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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
Volume 466, Issue -, Pages 147-153Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.10.007
Keywords
Fluoride; Arsenic; AlOxHy; Adsorption; Al-F complexes; Fluoride-dissolving effect
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21177143, 21177144]
- National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China [51225805]
- Beijing Nova Program [2013054]
- Young Scientists Fund of RCEES [RCEES-QN-20130039F]
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The coexistence of arsenic (As) and fluoride (F) in some underground waters creates challenges in the simultaneous removal of these two toxic elements. This study investigates the effect of fluoride at different molar ratios of fluoride to arsenic (As) (R-F:As) on the removal of arsenic [i.e., arsenite (As(III), arsenate (As(V)] by freshly-prepared aluminum hydroxide (AlOxHy), and that of arsenic at different molar ratios of arsenic to fluoride (R-As:F) on fluoride removal. In single pollutant solutions, the removal of neutral As(III) is independent on pH at R-As(III):Al <= 0.70:1 and is much lower than that of As(V). The optimum As(V) removal is at weak acidic pH of 5 and 6 whereas that of fluoride is at pH 7 and 8. Fluoride at R-F:As(V) > 35:1 significantly impairs the removal of As(V) with more significant inhibition at elevated pH. The negatively-charged As(V) inhibits fluoride removal to a larger extent than the neutral As(III) does. The adverse effect of fluoride on As(V) removal is mainly attributed to the lowered zeta-potential, which is controlled by the combined effects of pH and R-F:As(V). In relative terms, the removal of fluoride is highly pH dependent, although R-As(V):F does show some effects. The oxidation of As(III) to As(V) and the adjustment of pH to weak acidic range is well preferred to achieve the simultaneous removal of As and F by AlOxHy adsorption. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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