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Investigation of As(III) Sorption by Sand and Alumina under Anoxic Conditions

  • Lee, Seungyeol (Department of Geological Sciences, BK21 School of Earth and Environmental Systems, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Minji (Department of Geological Sciences, BK21 School of Earth and Environmental Systems, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jeong, Hoon Young (Department of Geological Sciences, BK21 School of Earth and Environmental Systems, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2022.05.30
  • Accepted : 2022.08.01
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

Under anoxic conditions, this study investigated removal of dissolved As(III) by Si and Al oxides including natural sand, chemically washed sand (silica), alumina, and activated alumina. Despite the similar surface area, natural sand showed greater extents of As(III) sorption than chemically washed sand. This was likely due to the high reactivity of Fe(oxyhydr)oxide impurities on the surface of natural sand. For both sands, As(III) sorption was the greatest at pH 7.1, in agreement with the weakly dissociating tendency of arsenous acid. Also, the least sorption was observed at pH 9.6. At basic pH, elevated silicate, which originated from the dissolution of silica in sands, would compete with As(III) for sorption. Due to the highest surface area, activated alumina was found to quantitatively immobilize the initially added As(III) (6.0×10-7-2.0×10-5 M). Alumina showed As(III) sorption compared to or greater than chemically washed sand, although the former had less than 6% of the surface of area the latter. The greater reactivity of alumina than chemically washed sand can be explained by using the shared charge of oxygen.

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This work was supported by a 2-Year Research Grant of Pusan National University.

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