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. 2021 Aug 20;18(16):8808.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168808.

Adsorptive Removal of Arsenic and Lead by Stone Powder/Chitosan/Maghemite Composite Beads

Hun Pak  1 , Jesse Phiri  1 , Junhyung We  1 , Kyungho Jung  1 , Sanghwa Oh  1
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Adsorptive Removal of Arsenic and Lead by Stone Powder/Chitosan/Maghemite Composite Beads

Hun Pak et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) contamination in groundwater is a serious problem in countries that use groundwater as drinking water. In this study, composite beads, called SCM beads, synthesized using stone powder (SP), chitosan (Ch), and maghemite (Mag) with different weight ratios (1/1/0.1, 1/1/0.3, and 1/1/0.5 for SP/Ch/Mag) were prepared, characterized and used as adsorbents for the removal of As and Pb from artificially contaminated water samples. Adsorption isotherm experiments of As and Pb onto the beads were conducted and single-solute adsorption isotherm models such as the Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich (DR), and dual mode (DM) models were fitted to the experimental data to analyze the adsorption characteristics. The maximum adsorption capacities of the SCM beads were 75.7 and 232.8 mmol/kg for As and Pb, respectively, which were 40 and 5.6 times higher than that of SP according to the Langmuir model analyses. However, the DM model had the highest determinant coefficient (R2) values for both As and Pb adsorption, indicating that the beads had heterogenous adsorption sites with different adsorption affinities. These magnetic beads could be utilized to treat contaminated groundwater.

Keywords: adsorption; arsenic; bead; chitosan; lead; maghemite; stone powder.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Microscopic (a–c) and SEM images (d–f) of SCM beads.
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Figure 2
SEM images (a–d) and EDS spectra (e–h) of the SCM beads and SP: (a,e) bead 1/1/0.1; (b,f) bead 1/1/0.3; (c,g) bead 1/1/0.5; and (d,h) SP.
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Figure 3
FT-IR spectra of the bead only; the As-loaded bead; and a Pb-loaded bead.
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Figure 4
Nonlinear fitting of the (a) Langmuir; (b) Freundlich; (c) D-R; and (d) DM models for As adsorption onto the SCM beads and SP.
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Figure 5
Nonlinear fitting of the (a) Langmuir; (b) Freundlich; (c) D-R; and (d) the dual mode models for Pb adsorption onto the beads and SP.
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Figure 6
Effect of pH on the (a) As and (b) Pb adsorption fitted using the Freundlich model.
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Figure 7
Temperature effects on (a) As and (b) Pb adsorption.
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