3‑Mercapto‑propanoic acid modified cellulose filter paper for quick removal of arsenate from drinking water
Krishnendu Pramanik1, Priyabrata Sarkar2, Dipankar Bhattacharyay2
1Biosensor Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India; Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta Institute of Technology, Banitabla, Howrah 711316, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
This paper reports a simple, facile and rapid preparation of 3‑mercapto‑propanoic acid (MPA) modified cellulose filter paper (MPA-Cell paper) for arsenate removal from drinking water. The MPA was covalently grafted to the cellulose filter paper (Cell) by esterification process through the formation of O‑acylisourea intermediate and characterized by the FTIR, SEM, EDS and XPS analyses. The arsenate adsorption efficiency was studied for batch and semi-continuous systems while exploring the adsorption kinetics, isotherm and the effect of pH for the former. The experimental data fitted well with Langmuir, Dubinin-Radushkevich (DR) and pseudo second order kinetic models. The mechanism of adsorption was studied by FTIR spectroscopy utilizing the adsorption isotherm, kinetic model and XPS results. The modified filter paper performed well at nearly neutral pH in arsenate removal through adsorption and demonstrated a significant arsenate uptake capacity of 92.59 mg/g. The DR and FTIR results indicated that the adsorption of arsenate ion occurred through ion exchange process. The MPA-Cell paper could have a potential use as low-cost but efficient commercial adsorbent for arsenate abatement from contaminated drinking water by both batch as well as semi-continuous operating systems. The MPA-Cell paper could purify ground water containing high level of arsenate.
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