Effect of Competing Anions on Arsenate Adsorption onto Maghemite Nanoparticles

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reports the effect of several competing anions on arsenate adsorption with maghemite nanoparticles.Sulphate(as SO₄),nitrate(as NO₃-N),phosphate(as PO₄-P) ions and silicate(as SiO₂) were studied in dual solution with arsenate.Moreover,the combined effect of ions and other water characteristics were examined with a natural groundwater sample which was spiked with a certain amount of arsenate.Arsenate batch adsorption experiments were carried out with two different kinds of maghemite—a commercially available one and a homemade one using the sol-gel process.Sulphate(≤250 mg·L^-1) and nitrate(≤12 mg·L^-1) had a negligible effect on the arsenate(0.5 mg·L^-1) adsorption at pH 3.However,both phosphate(≤2.9 mg·L^-1) and silicate(≤50 mg·L^-1) had an adverse impact on arsenate(≤3 mg·L^-1) adsorption at pH 7.Phosphate(≤1.5 mg·L^-1) showed minimal competition with arsenate(0.5 mg·L^-1),while silicate(≤10 mg·L^-1) inhibition was insignificant for all studied As(V) concentrations at pH 3.The removal of arsenate from the groundwater sample was as efficient as from laboratory water for 0.5 mg·L^-1 As(V) both at pH 3 and pH 7.

Key words: anion effect, groundwater, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, water treatment

摘要： This paper reports the effect of several competing anions on arsenate adsorption with maghemite nanoparticles.Sulphate(as SO₄),nitrate(as NO₃-N),phosphate(as PO₄-P) ions and silicate(as SiO₂) were studied in dual solution with arsenate.Moreover,the combined effect of ions and other water characteristics were examined with a natural groundwater sample which was spiked with a certain amount of arsenate.Arsenate batch adsorption experiments were carried out with two different kinds of maghemite—a commercially available one and a homemade one using the sol-gel process.Sulphate(≤250 mg·L^-1) and nitrate(≤12 mg·L^-1) had a negligible effect on the arsenate(0.5 mg·L^-1) adsorption at pH 3.However,both phosphate(≤2.9 mg·L^-1) and silicate(≤50 mg·L^-1) had an adverse impact on arsenate(≤3 mg·L^-1) adsorption at pH 7.Phosphate(≤1.5 mg·L^-1) showed minimal competition with arsenate(0.5 mg·L^-1),while silicate(≤10 mg·L^-1) inhibition was insignificant for all studied As(V) concentrations at pH 3.The removal of arsenate from the groundwater sample was as efficient as from laboratory water for 0.5 mg·L^-1 As(V) both at pH 3 and pH 7.

关键词: anion effect, groundwater, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, water treatment

T. Tuutijärvi, E. Repo, R. Vahala, M. Sillanp, G. Chen. Effect of Competing Anions on Arsenate Adsorption onto Maghemite Nanoparticles[J]. , 2012, 20(3): 505-514.

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