Equilibrium and kinetics studies on As(V) and Sb(V) removal by Fe2+ -doped Mg-Al layered double hydroxides

Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (Mg-Al LDHs) doped with Fe(2+) adsorbed As(V) [Formula: see text] and Sb(V) [Formula: see text] from an aqueous solution through anion exchange with Cl(-) intercalated in the LDH interlayer. Fe(2+)-doped Mg-Al LDH exhibited superior As(V) removal compared with Mg-Al LDH. The oxidation of Fe(2+) doped in the Mg-Al LDH host layer to Fe(3+) increased the positive layer charge of the LDH, thus increasing the anion-uptake capacity owing to stronger electrostatic attractive force between the positively charged layer and the anion. However, Fe(2+)-doped Mg-Al LDH was not superior to Mg-Al LDH in terms of Sb(V) removal. This was attributed to the preferential intercalation of OH(-) over [Formula: see text] . The As(V) and Sb(V) removal by LDH followed Langmuir-type adsorption, which proceeded via a pseudo-first-order reaction. The equilibrium and kinetics studies confirm that the adsorption of As(V) and Sb(V) by Fe(2+)-doped Mg-Al LDH was the result of chemical adsorption, involving the anion exchange of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] with the intercalated Cl(-).