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Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solutions by Iron Oxide Coated Sand Fabricated with Acid Mine Drainage

  • Jung Seok Yang*
  • , Man Jae Kwon
  • , Young Tae Park
  • , Jaeyoung Choi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    To investigate the potential use of iron oxides originating from acid mine drainage (AMD), iron oxide coated sand (IOCS) was prepared from AMD and used to test arsenic adsorption. Batch tests were conducted to study the adsorption kinetics and isotherms of arsenic using IOCS. The maximum adsorption capacities of the IOCS for As(III) and As(V) were 56.6 μg g−1 and 99.0 μg g−1, respectively, at pH 7. Based on these results, IOCS fabricated from AMD had high arsenic adsorption capacities and can reuse the iron oxide in AMD to effectively remove arsenic in water purification systems.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)267-275
    Number of pages9
    JournalSeparation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)
    Volume50
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jan 22

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was partially supported by the KIST Institutional Program (Project No. 2Z04222) and by the Korea Environment Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) through the Geo-Advanced Innovation Action Program (2013000540005).

    Publisher Copyright:
    ©, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

    Keywords

    • As
    • IOCS
    • acid mine drainage (AMD)
    • adsorbent
    • removal

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Process Chemistry and Technology
    • Filtration and Separation

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