A laboratory study for the treatment of arsenic, iron, and manganese bearing ground water using Fe(3+) impregnated activated carbon: effects of shaking time, pH and temperature

J Hazard Mater. 2007 Jun 1;144(1-2):420-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.078. Epub 2006 Nov 1.

Abstract

This paper deals with the experimental investigation related to removal of arsenic from a simulated contaminated ground water by the adsorption onto Fe(3+) impregnated granular activated carbon (GAC-Fe) in presence of Fe(2+), Fe(3+), and Mn(2+). Similar study has also been done with granular activated carbon (GAC) for comparison. The effects of shaking time, pH, and temperature on the percentage removal of As(T), As(III), As(V), Fe(2+), Fe(3+), and Mn have been discussed. The shaking time for optimum removal of arsenic species has been noted as 8h for GAC-Fe and 12h for GAC, respectively. As(T) removal was less affected by the change in pH within the pH range of 2-11. Maximum removal of As(V) and As(III) was observed in the pH range of 5-7 and 9-11, respectively, for both the adsorbents. Under the experimental conditions at 30 degrees C, the optimum removal of As(T), As(III), As(V), Fe, and Mn are 95.5%, 93%, 98%, 100%, and 41%, respectively, when GAC-Fe is used. For GAC these values are 56%, 41%, 71%, 99%, and 98%. The adsorbent dose (AD) and its particle size (PS) for both GAC and GAC-Fe were 30 g/l and 125-150 mum, respectively. The initial arsenic concentration in the synthetic water sample was 200 ppb.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenic / chemistry*
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Manganese / chemistry*
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry*
  • Water Purification / methods*
  • Water Supply

Substances

  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Manganese
  • Carbon
  • Iron
  • Arsenic