Evaluation of the adsorption potential of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for arsenic removal

The adsorption potential of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles for removing arsenic from drinking water was evaluated. Pure and iron-doped TiO2 particles are synthesized via sol-gel method. The synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles were then immobilized on ordinary sand for adsorption studies. Adsorption isotherms were conducted on the synthesized nanoparticles as well as the sand coated with TiO2 nanoparticles under varying conditions of air and light, namely, the air-sunlight (A-SL), air-light (AL), air-dark (AD) and nitrogen-dark (ND). X-Ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that the pure and the iron-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were in 100% anatase crystalline phase with crystal sizes of 108 and 65 nm, respectively.Adsorption of arsenic on the three adsorbents was non-linear that could be described by the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption models. Iron doping enhanced the adsorption capacity of TiO2 nanoparticle by arresting its grain growth and making it visible light responsive resulting in a higher affinity for arsenic. Similarly, the arsenic removal by adsorption on the sand coated with TiO2 nanoparticles was the highest among the three types of sand used. In all cases, As(V) adsorbed more compared with As(III). Solution pH appeared to be the most important factor in controlling the amount of arsenic adsorbed.     

Migration of manganese and iron during the adsorption-regeneration cycles for arsenic removal

Fe-Mn binary oxide incorporated into porous diatomite (FMBO-diatomite) was prepared in situ and regenerated in a fixed-bed column for arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] removal. Four consecutive adsorption cycles were operated under the following conditions: Initial arsenic concentration of 0.1 mg·L⁻¹, empty bed contact time of 5 min, and pH 7.0. About 3000, 3300, 3800, and 4500 bed volumes of eligible effluent (arsenic concentration ⩽ 0.01 mg·L⁻¹) were obtained in four As (III) adsorption cycles; while about 2000, 2300, 2500, and 3100 bed volumes of eligible effluent were obtained in four As(V) adsorption cycles. The dissection results of FMBO-diatomite fixed-bed exhibited that small amounts of manganese and iron were transferred from the top of the fixed-bed to the bottom of the fixed-bed during As(III) removal process. Compared to the extremely low concentration of iron (<0.01 mg·L⁻¹), the fluctuation concentration of Mn²⁺ in effluent of the As(III) removal column was in a range of 0.01–0.08 mg·L⁻¹. The release of manganese suggested that manganese oxides played an important role in As(III) oxidation. Determined with the US EPA toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP), the leaching risk of As(III) on exhausted FMBO-diatomite was lower than that of As(V).     

化学合成及废物基锰氧化物对不同形态砷的去除转化机制

为探究不同类型锰氧化物与As（砷）的交互作用,采用沈阳某饮用水处理厂除锰滤池运行周期结束后产生的废料（滤料和管道沉淀物）和化学合成水羟锰矿、酸性水钠锰矿作为不同类型的锰氧化物,研究化学合成及废物基锰氧化物对不同形态As的去除转化机制.结果表明:锰氧化物的投加量为0.20 g时,管道沉淀物对As（Ⅴ）的吸附量为90 μg,远小于水羟锰矿、酸性水钠锰矿和滤料的191、192、176 μg吸附量,而且管道沉淀物2 h内不能够完全氧化溶液中As（Ⅲ）.四种锰氧化物对As的吸附都更符合准二级动力学方程,说明去除过程是一个快速吸附和慢速吸附相互叠加的过程,包含外部液膜扩散、表面吸附和颗粒内扩散等.水羟锰矿、酸性水钠锰矿和滤料有较好锰氧化物晶型,管道沉淀中SiO₂是主要晶型,滤料晶型和酸性水钠锰矿一致,但是形貌结构却差别很大.四种锰氧化物的Mn平均氧化度较高,分别为3.90、3.89、3.84和3.71.研究显示,滤料作为废物基材料可以替代化学合成的水羟锰矿、酸性水钠锰矿实现对水体中As的去除,达到废物材料的再利用及含As水体修复的协同处置.      

