Removal of dispersant-stabilized carbon nanotubes by regular coagulants |
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Authors: | Ni Liu Changli Liu Jing Zhang Daohui Lin |
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Affiliation: | Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China |
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Abstract: | Coagulation followed by sedimentation, as a conventional technique in the water treatment plant, can be the first line of defense against exposures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to aquatic organisms and human beings, which has been rarely documented. This study investigated the removal of dispersant-stabilized CNT suspensions by poly aluminum chloride (PACl) and KAl(SO4)2. 12H2O (alum), with a focus on the effects of dispersant type, coagulant type and dosage. PACl performed better than alum in the removal of tannic acid-, humic acid-, and sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate-stabilized CNTs, but worse for polyethylene glycol octylphenyl ether (TX100)-stabilized CNTs. Neither coagulant could effectively precipitate cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide-stabilized CNTs. The removal by PACl first increased up to a plateau and then decreased with the continued increase of coagulant dosage. However, the removal rates leveled off but did not decrease after achieving their highest level with the continued addition of alum. The coagulation and flocculation of the CNT suspensions by PACl could be regulated mainly by the mechanism of adsorption charge neutralization, whereas the coagulation by alum mainly involved electrical double-layer compression. |
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Keywords: | water treatment coagulants nanomaterial surfactant natural organic matter |
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