adsorption isotherm experiments indicated that the Freundlich model described the isothermal adsorption behavior of arsenic species notably well. The results indicated that the adsorption capacity of DFH in deionized ultrapure water, applying a residual equilibrium concentration of 10 µg/L at the equilibrium pH value of 7.9 ± 0.1, with a contact time of 96 h (i.e., Q10), was 6.9 and 3.5 µg/mg for As(V) and As(III), respectively, whereas the measured adsorption capacity of the conventionally used Granular Ferric Hydroxide (GFH), under similar conditions, was found to be 2.1 and 1.4 µg/mg for As(V) and As(III), respectively. Furthermore, the adsorption of arsenic species onto DFH in a Hamburg tap water matrix, as well as in an NSF challenge water matrix, was found to be significantly lower. The lowest recorded adsorption capacity at the same equilibrium concentration was 3.2 µg As(V)/mg and 1.1 µg As(III)/mg for the NSF water. Batch adsorption kinetics experiments were also conducted to study the impact of a water matrix on the behavior of removal kinetics for As(V) and As(III) species by DFH, and the respective data were best fitted to the second order kinetic model. The outcomes of this study confirm that the small sized iron oxide-based material, being a by-product of the production process of GFH adsorbent, has significant potential to be used for the adsorptive removal of arsenic species from water, especially when this material can be combined with the subsequent application of low-pressure membrane filtration/separation in a hybrid water treatment process.

Arsenic Removal via Cellulose-Based Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials from Drinking Water

2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 563-568
Author(s):  
Catarina Martins ◽  
Rui F. Duarte ◽  
Maria C.F. Magalhães ◽  
Dmitry Evtuguin
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Cellulose Fiber ◽  
Silica Network ◽  
Bleached Pulp ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

Cellulose/silica derived hybrids materials (CSH), functionalized with aluminium, calcium, and propylammonium ions, were tested for their possible use in the removal of arsenic from aqueous solutions with controlled compositions to levels lower than 10 μg As/L. CSH were synthesized by sol-gel method using bleached pulp, as source of cellulose fiber, and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as main silica precursor. The silica network, made in situ, contained various anchored cations such as propylammonium (CSH-PA), aluminium (CSH-Al) and, calcium (CSH-Ca). Thin films or mesoparticles of silica were deposited on cellulose fibers as shown by SEM and XRD. These hybrid materials were immersed in controlled ionic strength aqueous solutions with arsenic concentrations lower than 0.2 mg As/L. The best performance was shown by CSH-PA that was able to remove a maximum of 20 % of the total arsenic concentration.

scholarly journals As(III) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Calcium Titanate Nanoparticles Prepared by the Sol Gel Method

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Tamayo ◽  
Rodrigo Espinoza-González ◽  
Francisco Gracia ◽  
Ubirajara Pereira Rodrigues-Filho ◽  
Marcos Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Average Particle Size ◽  
Equilibrium Adsorption ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Average Particle ◽  
Spectroscopy Analysis ◽  
X Ray

Arsenic (As) contamination of water is a serious problem in developing countries. In water streams, arsenic can be as As(V) and As(III), the latter being the most toxic species. In this work, an innovative adsorbent based on CaTiO3 nanoparticles (CTO) was prepared by the sol-gel technique for the removal of As(III) from aqueous solution. X-ray diffraction of the CTO nanoparticles powders confirmed the CTO phase. Transmission electron microscopy observations indicated an average particle size of 27 nm, while energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed the presence of Ca, Ti, and O in the expected stoichiometric amounts. The surface specific area measured by Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller (BET) isotherm was 43.9 m2/g, whereas the isoelectric point determined by Zeta Potential measurements was at pH 3.5. Batch adsorption experiments were used to study the effect of pH on the equilibrium adsorption of As(III), using an arsenite solution with 15 mg/L as initial concentration. The highest removal was achieved at pH 3, reaching an efficiency of up to 73%, determined by X-ray fluorescence from the residual As(III) in the solution. Time dependent adsorption experiments at different pHs exhibited a pseudo-second order kinetics with an equilibrium adsorption capacity of 11.12 mg/g at pH 3. Moreover, CTO nanoparticles were regenerated and evaluated for four cycles, decreasing their arsenic removal efficiency by 10% without affecting their chemical structure. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the CTO surface after removal experiments, showed that arsenic was present as As(III) and partially oxidized to As(V).

scholarly journals Effect of different fertilizer types on Arsenic removal capacity of two fern species

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Thi Kim Anh Bui
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Pteris Vittata ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Fern Species ◽  
Pityrogramma Calomelanos ◽  
Hyperaccumulator Plant