基于铁锰泥的除砷吸附剂性能比较及吸附机理

为解决反冲洗铁锰泥粉末吸附剂（BSPA）使用后难以泥水分离问题,将除铁锰水厂生物滤池产生的反冲洗泥制成颗粒吸附剂（GA）和磁性粉末吸附剂（MPA）,并对BSPA、GA和MPA的除砷性能进行了比较,通过SEM、TED、XRD、BET、FTIR等技术对3种材料进行了表征,寻找3种吸附剂之间除砷性能差异的根源.结果表明,BSPA、GA和MPA对As （V）的最大吸附容量分别为40.980,5.048,8.694mg/g,改性后的吸附材料GA和MPA对砷的吸附能力下降.BSPA是一种以纤铁矿为主的无定形结构混合物,并混有针铁矿和结晶度差的水铁矿,GA的XRD图谱中出现石英晶体和少量赤铁矿晶体的衍射峰,而MPA的主要成分为结晶程度较高的磁赤铁矿.3种材料中均存在有利于吸附的含羟基官能团.BSPA、MPA和GA的比表面积分别为253.150,238.660,43.803m²/g.物相改变且结晶程度增加、表面羟基减少和比表面积降低是导致GA和MPA的砷吸附容量比BSPA低的主要因素.     

Preparation and evaluation of Zr-β-FeOOH for efficient arsenic removal

A Zr-β-FeOOH adsorbent for both As(V) and As(III) removal was prepared by a chemical co-precipitation method.Compared with β-FeOOH,the addition of Zr enhanced the adsorption capacities for As(V) and As(III),especially As(III).The maximum adsorption capacities for As(III) and As(V) were 120 and 60mg/g respectively at pH 7.0,much higher than for many reported adsorbents.The adsorption data accorded with Freundlich isotherms.At neutral pH,for As(V),adsorption equilibrium was approached after 3 hr,while for As(III),adsorption equilibrium was approached after 5 hr.Kinetic data fitted well to the pseudo second-order reaction model.As(V) elimination was favored at acidic pH,whereas the adsorption of As(III) by Zr-β-FeOOH was found to be effective over a wide pH range of 4-10.Competitive anions hindered the adsorption according to the sequence:phosphate > silicate > bicarbonate > sulfate > nitrate,while Ca2+ and Mg2+ increased the removal of As(III) and As(V) slightly.The high adsorption capability and good performance in other aspects make Zr-β-FeOOH a potentially attractive adsorbent for the removal of both As(III) and As(V) from water.     

磁性吸附材料CuFe2O4吸附砷的性能

根据Cu(Ⅱ)和Fe(Ⅲ)都对砷有较强的亲和性,制备了同时含有Cu(Ⅱ)和Fe(Ⅲ)的、可用磁分离方法进行分离回收的磁性吸附材料CuFe₂O₄,并对其进行了表征及吸附砷的性能研究.结果表明,该吸附剂对砷的吸附能力与溶液pH有关,在弱酸性及中性条件下,吸附砷的能力最强,而对As(V)的吸附能力比对As(Ⅲ)更强些,在平衡浓度为10μg/L时,其吸附容量可达10mg/g左右,可以很容易地将水中浓度为1～20mg/L的As(V)降到10μg/L以下.实验考察了几种无机阴离子对吸附砷的影响,表明较高浓度(砷浓度的20倍)的硫酸盐对As(Ⅲ)和As(V)的吸附均有一定影响,盐酸盐及磷酸盐则影响不明显;负载的As(V)可较容易地用0.1mol/L NaOH洗脱下来,使吸附剂再生,而As(Ⅲ)则难以洗脱,这与2种价态砷的吸附机理不同有关.     

