Removal of inorganic arsenic from aqueous solution by Fe-modified ceramsite: batch studies and remediation trials
Open Access
- 18 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IWA Publishing in Water Science & Technology
- Vol. 83 (7), 1522-1534
- https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.076
Abstract
During sediment remediation, adsorbents addition is an effective technology for the removal of contaminants but the cost is often high. In this study, a low-cost adsorbent, ceramsite that made from contaminated riverbed sediment was synthesized. The Fe-modified ceramsite (FMC) was used as adsorbents to remove arsenate from aqueous solutions and reduce the inorganic arsenic release from contaminated sediments. Kinetic studies showed that chemisorption mainly governed the adsorption process while batch studies yielded theoretical adsorption capacity for arsenate of 10.63 mg/g at pH = 7 condition. Co-existing anions and pH have no significant impact on the adsorption process. In the regeneration studies, 91, 86, and 80% of the adsorption capacity were recovered in 3 cycles. In-situ remediation trials revealed that the addition of the adsorbent to sediment surface significantly reduced the release of inorganic arsenic into aqueous system, with a reduction efficiency of 86%. Furthermore, the species of the arsenic in the surface layer was significantly inactivated from an active state to a stable state. These findings highlight the application of the FMC as a facile and cost-effective adsorbent for containment of arsenic in solutions and sediments, demonstrating that they are highly applicable for practical cases.Keywords
Funding Information
- Major Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shandong Province (No. 2018YFJH0902)
- Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province (No. tsqn201909126)
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