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Removal of fluoride ions from drinking water and fluoride solutions by aluminum modified iron oxides in a column
J J García-Sánchez1, M Solache-Ríos, V Martínez-Miranda
1Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Depto. de Química, Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801 México, DF, Mexico.
Abstract:
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the potential of aluminum modified iron oxides, in a continuous flow for removal of fluoride ions from aqueous solutions and drinking water. The breakthrough curves obtained for fluoride ions adsorption from aqueous solutions and drinking water were fitted to Thomas, Bohart-Adams, and bed depth service time model (BDST). Adsorption capacities at the breakthroughs, Thomas model constant, kinetic constant and the saturation concentration were determined. The results show that in general, the adsorption efficiency decreases as the bed depth increases, and this behavior shows that the adsorption is controlled by the mass transport resistance. The adsorption capacity for fluoride ions by CP-Al is higher for fluoride aqueous solutions than drinking water.
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