More and more attention has been paid to the research on phytoremediation and hyperaccumulators. Arsenic (As) uptake by hyperaccumulator plant species depends on many different environmental factors. Fertilizer is one of the most important factors because the plant growth needs nutrients. In this study, the pot experiments were conducted in 12 weeks to understand the effect of different fertilizer on As removal capacity of Pityrogramma calomelanos and Pteris vittata. The results showed that, Arsenic concentration in the frond is higher than that in the root of the fern. As removal efficiency of the ferns from the soil amended with both inorganic and organic fertilizer is highest. The ferns removed As content in soil up to 7.4 and 12.6 mg As per kg DW soil, respectively. For the control experiments without adding fertilizers, As removal ability of the ferns from the soil is lowest that was only 2.1 mg As per kg DW soil. Trên thế giới đã và đang có nhiều nghiên cứu, ứng dụng phương pháp sử dụng thực vật để xử lý ô nhiễm, đặc biệt là các loài thực vật siêu tích tụ kim loại nặng. Sự tích lũy Asen (As) trong các loài thực vật siêu tích lũy phụ thuộc vào rất nhiều yếu tố môi trường và dinh dưỡng khác nhau. Phân bón là một trong những yếu tố quan trọng nhất vì sự phát triển cây rất cần chất dinh dưỡng. Trong nghiên cứu này, các thí nghiệm được tiến hành trong 12 tuần để đánh giá về ảnh hưởng của các loại phân bón khác nhau đến khả năng xử lý ô nhiễm As trong đất của dương xỉ. Kết quả thu được cho thấy, nồng độ As tích lũy trong phần thân của dương xỉ cao hơn rất nhiều so với phần rễ của cây. Hiệu quả loại bỏ As ra khỏi đất của dương xỉ trong các thí nghiệm bổ sung cả phân bón vô cơ và phân bón hữu cơ là cao nhất. Pityrogramma calomelanos và Pteris vittata có thể loại bỏ hàm lượng As trong 1 kg trọng lượng khô đất tương ứng lên đến 7,4 và 12,6 mg. Các công thức thí nghiệm đối chứng không bổ sung phân bón thì cho hiệu quả loại bỏ As ra khỏi đất là thấp nhất chỉ 2,1 mg As trên 1 kg trọng lượng khô đất.

Four years of development and field-testing of IHE arsenic removal family filter in rural Bangladesh

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Petrusevski ◽  
S. Sharma ◽  
W. G. van der Meer ◽  
F. Kruis ◽  
M. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Iron Concentration ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Arsenic Adsorption ◽  
Arsenic Level ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Guideline Value

UNESCO-IHE has been developing an arsenic removal family filter with a capacity of 100 L/day based on arsenic adsorption onto iron oxide coated sand, a by-product of iron removal plants. The longer term and field conditions performance of the third generation of eleven family filters prototypes were tested in rural Bangladesh for 30 months. All filters achieved initially highly effective arsenic removal irrespective of arsenic concentration and groundwater composition. Arsenic level in filtrate reached 10 μg/l after 50 days of operation at one testing site and after 18 months of continuous operation at other 3 testing sites. Arsenic level at other 7 sites remained below the WHO guideline value till the end of study. Positive correlation was found between arsenic removal capacity of the filter and iron concentration in groundwater. In addition to arsenic, iron present in groundwater at all testing sites was also removed highly effectively. Manganese removal with IHE family filter was effective only when treating groundwater with low ammonia. A simple polishing sand filter, after IHE family filter, resulted in consistent and effective removal of manganese. IHE family filters were easy to operate and were well accepted by the local population.

As(III) Removal by Dynamic Adsorption onto Amberlite XAD7 Functionalized with Crown Ether and Doped with Fe(III) Ions

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 2330-2334
Author(s):  
Mihaela Ciopec ◽  
Adina Negrea ◽  
Narcis Duteanu ◽  
Corneliu Mircea Davidescu ◽  
Iosif Hulka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
World Health ◽  
Arsenic Content ◽  
Arsenic Adsorption ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Organization

Arsenic content in groundwater�s present a wide range of concentration, ranging from hundreds of micrograms to thousands of micrograms of arsenic per litter, while the maximum permitted arsenic concentration established by World Health Organization (WHO) is 10 mg L-1. According to the WHO all people, regardless of their stage of development and their social economic condition, have the right to have access to adequate drinking water. The most efficient and economic technique used for arsenic removal is represented by adsorption. In order to make this remediation technique more affordable and environmentally friendly is important to new materials with advance adsorbent properties. Novelty of present paper is represented by the usage of a new adsorbent material obtained by physical - chemical modification of Amberlite XAD polymers using crown ethers followed by iron doping, due to well-known affinity of arsenic for iron ions. Present paper aims to test the obtained modified Amberlite polymer for arsenic removal from real groundwater by using adsorption in a fixed bed column, establishing in this way a mechanism for the adsorption process. During experimental work was studied the influence of competing ions from real water into the arsenic adsorption process.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Fe-Mg Binary Oxide for As (III) Adsorption—Synthesis, Characterization and Kinetic Modelling

