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Adsorptive selenite removal from water using iron-coated GAC adsorbents.
Water Res. 2008 Aug; 42(14):3809-16.WR

Abstract

Removal of selenite from aqueous phase using iron-coated granular activated carbons (GAC) was investigated in this study. Five different types of GAC were used for iron coating by oxidizing ferrous chloride with sodium hypochlorite and the iron-coated GAC (Fe-GAC) were tested for selenite removal. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption analyses indicated that Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area, pore size, and pore volume decreased with the iron coating. The Darco 12x20 GAC was shown to be the most effective adsorbent among the five tested GACs after iron coating. Among the different concentrations used for iron coating, the Darco 12x20 GAC coated with 0.1M ferrous chloride achieved the highest selenite removal (97.3%). High removal efficiency of selenite occurred in a wide range of pH (i.e., 2-8), but the efficiency decreased when pH was higher than 8. Adsorption kinetics showed that selenite removal efficiency reached more than 90% after 6-h adsorption for initial selenium concentration of 2mg/L and equilibrium was obtained after 48h. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model was found to characterize the adsorption kinetics well for all the initial selenium concentrations and temperatures tested (R(2)> or =0.9969). Three temperatures (25, 35, 45 degrees C) were used to examine temperature effect on the adsorption behavior of the Fe-GAC with initial selenium concentration of 1mg/L. Activation energy was calculated to be 30.42kJ/mol. Adsorption isotherms for initial selenium concentration of 2mg/L at various temperatures and ionic strengths were developed and the data generally fit the Langmuir model well (R(2)> or =0.994). The adsorption capacity reached as high as 2.50mg-Se/g-adsorbent at equilibrium for initial concentration of 2mg/L at 25 degrees C. The Gibbs free energy was determined to be negative, indicating the spontaneous nature of the adsorption reaction. Oxyanion competitive adsorption showed that sulfate (0.1-5mM) barely affected selenite adsorption. Other anions (phosphate, silicate and carbonate) impact selenite adsorption to various degrees with phosphate completely excluded selenite adsorption at 5mM. The possible adsorption mechanisms were discussed.

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Zhang N
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. nzhang4@mix.wvu.edu
Lin LS
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Gang D
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MeSH

AdsorptionAnionsCarbonIronMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningSodium SeleniteWaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater Purification

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Journal Article

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eng

PubMed ID

18694584

Citation

Zhang, Ning, et al. "Adsorptive Selenite Removal From Water Using Iron-coated GAC Adsorbents." Water Research, vol. 42, no. 14, 2008, pp. 3809-16.
Zhang N, Lin LS, Gang D. Adsorptive selenite removal from water using iron-coated GAC adsorbents. Water Res. 2008;42(14):3809-16.
Zhang, N., Lin, L. S., & Gang, D. (2008). Adsorptive selenite removal from water using iron-coated GAC adsorbents. Water Research, 42(14), 3809-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2008.07.025
Zhang N, Lin LS, Gang D. Adsorptive Selenite Removal From Water Using Iron-coated GAC Adsorbents. Water Res. 2008;42(14):3809-16. PubMed PMID: 18694584.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Adsorptive selenite removal from water using iron-coated GAC adsorbents. AU - Zhang,Ning, AU - Lin,Lian-Shin, AU - Gang,Dianchen, Y1 - 2008/07/25/ PY - 2008/02/09/received PY - 2008/07/15/revised PY - 2008/07/16/accepted PY - 2008/8/13/pubmed PY - 2009/1/8/medline PY - 2008/8/13/entrez SP - 3809 EP - 16 JF - Water research JO - Water Res VL - 42 IS - 14 N2 - Removal of selenite from aqueous phase using iron-coated granular activated carbons (GAC) was investigated in this study. Five different types of GAC were used for iron coating by oxidizing ferrous chloride with sodium hypochlorite and the iron-coated GAC (Fe-GAC) were tested for selenite removal. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption analyses indicated that Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area, pore size, and pore volume decreased with the iron coating. The Darco 12x20 GAC was shown to be the most effective adsorbent among the five tested GACs after iron coating. Among the different concentrations used for iron coating, the Darco 12x20 GAC coated with 0.1M ferrous chloride achieved the highest selenite removal (97.3%). High removal efficiency of selenite occurred in a wide range of pH (i.e., 2-8), but the efficiency decreased when pH was higher than 8. Adsorption kinetics showed that selenite removal efficiency reached more than 90% after 6-h adsorption for initial selenium concentration of 2mg/L and equilibrium was obtained after 48h. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model was found to characterize the adsorption kinetics well for all the initial selenium concentrations and temperatures tested (R(2)> or =0.9969). Three temperatures (25, 35, 45 degrees C) were used to examine temperature effect on the adsorption behavior of the Fe-GAC with initial selenium concentration of 1mg/L. Activation energy was calculated to be 30.42kJ/mol. Adsorption isotherms for initial selenium concentration of 2mg/L at various temperatures and ionic strengths were developed and the data generally fit the Langmuir model well (R(2)> or =0.994). The adsorption capacity reached as high as 2.50mg-Se/g-adsorbent at equilibrium for initial concentration of 2mg/L at 25 degrees C. The Gibbs free energy was determined to be negative, indicating the spontaneous nature of the adsorption reaction. Oxyanion competitive adsorption showed that sulfate (0.1-5mM) barely affected selenite adsorption. Other anions (phosphate, silicate and carbonate) impact selenite adsorption to various degrees with phosphate completely excluded selenite adsorption at 5mM. The possible adsorption mechanisms were discussed. SN - 0043-1354 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18694584/Adsorptive_selenite_removal_from_water_using_iron_coated_GAC_adsorbents_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0043-1354(08)00301-1 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -