Development of iron-containing sorption materials for water purification from arsenic compounds

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.230216

Keywords:

sorption-membrane treatment method, arsenic compounds, suspension adsorbents, iron-containing sorption materials

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the development of a method for obtaining and using iron-containing sorption materials for the effective removal of arsenic compounds of different oxidation states from an aqueous medium. It is known that arsenic compounds have a harmful effect on biota due to high toxicity. The paper theoretically and experimentally substantiates the choice of iron-containing materials as the main sorbent material for arsenic compounds removal from the aqueous medium. A series of iron-containing adsorbents, including powder, activated carbon-based granular and suspension sorbents, was synthesized by different methods (heterogeneous and homogeneous precipitation). Experimental studies have confirmed that the adsorption of arsenate ions on iron-containing sorption materials corresponds to the pseudo-second order of the reaction (R2=0.999), which is inherent in adsorption processes. It was determined that oxyhydroxide sorption materials obtained by the homogeneous precipitation demonstrate higher sorption activity (up to 70 mg/g for As(III) and over 70 mg/g for As(V)). It was found that activated carbon-based iron-containing sorption materials showed approximately 2 times lower efficiency than powder iron(III) oxide, iron(III) oxyhydroxide and amorphous iron(III) hydroxide. It was shown that the use of microfiltration membranes is promising for the removal of spent suspension iron-containing sorption materials. Experimental studies have confirmed that the use of the combination “fine-particle iron(III) oxyhydroxide/membrane” allows removing arsenic compounds from contaminated water to the sanitary requirements level (less than 10 μg As/l) and separating effectively the spent fine-particle sorbent from water

Author Biographies

Marta Litynska, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

Assistant

Department of Technology of Inorganic Substances, Water Treatment and General Chemical Technology

Tetiana Dontsova, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Technology of Inorganic Substances, Water Treatment and General Chemical Technology

Olena Yanushevska, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Technology of Inorganic Substances, Water Treatment and General Chemical Technology

Volodymyr Tarabaka, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

Department of Technology of Inorganic Substances, Water Treatment and General Chemical Technology

