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Removal of Arsenic Using a Cationic Polymer Gel Impregnated with Iron Hydroxide
Published on: June 28, 2019
Iron-impregnated granular activated carbon for arsenic removal: Application to practical column filters
Mahatheva Kalaruban1, Paripurnanda Loganathan1, Tien Vinh Nguyen1
1Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
Abstract:
Arsenic is a major drinking water contaminant in many countries causing serious health hazards, and therefore, attempts are being made to remove it so that people have safe drinking water supplies. The effectiveness of arsenic removal from As(V) solutions using granular activated carbon (GAC) (zero point of charge (ZPC) pH 3.2) and iron incorporated GAC (GAC-Fe) (ZPC pH 8.0) was studied at 25 ± 1 °C. The batch study confirmed that GAC-Fe had higher Langmuir adsorption capacity at pH 6 (1.43 mg As/g) than GAC (1.01 mg As/g). Adsorption data of GAC-Fe fitted the Freundlich model better than the Langmuir model, thus indicating the presence of heterogeneous adsorption sites. Weber and Morris plots of the kinetic adsorption data suggested intra-particle diffusion into meso and micro pores in GAC. The column adsorption study revealed that 2-4 times larger water volumes can be treated by GAC-Fe than GAC, reducing the arsenic concentration from 100 μg/L to the WHO guideline of 10 μg/L. The volume of water treated increased with a decrease in flow velocity and influent arsenic concentration. The study indicates the high potential of GAC-Fe to remove arsenic from contaminated drinking waters in practical column filters.
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