Arsenic(V) removal with a Ce(IV)-doped iron oxide adsorbent

The removal of arsenic(V) by a new Ce-Fe adsorbent was evaluated under various conditions. Under an initial As(V) of 1.0 mg l(-1), the adsorption capacity of the Ce-Fe absorbent was constant around a value of 16 mgg(-1) over a wide pH range (3-7), while a maximum adsorption capacity of 8.3 mgg(-1) was obtained over a narrow pH range around 5.5 for activated alumina, a conventional adsorbent. Kinetics of adsorption obeys a pseudo-first-order rate equation with the rate constant K(ad) as 1.84 x 10(-3) min(-1). The pattern of adsorption of As(V) by the adsorbent fitted well both the Langmuir and Freundlich models. A Langmuir Q(0) of 70.4 mgg(-1) was obtained at an initial pH of 5.0 and temperature of 20 degrees C, significantly higher than those of other adsorbents reported. Phosphate seriously inhibited the removal of As(V) while fluoride did not compete with As(V) even at an F/As molar ratio as high as 30, suggesting that the adsorption sites for As(V) and fluoride were different. Salinity, hardness, and other inorganic anions such as Cl(-), NO(3)(-), and SO(4)(2-) had no apparent effect on As(V) adsorption. Fourier transform infrared spectra of Ce-Fe adsorbent before and after As(V) adsorption demonstrated that M-OH groups plays an important role for As(V) ions removal in the adsorption mechanisms of Ce-Fe adsorbent.     

The removal of arsenate from water using iron-modified diatomite (D-Fe): isotherm and column experiments

Iron hydroxide supported onto porous diatomite (D-Fe) is a low-cost material with potential to remove arsenic from contaminated water due to its affinity for the arsenate ion. This affinity was tested under varying conditions of pH, contact time, iron content in D-Fe and the presence of competitive ions, silicate and phosphate. Batch and column experiments were conducted to derive adsorption isotherms and breakthrough behaviours (50 μg L^?1) for an initial concentration of 1,000 μg L^?1. Maximum capacity at pH 4 and 17 % iron was 18.12–40.82 mg of arsenic/g of D-Fe and at pH 4 and 10 % iron was 18.48–29.07 mg of arsenic/g of D-Fe. Adsorption decreased in the presence of phosphate and silicate ions. The difference in column adsorption behaviour between 10 % and 17 % iron was very pronounced, outweighing the impact of all other measured parameters. There was insufficient evidence of a correlation between iron content and arsenic content in isotherm experiments, suggesting that ion exchange is a negligible process occurring in arsenate adsorption using D-Fe nor is there co-precipitation of arsenate by rising iron content of the solute above saturation.     

饮用水除砷技术研究进展

饮用水中的砷对人体健康危害很大。介绍了从饮用水中去除砷的各种方法,总结了目前除砷技术存在的不足,指出混凝微滤工艺具有除砷效率高、能耗低、操作简单等优点,应成为今后饮用水除砷技术的发展方向。     

铁氧化物/活性炭对饮用水中Sb(V)的吸附性能及机理

采用液相沉积法制备了铁氧化物/活性炭复合材料(Fe₂O₃@AC),通过单因素实验和正交实验优化了材料的制备条件,使用SEM、FTIR、XRD、XPS等分析方法对材料的形貌和性质进行了表征分析,通过吸附实验探究了Fe₂O₃@AC吸附除锑的效果及影响因素,并进一步对吸附除锑的机理进行了深入探讨。结果表明：最佳制备条件为纯水:乙醇:=4:1,Fe²⁺:Fe³⁺=1:1,总铁浓度为0.594 mol·L⁻¹,制备液pH=1.88。Fe₂O₃@AC吸附除锑的能力较其他金属基材料和活性炭有明显提高,锑原水质量浓度为38 μg·L⁻¹,Fe₂O₃@AC投加量为0.08 g·L⁻¹,吸附平衡后水中锑的去除率达97%,剩余锑质量浓度为1.06 μg·L⁻¹,满足国家饮用水卫生标准要求。微观表征显示铁氧化物颗粒成功负载于活性炭上,且铁氧化物晶体的结构完好。吸附反应符合准二级动力学和Langmuir等温模型,吸附反应以单层化学吸附为主,吸附类型为液膜扩散,颗粒内扩散,质量扩散的叠加形式。吸附方式为共沉淀,及溶解态锑与固相铁氧化物形成络合物,参与反应的官能团为—OH、—COOH、—Fe—OH、—Fe—O—Fe。     

Arsenate removal from underground water by polystyrene-confined hydrated ferric oxide (HFO) nanoparticles:effect of humic acid

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Arsenic decontamination from groundwater is an urgent but still challenging task. Polystyrene-based hydrated ferric oxide (denoted as D201-HFO)...     