天然菱铁矿改性及强化除砷研究

我国高砷地下水分布广泛,经济、高效地饮用水除砷技术受到广泛关注.静态批实验采用资源丰富、价格便宜的天然菱铁矿为主要原材料,考虑灼烧温度、时间及添加黏合剂等因素确定最优改性条件使除砷效果达到最佳.结果表明,在加铝量为10 mg.g-1、350℃下恒温灼烧90 min后造粒达到强度要求并除砷效果较优.25℃、固液比为0.5 g∶50 mL、As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ)初始浓度为5 mg.L-1时,吸附后溶液中残留As浓度均<10μg.L-1.静态吸附批实验结果表明,25℃时,接触反应时间为12 h可达到吸附平衡,吸附过程较好地符合Lagergren假二级吸附速率方程;最优改性天然菱铁矿对砷的吸附规律可用Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型很好地描述,As(Ⅲ)、As(Ⅴ)饱和吸附容量分别可以达到1 039、1 026μg.g-1.结合XRD、SEM等研究方法和比表面及孔结构分析初步探讨天然菱铁矿改性以及除砷的主要机制.分析表明,改性后天然菱铁矿比表面积大幅度增大,孔径减小,且在表面活化生成一层圆球状的含Fe(Ⅱ)和Fe(Ⅲ)的化合物.改性天然菱铁矿是一种值得进一步研究并实际应用的除砷材料.     

河水-地下水交互带内砷及金属的自然衰减过程

在简单介绍污染物自然衰减作用定义的基础上,重点分析了河水-地下水交互带内As和以矿山废水为来源的金属污染物的自然衰减行为:主要包括吸附作用,氧化还原作用,生物转化作用等。其中详细介绍了金属Fe、Al的氢氧化物/氧化物对As化合物和其他金属如Cd、Cu和Zn等的吸附作用;Ca2+、Fe2+、磷酸盐、重碳酸盐等阴阳离子和天然有机质对吸附作用的影响;金属微生物氧化还原作用以及微生物作用下As(V)与As(III)的相互转化过程。研究发现,阳离子可以增强金属的吸附作用,阴离子主要是参与竞争吸附;天然有机质对金属吸附过程的抑制作用阻碍金属的固定;交互带内氧化还原条件的变化可以引起一系列的氧化还原反应;微生物催化还原不利于As的自然衰减。最后指出目前河水-地下水交互带内金属污染物衰减过程研究存在的问题以及今后的发展方向。     

锰氧化物对水体中铊的去除机制研究进展

铊（Tl）是国际公认的优先控制的13种金属污染物之一,近些年频繁发生的水体Tl污染事件推动了Tl去除研究工作的进展,作为去除Tl的高效吸附剂、催化剂和氧化剂,锰氧化物是研究热点之一.该研究综述了Tl在合成锰氧化物、矿物锰氧化物、改性锰氧化物及锰氧化物复合材料上的吸附特征,总结了pH、共存离子和有机质对锰氧化物去除Tl的影响,深入探讨了Tl在锰氧化物上的吸附机制.前人的研究成果表明:经过科学改性的锰氧化物及锰氧化物复合材料在吸附选择性、可重复利用及易分离方面表现出更好的Tl去除效果.pH主要通过静电作用和氧化还原作用影响锰氧化物对Tl的去除机制,是影响锰氧化物去除Tl效率的最关键因素;共存离子和有机质分别通过竞争吸附位点和络合作用的方式抑制锰氧化物对Tl的吸附;锰氧化物去除Tl的主要机制为络合作用、氧化沉淀和静电引力,矿物锰氧化物还可以依靠离子交换和同位素分馏作用去除Tl.锰氧化物对Tl去除机制的定性和定量研究,以及不同晶型结构锰氧化物及锰氧化物与微生物的结合对地下水中Tl的去除技术是未来的研究方向.      

Removal of arsenate and arsenite from aqueous solution by waste cast iron

The removal of As(III) and As(V) from aqueous solution was investigated using waste cast iron, which is a byproduct of the iron casting process in foundries. Two types of waste cast iron were used in the experiment: grind precipitate dust (GPD) and cast iron shot (CIS). The X-ray diffraction analysis indicated the presence of Fe0 on GPD and CIS. Batch experiments were performed under different concentrations of As(III) and As(V) and at various initial pH levels. Results showed that waste cast iron was effective in the removal of arsenic. The adsorption isotherm study indicated that the Langmuir isotherm was better than the Freundlich isotherm at describing the experimental result. In the adsorption of both As(III) and As(V), the adsorption capacity of GPD was greater than CIS, mainly due to the fact that GPD had higher surface area and weight percent of Fe than CIS. Results also indicated the removal of As(III) and As(V) by GPD and CIS was influenced by the initial solution pH, generally decreasing with increasing pH from 3.0 to 10.5. In addition, both GPD and CIS were more effective at the removal of As(III) than As(V) under given experimental conditions. This study demonstrates that waste cast iron has potential as a reactive material to treat wastewater and groundwater containing arsenic.     