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 805
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah Khan ◽  
Rumman Zaidi ◽  
Feroz Shaik ◽  
Izharul Haq Farooqi ◽  
Ameer Azam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Kinetic Modelling ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Arsenic Adsorption ◽  
Adsorbent Dosage ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Co Precipitation ◽  
Contaminated Waters

Nanotechnology has received much attention in treating contaminated waters. In the present study, a facile co-precipitation method was employed to synthesize a novel iron and magnesium based binary metal oxide using a stoichiometrically fixed amount of FeNO3.9H2O and MgNO3.6H2O in a proportion of molar concentration 1:1 and was later evaluated in removing As (III) from contaminated waters. Characterization of the prepared nanomaterial was done using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDAX) and ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry (UV-VIS). Experimental studies on batch scale were carried out, examining the effect of varying initial concentrations of metal, adsorbent dosage, application time and initial pH on removal efficiency. Arsenic removal increased on increasing adsorbent dosage (0.1–1 g/L) but trend reversed on increasing initial arsenic concentration attaining qmax of 263.20 mg/g. Adsorption was quite efficient in pH range 4–8. Freundlich fitted better for adsorption isotherm along with following Pseudo-2nd order kinetics. The reusability and effect of co-existing ions on arsenic adsorption, namely SO42−, CO32− and PO43− were also explored with reusability in 1st and 2nd cycles attained adsorptive removal up to 77% and 64% respectively. The prepared nano-adsorbent showed promising results in terms of high arsenic uptake (qmax of 263.20 mg/g) along with facile and cost-effective synthesis. Thus, the co-precipitation technique used in this work is a simple one step procedure without any use of any precursor as compared to most of the other procedures used for synthesis.

scholarly journals Arsenic Removal by Advanced Electrocoagulation Processes: The Role of Oxidants Generated and Kinetic Modeling

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 928
Author(s):  
Micah Flor V. Montefalcon ◽  
Meliton R. Chiong ◽  
Augustus C. Resurreccion ◽  
Sergi Garcia-Segura ◽  
Joey D. Ocon
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Modeling ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Electrochemical Treatment ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Iron Electrodes ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Treatment Technologies

Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring element in the environment that poses significant risks to human health. Several treatment technologies have been successfully used in the treatment of As-contaminated waters. However, limited literature has explored advanced electrocoagulation (EC) processes for As removal. The present study evaluates the As removal performance of electrocoagulation, electrochemical peroxidation (ECP), and photo-assisted electrochemical peroxidation (PECP) technologies at circumneutral pH using electroactive iron electrodes. The influence of As speciation and the role of oxidants in As removal were investigated. We have identified the ECP process to be a promising alternative for the conventional EC with around 4-fold increase in arsenic removal capacity at a competitive cost of 0.0060 $/m3. Results also indicated that the rate of As(III) oxidation at the outset of electrochemical treatment dictates the extent of As removal. Both ECP and PECP processes reached greater than 96% As(III) conversion at 1 C/L and achieved 86% and 96% As removal at 5 C/L, respectively. Finally, the mechanism of As(III) oxidation was evaluated, and results showed that Fe(IV) is the intermediate oxidant generated in advanced EC processes, and the contribution of •OH brought by UV irradiation is insignificant.

scholarly journals The sorption of inorganic arsenic on modified sepiolite: Effect of hydrated iron(III)-oxide

2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 815-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Ilic ◽  
Slavica Lazarevic ◽  
Vladana Rajakovic-Ognjanovic ◽  
Ljubinka Rajakovic ◽  
Djordje Janackovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sorption Capacity ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Inorganic Arsenic ◽  
Arsenic Species ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Order Kinetic Model ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

The sorption of inorganic arsenic species, As(III) and As(V), from water by sepiolite modified with hydrated iron(III) oxide was investigated at 25 ?C through batch studies. The influence of the initial pH value, the initial As concentrations, the contact time and types of water on the sorption capacity was investigated. Two types of water were used, deionized and groundwater. The maximal sorption capacity for As(III) from deionized water was observed at initial and final pH value 7.0, while the bonding of As(V) was observed to be almost pH independent for pH value in the range from 2.0 to 7.0, and the significant decrease in the sorption capacity was observed at pH values above 7.0. The sorption capacity at initial pH 7.0 was about 10 mg g?1 for As(III) and 4.2 mg g?1 for As(V) in deionized water. The capacity in groundwater was decreased by 40 % for As(III) and by 20 % for As(V). The Langmuir model and pseudo-second order kinetic model revealed good agreement with the experimental results. The results show that Fe(III)-modified sepiolite exhibits significant affinity for arsenic removal and it has a potential for the application in water purification processes.

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