Use of waste iron metal for removal of Cr(VI) from water

Cr(VI) removal from water was evaluated using waste iron particles in batch experimental mode. The reaction rates were inversely proportional to the initial Cr(VI) concentrations, and the reaction rates of Cr(VI) removal with the waste iron metal were faster than those with Peerless iron, a commercial zero-valent iron. The loss in iron reactivity due to the oxidation, from Fe(0) to Fe(II), ultimately to Fe(III), could be recovered by adding iron-reducing consortium (IRC) to the oxidized iron. Bacterial reduction of Cr(VI) also helped to decrease the aqueous concentration of Cr(VI), but the reduction of oxidized iron by IRC and the consequent reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) by the reduced iron was more significant. Thus, reusing waste iron metal for Cr(VI) removal can reduce the cost of reactive media. Furthermore, the addition of IRC to the waste iron metal can accelerate the removal rate of Cr(VI), and can recover the reactivity of irons which were oxidized by Cr(VI).     

Arsenate removal from drinking water using by-products from conventional iron oxyhydroxides production as adsorbents coupled with submerged microfiltration unit

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Arsenic is among the major drinking water contaminants affecting populations in many countries because it causes serious health problems on long-term...     

Column with CNT/magnesium oxide composite for lead(II) removal from water

Background  

In this study, manganese dioxide-coated multiwall carbon nanotube (MnO₂/CNT) nanocomposite has been successfully synthesized.     

预氯化工艺去除水中氰化物、硫化物及水合肼等还原性污染物研究

以较常见的预氯化为技术手段,考察了预氯化工艺去除饮用水中氰化物、硫化物以及水合肼等还原性污染物的效果和影响因素.结果表明:(1)实验条件下氰化物浓度随有效氯投加量的增加而下降,并在有效氯投加量＞5.0 mg/L时降低到低于《生活饮用水卫生标准》(GB5749-2006)中限值(0.05mg/L),在有效氯投加量＞6.0...     

饮用水除砷材料吸附特性及影响因素分析

采用活性氧化铝、零价铁粉和载铁沸石作为吸附剂,通过静态吸附实验,研究3种饮用水除砷材料的吸附特性及影响因素。结果表明,在pH值为6.5,砷浓度为1 mg/L,投加量为2 g/L,25℃恒温的条件下,活性氧化铝、零价铁粉和载铁沸石分别在90 min、150 min和90 min达到吸附平衡状态,均较好符合langmuir等温吸附模型,对砷的最大吸附容量依次为7.3、3.3和3.9 mg/g。pH值和竞争性阴离子对砷的去除均有显著影响。降低溶液pH值能明显提高3种材料的除砷效率;水中磷酸根离子的存在,能够明显降低活性氧化铝和零价铁粉的除砷效率;水中硅酸根离子的存在,能够明显降低零价铁粉和载铁沸石的除砷效率。     

纳滤去除饮用水中的PFOS

全氟辛烷磺酸类物质（PFOS）是一种新型持久性有机污染物,对人类健康存在很大威胁,目前世界范围内的水体中均检测到不同浓度的PFOS。研究如何安全有效去除这类新型污染物十分必要。利用HYDRA—COPe10纳滤膜进行PFOS去除研究,在不同操作压力下研究pH、电解质以及与腐殖酸共存对PFOS截留效果的影响。结果表明,随着pH值的增加,截留率上升;二价盐对PFOS截留率的影响要高于一价盐,并且随着二价盐离子强度的增加,截留率上升;腐殖酸共存时截留效率有显著增加,尤其在1mmol／L钙离子存在条件下,PFOS的截留率可达到95．8％,但会引起膜通量下降及膜污染的发生。     

Efficient removal of cadmium ions from water by adsorption on a magnetic carbon aerogel

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Carbon aerogels are attracting much attention as adsorbents due to their high specific surface and large accessible pores. Herein, we describe a...     