Arsenic removal from groundwater by acclimated sludge under autohydrogenotrophic conditions

Arsenic in the environment is attracting increasing attention due to its chronic health effects. Although arsenite(As(III)) is generally more mobile and more toxic than arsenate(As(V)), reducing As(V) to As(III) may still be a means for decontamination, because As(III) can be removed from solution by precipitation with sulfide or by adsorption or complexation with other metal sulfides. The performance of As(V) bio-reduction under autohydrogenotrophic conditions was investigated with batch experiments. The results showed that As(V) reduction was a biochemical process while both acclimated sludge and hydrogen were essential. Most of the reduced arsenic remained in a soluble form, although 20% was removed with no addition of sulfate, while 82% was removed when sulfate was reduced to sulfide. The results demonstrated that the reduced arsenic was re-sequestered in the precipitates, probably as arsenic sulfides. Kinetic analysis showed that pseudo first-order kinetics described the bio-reduction process better than pseudo second-order. In particular, the influences of pH and temperature on As(V) reduction by acclimated sludge under autohydrogenotrophic conditions and total soluble As removal were examined. The reduction process was highly sensitive to both pH and temperature, with the optimum ranges of pH 6.5–7.0 and 30–40°C respectively. Furthermore, Arrhenius modeling results for the temperature effect indicated that the As(V) reduction trend was systematic. Total soluble As removal was consistent with the trend of As(V) reduction.     

去除水体中砷的研究进展与展望

近年来,水体砷污染已成为一个全球性的环境问题,采取有效方法去除水体中的砷已受广泛关注。文章总结了水中砷主要去除方法:沉淀法、吸附法、生物法和膜分离法的原理、特点和应用现状,分析表明,沉淀法和吸附法已广泛应用于含砷水体的处理,其中开发高效的氧化剂和混凝剂是沉淀法的主要研究方向,寻求新型实用的吸附剂是吸附法的研究热点;生物法除砷是近年来的研究热点,加快微生物除砷的理论和应用研究是该方法的主要研究方向;膜分离法适用于对水质要求很高以及小规模的饮用水处理,研究较好的预氧化处理方法是该工艺的重点。将多种方法联合使用以达到最佳除砷效果,是目前水体除砷的发展趋势。     

河口沉积物对砷的吸附性能及影响因素

对比分析了砷在辽东湾营口河口外侧近海域沉积物和河口内侧河流段沉积物上的含量和吸附行为,并探讨了主要影响因素.结果表明,海域沉积物和河流段沉积物中As含量分别为7.5和4.0 mg/kg,相对于As的效应临界浓度TEL值7.2 mg/kg,海域沉积物中有一定的As污染.河口外侧近海域沉积物由于铁锰铝等金属和有机质含量较高...     

Arsenic retention and transport behavior in the presence of typical anionic and nonionic surfactants

The massive production and wide use of surfactants have resulted in a large amount of surfactant residuals being discharged into the environment,which could have an impact on arsenic behavior.In the present study,the influence of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS) and nonionic surfactant polyethylene glycol octylphenyl ether(Triton X-100) on arsenic behavior was investigated in batch and column tests.The presence of SDBS and Triton X-100 reduced arsenic retention onto ferrihydrite(FH),enhanced arsenic transport through FH coated sand(FH-sand) columns and promoted arsenic release from the FH surface.With coexisting surfactants in solution,the equilibrium adsorbed amount of arsenic on FH decreased by up to 29.7% and the adsorption rate decreased by up to 52.3%.Pre-coating with surfactants caused a decrease in the adsorbed amount and adsorption rate of arsenic by up to 15.1% and 58.3%,respectively.Because of the adsorption attenuation caused by surfactants,breakthrough of As(Ⅴ) and As(Ⅲ) with SDBS in columns packed with FH-sand was 23.8% and 14.3%faster than that in those without SDBS,respectively.In columns packed with SDBS-coated FH-sand,transport of arsenic was enhanced to a greater extent.Breakthrough of As(Ⅴ) and As(Ⅲ) was 52.4% and 43.8% faster and the cumulative retention amount was 44.5% and 57.3% less than that in pure FH-sand column systems,respectively.Mobilization of arsenic by surfactants increased with the increase of the initial adsorbed amount of arsenic.The cumulative release amount of As(Ⅴ) and As(Ⅲ) from the packed column reached 10.8% and 36.0%,respectively.     