References

  1. Litynska, M., Astrelin, I., Tolstopalova, N. (2016). Pollution of natural waters by arsenic compounds: causes and perspective sollutions of the problem. Water and Water Purification Technologies. Scientific and Technical News, 1 (18), 13–22.
  2. Choong, T. S. Y., Chuah, T. G., Robiah, Y., Gregory Koay, F. L., Azni, I. (2007). Arsenic toxicity, health hazards and removal techniques from water: an overview. Desalination, 217 (1-3), 139–166. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.015
  3. Paparyha, P. S. (2012). Trace elements in drinking water of Rahiv-Tysynsk tectonic zone and their impact on publichealth. Geochemistry and ore formation, 31-32, 159–163. doi: http://doi.org/10.15407/gof.2012.31.159
  4. Smedley, P. L., Kinniburgh, D. G. (2002). A review of the source, behaviour and distribution of arsenic in natural waters. Applied Geochemistry, 17 (5), 517–568. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/s0883-2927(02)00018-5
  5. Litynska, M. I., Tolstopalova, N. M., Astrelin, I. M., Petrus, N. V. (2019). Influence of foreign ions on the adsorption of arsenate on iron(III) oxides and hydroxides. Voprosy Khimii i Khimicheskoi Tekhnologii, 3, 22–29. doi: http://doi.org/10.32434/0321-4095-2019-124-3-22-29
  6. Plourde-Lescelleur, F., Papineau, I., Carrière, A., Gadbois, A., Barbeau, B. (2014). NOM removal: evaluating five process alternatives to alum coagulation. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, 64 (3), 278–289. doi: http://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2014.090
  7. Litynska, M., Dontsova, T. (2020). Suspension sorbents for removal of arsenic compounds and humates from water. Water and Water Purification Technologies. Scientific and Technical News, 28 (3), 14–25. doi: http://doi.org/10.20535/wptstn.v28i3.218046
  8. Tessema, D. A., Kosmus, W. (2001). Influence of humic and low molecular weight polycarboxylic acids on the release of arsenic from soils. Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques, 19 (2), 267–278. doi: http://doi.org/10.1081/tma-100002216
  9. Mukhopadhyay, D., Sanyal, S. K. (2004). Complexation and release isotherm of arsenic in arsenic-humic/fulvic equilibrium study. Soil Research, 42 (7), 815–824. doi: http://doi.org/10.1071/sr03104
  10. Amini, M., Abbaspour, K. C., Berg, M., Winkel, L., Hug, S. J., Hoehn, E. et. Al. (2008). Statistical Modeling of Global Geogenic Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (10), 3669–3675. doi: http://doi.org/10.1021/es702859e
  11. Maletskyi, Z., Mitchenko, T., Makarova, N., Shevchuk, H., Kolomiets, E. (2012). Omparative assessment of sorption properties of commercially available and experimental hybrid materials aimed to impurities of As(III) and As(V) in water. Water and Water Purification Technologies. Scientific and Technical News, 1 (7), 21–30. doi: http://doi.org/10.20535/2218-9300712012138925
  12. Yarotskiy, L. A. (Ed.). (1973). Myshyak-soderzhaschie mineralnye vody SSSR. Moscow, 574.
  13. Vaclavikova, M., Gallios, G. P., Hredzak, S., Jakabsky, S. (2007). Removal of arsenic from water streams: an overview of available techniques. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 10 (1), 89–95. doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-007-0098-3
  14. Litter, M. I., Morgada, M. E., Bundschuh, J. (2010). Possible treatments for arsenic removal in Latin American waters for human consumption. Environmental Pollution, 158 (5), 1105–1118. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.028
  15. Malik, A. H., Khan, Z. M., Mahmood, Q., Nasreen, S., Bhatti, Z. A. (2009). Perspectives of low cost arsenic remediation of drinking water in Pakistan and other countries. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 168 (1), 1–12. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.02.031
  16. Hashim, M. A., Kundu, A., Mukherjee, S., Ng, Y.-S., Mukhopadhyay, S., Redzwan, G., Sen Gupta, B. (2019). Arsenic removal by adsorption on activated carbon in a rotating packed bed. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100591. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.03.006
  17. Mykhailenko, N. O., Makarchuk, O. V., Dontsova, T. A., Horobets, S. V., Astrelin, I. M. (2015). Purification of aqeous media by magnetically operated saponite sorbents. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 4 (10 (76)), 13–20. doi: http://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2015.46573
  18. Maltseva, T. V., Kolomiets, E. A., Vasilyuk, S. L. (2017). Gibridnye adsorbenty na osnove gidratirovannykh oksidov Zr(IV), Ti(IV), Sn(IV), Fe(III) dlya udaleniya myshyaka. Khimiya i tekhnologiya vody, 39 (4 (258)), 386–396.
  19. Chang, F., Qu, J., Liu, R., Zhao, X., Lei, P. (2010). Practical performance and its efficiency of arsenic removal from groundwater using Fe-Mn binary oxide. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 22 (1), 1–6. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/s1001-0742(09)60067-x
  20. Brion-Roby, R., Gagnon, J., Deschênes, J.-S., Chabot, B. (2017). Development and treatment procedure of arsenic-contaminated water using a new and green chitosan sorbent: kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic and dynamic studies. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 90 (1), 63–77. doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2017-0305
  21. Soni, R., Shukla, D. P. (2019). Synthesis of fly ash based zeolite-reduced graphene oxide composite and its evaluation as an adsorbent for arsenic removal. Chemosphere, 219, 504–509. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.203

Downloads

Published

2021-04-30

How to Cite

Litynska, M., Dontsova, T., Yanushevska, O. ., & Tarabaka, V. (2021). Development of iron-containing sorption materials for water purification from arsenic compounds. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 2(10 (110), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.230216