5种铁氧化物去除As(V)性能的比较研究

为了从铁氧化物中筛选得到潜在经济有效的除砷材料,对5种铁氧化物去除As(V)的性能进行了比较研究。吸附实验结果表明,其吸附容量依次为施氏矿物四方纤铁矿水铁矿赤铁矿针铁矿,其吸附过程均符合准二级动力学,约24 h时吸附达到平衡。其中,pH=5时,施氏矿物的吸附容量达到83 mg/g。分别投加500 mg/L和300 mg/L的施氏矿物,可将含砷1.484 mg/L和0.850 mg/L、高TOC含量和高pH特征的模拟配水砷浓度降至0.01 mg/L以下。鉴于施氏矿物良好的吸附除砷性能,进一步通过SEM、FTIR和电位滴定对其表面特性进行了深入研究,结果显示,本研究中制备的施氏矿物存在结构性或表面吸附的SO42-,其(质子)表面位密度约为4.32个/nm2,表面质子化常数pK1为4.60,pK2为-8.98。     

锆改性铝氧化物对水中磷的吸附特性

采用共沉淀法制备锆改性铝氧化物。在研究其对水中磷吸附特性的基础上,结合SEM-EDS、XRD、FTIR和XPS等表征手段,分析吸附剂的结构组成以及反应前后的表面基团变化,探讨吸附除磷的机理。结果表明：Power动力学模型和Langmuir等温线模型可以很好地描述锆改性铝氧化物对磷的吸附特征;在投加量为0.3 g·L-1、溶液pH为7时,磷的饱和吸附量为76.63 mg·g-1;pH=4~6时,吸附剂除磷效果较好,在偏碱性环境下,磷吸附量明显降低;Cl- 和SiO32-对磷的吸附有较强的抑制作用,且干扰效果随着阴离子浓度的升高而加强。通过材料表征结果可知,吸附剂呈无定型结构,表面含有丰富的羟基。该吸附剂的除磷机制主要为表面络合和离子交换作用。     

零价铁与甲醇支持的生物-化学法去除富氧水中的硝酸盐氮

针对富氧水中硝酸盐氮（NO3--N）,采用零价铁（ZVI）和甲醇支持的生物-化学联合法开展了批实验研究,探讨了ZVI类型、CH3OH：N比、初始溶解氧（DO）浓度、初始NO3--N浓度和水温等5个因素对联合法除氧脱氮效果的影响。结果表明,ZVI的除氧能力由高至低依次为：ZVI-C（0.124 d）>ZVI-A（0.141 d）>ZVI-B（0.179 d）。ZVI支持的联合法NO3--N去除率由高至低依次为：ZVI-A（99.6%）>ZVI-C（95.3%）>ZVI-B（92.2%）。CH3OH：N≤3.5：1时,联合法去除3--N;CH3OH：N=10：1时,去除100%的NO3--N;CH3OH：N=200：1时,去除70.2%的NO3--N。当初始DO浓度介于3.6~5.3 mg/L之间时,联合法的NO3--N去除率介于98.8%~99.6%之间。在任意时刻,低底物浓度（5.2 mg/L）时的NO3--N去除率低于高浓度（21.1 mg/L）时的去除率;低底物浓度下完全脱氮所需时间比高浓度下长2 d。15.0℃时联合法需要7 d可以达到完全脱氮,然而在27.5℃时则需要5 d。低温时亚硝酸盐氮浓度最大值（4.4 mg/L）显著高于高温时的最大值（1.1 mg/L）。ZVI类型、CH3OH：N、初始NO3--N浓度和水温显著影响联合法的脱氮效果,而初始DO浓度对联合法的影响不大。     

In field arsenic removal from natural water by zero-valent iron assisted by solar radiation

An in situ arsenic removal method applicable to highly contaminated water is presented. The method is based in the use of steel wool, lemon juice and solar radiation. The method was evaluated using water from the Camarones River, Atacama Desert in northern Chile, in which the arsenic concentration ranges between 1000 and 1300 μg L⁻¹. Response surface method analysis was used to optimize the amount of zero-valent iron (steel wool) and the citrate concentration (lemon juice) to be used. The optimal conditions when using solar radiation to remove arsenic from natural water from the Camarones river are: 1.3 g L⁻¹ of steel wool and one drop (ca. 0.04 mL) of lemon juice. Under these conditions, removal percentages are higher than 99.5% and the final arsenic concentration is below 10 μg L⁻¹. This highly effective arsenic removal method is easy to use and inexpensive to implement.     