Bacterial community succession during the enrichment of chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria at high arsenic concentrations

To generate cost-effective technologies for the removal of arsenic from water, we developed an enrichment culture of chemolithoautotrophic arsenite oxidizing bacteria (CAOs) that could effectively oxidize widely ranging concentrations of As(III) to As(V). In addition, we attempted to elucidate the enrichment process and characterize the microbial composition of the enrichment culture. A CAOs enrichment culture capable of stably oxidizing As(III) to As(V) was successfully constructed through repeated batch cultivation for more than 700 days, during which time the initial As(III) concentrations were increased in a stepwise manner from 1 to 10-12 mmol/L. As(III) oxidation activity of the enrichment culture gradually improved, and 10-12 mmol/L As(III) was almost completely oxidized within four days. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed that the dominant bacteria in the enrichment culture varied drastically during the enrichment process depending on the As(III) concentration. Isolation and characterization of bacteria in the enrichment culture revealed that the presence of multiple CAOs with various As(III) oxidation abilities enabled the culture to adapt to a wide range of As(III) concentrations. The CAOs enrichment culture constructed here may be useful for pretreatment of water from which arsenic is being removed.     

The role of metal oxides on oxidant decay and disinfection byproduct formation in drinking waters: Relevance to distribution systems

Maintaining a residual disinfectant/oxidant (e.g., chlorine and chlorine dioxide), is a generally used strategy to control microbial contaminants and bacterial regrowth in distribution systems. Secondarily oxidant, such as hypobromous acid (HOBr), can be formed during chlorination of bromide-containing waters. The decay of oxidants and formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) due to the interaction between oxidants and selected metal oxides were studied. Selected metal oxides generally enhanced the decay of these halogen-containing oxidants via three pathways: (1) catalytic disproportionation to yield an oxidized form of halogen (i.e., halate) and reduced form (halide for chlorine and bromine or chlorite for chlorine dioxide), (2) oxygen formation, and (3) oxidation of a metal in a reduced form (e.g., cuprous oxide) to a higher oxidation state. Cupric oxide (CuO) and nickel oxide (NiO) showed significantly strong abilities for the first pathway, and oxygen formation was a side reaction. Cuprous oxide can react with oxidants via the third pathway, while goethite was not involved in these reactions. The ability of CuO on catalytic disproportionation of HOBr remained stable up to four cycles. In chlorination process, bromate formation tends to be important (exceeding 10 µg/L) when initial bromide concentration is above 400 µg/L in the presence of dissolved organic matter. Increasing initial bromide concentrations increased the formation of DBPs and calculated cytotoxicity, and the maximum was observed at pH 8.6 during chlorination process. Therefore, the possible disinfectant loss and DBP formation should be carefully considered in drinking water distribution systems.     

载铁(β-FeOOH)球形棉纤维素吸附剂去除地下水As(Ⅴ)的研究

制备了一种载铁(β- FeOOH)球形棉纤维素吸附剂,球珠孔隙度大,强度好,活性成分铁的载入量可高达360mg/mL ,(质量分数达50%) ,活性好.研究表明,当铁含量为220mg/mL时,该吸附剂对As(V)的最大吸附量为15.6mg/mL(33.2mg/g) ,Langmuir和Freundlich方程能很好地描述吸附等温线.吸附速度较快,10h可达到吸附平衡,吸附动力学符合Lagergren二级方程.SiO₃^2- ,SO₄^2-,Cl^-干扰离子均不影响砷的去除.柱吸附实验表明,空床停留时间为5.9min ,进水As(V)浓度为500μg/L时,As(V)的穿透体积为5000BV .吸附剂可以用1.5mol·L^-1 NaOH再生,洗脱和再生效率可达90%以上.活性成分β-FeOOH形态稳定,柱操作和再生时铁无溶出.吸附剂制备方法简单,新颖,对地下水和饮用水砷去除具有较好的应用前景.     

