Arsenic removal from soil with high iron content using a natural surfactant and phosphate
An environment friendly arsenic removal technique from contaminated soil with high iron content has been studied. A natural surfactant extracted from soapnut fruit, phosphate solution and their mixture was used separately as extractants. The mixture was most effective in desorbing arsenic, attaining...
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my.um.eprints.137792015-07-23T01:57:22Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/13779/ Arsenic removal from soil with high iron content using a natural surfactant and phosphate Mukhopadhyay, S. Hashim, M.A. Allen, M. Sen Gupta, B. T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology An environment friendly arsenic removal technique from contaminated soil with high iron content has been studied. A natural surfactant extracted from soapnut fruit, phosphate solution and their mixture was used separately as extractants. The mixture was most effective in desorbing arsenic, attaining above 70 efficiency in the pH range of 4-5. Desorption kinetics followed Elovich model. Micellar solubilization by soapnut and arsenic exchange mechanism by phosphate are the probable mechanisms behind arsenic desorption. Sequential extraction reveals that the mixed soapnut-phosphate system is effective in desorbing arsenic associated with amphoteric-Fe-oxide forms. No chemical change to the wash solutions was observed by Fourier transform-infrared spectra. Soil: solution ratio, surfactant and phosphate concentrations were found to affect the arsenic desorption process. Addition of phosphate boosted the performance of soapnut solution considerably. Response surface methodology approach predicted up to 80 desorption of arsenic from soil when treated with a mixture of approximate to 1.5 soapnut, approximate to 100 mM phosphate at a soil: solution ratio of 1: 30. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2015-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/13779/1/Arsenic_removal_from_soil_with_high_iron_content_using_a_.pdf Mukhopadhyay, S. and Hashim, M.A. and Allen, M. and Sen Gupta, B. (2015) Arsenic removal from soil with high iron content using a natural surfactant and phosphate. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12 (2). pp. 617-632. ISSN 1735-1472 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-013-0441-7 DOI 10.1007/s13762-013-0441-7 |
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An environment friendly arsenic removal technique from contaminated soil with high iron content has been studied. A natural surfactant extracted from soapnut fruit, phosphate solution and their mixture was used separately as extractants. The mixture was most effective in desorbing arsenic, attaining above 70 efficiency in the pH range of 4-5. Desorption kinetics followed Elovich model. Micellar solubilization by soapnut and arsenic exchange mechanism by phosphate are the probable mechanisms behind arsenic desorption. Sequential extraction reveals that the mixed soapnut-phosphate system is effective in desorbing arsenic associated with amphoteric-Fe-oxide forms. No chemical change to the wash solutions was observed by Fourier transform-infrared spectra. Soil: solution ratio, surfactant and phosphate concentrations were found to affect the arsenic desorption process. Addition of phosphate boosted the performance of soapnut solution considerably. Response surface methodology approach predicted up to 80 desorption of arsenic from soil when treated with a mixture of approximate to 1.5 soapnut, approximate to 100 mM phosphate at a soil: solution ratio of 1: 30. |
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Arsenic removal from soil with high iron content using a natural surfactant and phosphate |
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