A design of a vermiculite column adsorber for the removal of lead from water

Mini-column techniques were employed to determine the mass transfer coefficient for lead adsorption onto vermiculite. Variation of the mass transfer coefficient with flow rate, particle size of sorbent, and influent lead concentration were studied. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis showed that the mass transfer coefficient varied as the 0.43 power of the liquid flow rate and inversely as the 0.272 power of particle diameter of the vermiculite, but was independent of the influent concentration of lead. Different parameters of a fixed bed column design for the removal of lead by vermiculite were determined using the data from the batch sorption study. The performance of the liquid bed column in removing lead was in close agreement with predicted performance using the batch isotherm data.     

饮用水原水中微量阿特拉津去除方法试验研究

饮用水中微量有机物的污染是关系饮用水生态安全的重要问题。以饮用水中微量的内分泌干扰类除草剂阿特拉津为研究对象,分别采用微生物降解技术和光催化氧化技术对其进行降解,考察温度对阿特拉津降解效果的影响。研究结果表明：阿特拉津浓度为1 mg/L时,3种温度条件下,除锰功能菌MB4对阿特拉津均有明显的去除效果,降解时间为7 d时,阿特拉津的去除率达到65%。底物浓度为200 μg/L,3种温度条件下,活性炭负载二氧化钛（TiO₂/PAC）催化剂光降解阿特拉津30 min时,其去除率均达到90%。光催化氧化技术协同微生物降解技术在饮用水中微量的内分泌干扰物的去除中有广阔的应用前景。     

Antibiotic removal from water: Elimination of amoxicillin and ampicillin by microscale and nanoscale iron particles

Zerovalent iron powder (ZVI or Fe⁰) and nanoparticulate ZVI (nZVI or nFe⁰) are proposed as cost-effective materials for the removal of aqueous antibiotics. Results showed complete removal of Amoxicillin (AMX) and Ampicillin (AMP) upon contact with Fe⁰ and nFe⁰. Antibiotics removal was attributed to three different mechanisms: (i) a rapid rupture of the β-lactam ring (reduction), (ii) an adsorption of AMX and AMP onto iron corrosion products and (iii) sequestration of AMX and AMP in the matrix of precipitating iron hydroxides (co-precipitation with iron corrosion products). Kinetic studies demonstrated that AMP and AMX (20 mg L⁻¹) undergo first-order decay with half-lives of about 60.3 ± 3.1 and 43.5 ± 2.1 min respectively after contact with ZVI under oxic conditions. In contrast, reactions under anoxic conditions demonstrated better degradation with t_1/2 of about 11.5 ± 0.6 and 11.2 ± 0.6 min for AMP and AMX respectively. NaCl additions accelerated Fe⁰ consumption, shortening the service life of Fe⁰ treatment systems.     

内循环流化床吸附-膜分离工艺的饮水除氟特性

将内循环吸附与膜分离技术联合,开发一种新型饮水除氟工艺。为明确工艺特性,以模拟高氟水为实验原水,采用连续流小试装置,通过单因素实验和响应面法分析了HRT、吸附剂投加量2个重要参数对工艺除氟效能的影响规律。结果表明,HRT与活性Al2O3投加量对工艺的除氟效能均存在显著影响,在一定条件下存在最优值。响应面分析结果表明,最佳条件为：HRT=3.2 h,活性Al2O3投加量为5 g·L-1。该条件下,出水氟浓度最低可降至0.2 mg·L-1,在瞬时出水氟浓度与累积出水平均氟浓度超标前,单位活性Al2O3的处理水量分别为1.15 t·kg-1和1.36 t·kg-1;工艺运行过程中,TMP处于较低水平且增加缓慢,表明膜污染程度较小;基于吸附原理与物料平衡原理建立了工艺连续流动态数学模型,模拟得出的出水氟浓度动态变化曲线与实测结果较为一致。