Effects of solution chemistry on arsenic(Ⅴ) removal by low-cost adsorbents

Natural and anthropogenic arsenic （As） contamination of water sources pose serious health concerns, especially for small communities in rural areas. This study assessed the applicability of three industrial byproducts （coal fly ash, lignite, and green waste compost） as the low-cost adsorbents for As（V） removal under various field-relevant conditions （dissolved oxygen, As（V）/Fe ratio, solution pH, and presence of competing species）. The physico-chemical properties of the adsorbents were characterized by XRD, XRF, FT-IR, and NMR analysis. Batch experiments demonstrated that coal fly ash could provide effective As（V） removal （82.1%-95%） because it contained high content of amorphous iron/aluminium hydroxides for As（V） adsorption and dissolvable calcium minerals for calcium arsenate precipitation. However, the addition of lignite and green waste compost was found unfavourable since they hindered the As（V） removal by 10%-42% possibly due to dissolution of organic matter and ternary arsenate-iron-organic matter complexes. On the other hand, higher concentrations of dissolved iron （comparing As（V）/Fe ratios of 1：1 and 1：10） and dissolved oxygen （comparing 0.2 and 6 mg/L） only marginally enhanced the As（V） removal at pH 6 and 8. Thus, addition of dissolved iron, water aeration, or pH adjustment became unnecessary because coal fly ash was able to provide effective As（V） removal under the natural range of geochemical conditions. Moreover, the presence of low levels of background competing （0.8 or 8 mg/L of humic acid, phosphate, and silicate） imposed little influence on As（V） removal, possibly because the high adsorption capacity of coal fly ash was far from exhaustion. These results suggested that coal fly ash was a potentially promising adsorbent that warranted further investigation.     

纳米零价铁颗粒去除As(III)和As(V)的动力学过程及性能研究

本研究系统分析了不同初始砷浓度和不同nZVI投加量等条件下,nZVI去除As（III）和As（V）的动力学过程和除砷性能.结果表明,nZVI可快速有效地去除As（III）和As（V）,除砷过程均符合准二级动力学模型,且As（III）的去除速率明显快于As（V）.在砷浓度为5 mg·L^-1时,As（III）去除速率常数达最大值0.30 g·mg^-1·min^-1,为As（V）去除速率（0.034 g·mg^-1·min^-1）的8.8倍.Weber-Morris粒子内扩散模型拟合结果表明,nZVI除砷速率是由外扩散和颗粒内扩散共同控制的.分析反应平衡时砷浓度测定结果,发现不同砷浓度条件下nZVI对As（III）的去除量为As（V）的1.5~2.6倍,nZVI对砷的去除量随初始砷浓度增加而降低,随nZVI投加量增加而增加.砷浓度为50.0 mg·L^-1时,As（III）和As（V）去除量达到最高,分别为152.14 mg·g^-1和62.02 mg·g^-1,均高于传统（羟基）氧化铁对As（III）和As（V）的去除量.因此,nZVI可高效去除水中As（III）和As（V）,且用于修复以As（III）污染为主的地下水更具有优势.     

钛改性锰矿的除砷效果及机理研究

天然锰矿是一种廉价、易得的除砷矿物材料,为了进一步提高天然锰矿的除砷效果和吸附容量,采用TiCl4对广西桂林天然锰矿进行改性,并对其改性的条件进行优化。实验结果表明最佳的改性条件为:TiCl4浓度为10 mg/L,浸泡时间为18 h,pH=3.05,振荡吸附时间为1 h。与天然锰矿的去除效率(82.95%和77.93%)相比,改性锰矿对As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ)去除率分别可达94.87%和99.31%,相应的饱和吸附量分别为3.48 mg/g和3.27 mg/g,较天然锰矿各自提高了1.25 mg/g和1.21 mg/g。改性锰矿对As(Ⅲ)的吸附符合Freundlich等温吸附模型,对As(Ⅴ)的吸附更符合Langmuir等温吸附模型。