Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Coated Silica Gel Adsorbents for Arsenic Removal: Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Study 


Vol. 34,  No. 8, pp. 2358-2366, Aug.  2013
10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.8.2358


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Iron oxide (ferrihydrite, hematite, and magnetite) coated silica gels were prepared using a low-cost, easilyscalable and straightforward method as the adsorbent material for arsenic removal application. Adsorption of the anionic form of arsenic oxyacids, arsenite (AsO2−) and arsenate (AsO4 3−), onto hematite coated silica gel was fitted against non-linear 3-parameter-model Sips isotherm and 2-parameter-model Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm. Adsorption kinetics of arsenic could be well described by pseudo-second-order kinetic model and value of adsorption energy derived from non-linear Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm suggests chemical adsorption. Although arsenic adsorption process was not affected by the presence of sulfate, chloride, and nitrate anions, as expected, bicarbonate and silicate gave moderate negative effects while the presence of phosphate anions significantly inhibited adsorption process of both arsenite and arsenate. When the actual efficiency to remove arsenic was tested against 1 L of artificial arsenic-contaminated groundwater (0.6 mg/L) in the presence competing anions, the reasonable amount (20 g) of hematite coated silica gel could reduce arsenic concentration to below the WHO permissible safety limit of drinking water of 10 μg/L without adjusting pH and temperature, which would be highly advantageous for practical field application.

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[IEEE Style]

E. Arifin, J. Cha, J. Lee, "Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Coated Silica Gel Adsorbents for Arsenic Removal: Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Study," Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 2358-2366, 2013. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.8.2358.

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Eric Arifin, Jinmyung Cha, and Jin-Kyu Lee. 2013. Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Coated Silica Gel Adsorbents for Arsenic Removal: Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Study. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 34, 8, (2013), 2358-2366. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.8.2358.

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