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http://dx.doi.org/10.11001/jksww.2012.26.1.077

Arsenic Removal using the Surface Modified Granular Activated Carbon treated with Ferric Chloride  

Park, Y.R. (한양대학교 건설환경공학과)
Hong, S.H. (한양대학교 건설환경공학과)
Kim, J.H. (한양대학교 건설환경공학과)
Park, J.Y. (한양대학교 건설환경공학과)
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Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater / v.26, no.1, 2012 , pp. 77-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study investigates treatment methods for removal of arsenic from wastewater. The granular activated carbon (GAC) with the coating of iron chloride ($FeCl_3$) was used for the treatment of a low concentration of arsenic from wastewater. Batch experiments were performed to investigate the synthesis of Fe-GAC (Iron coated granular activated carbon), effects of pH, adsorption kinetics and the Langmuir model. The synthesized Fe-GAC with 0.1 M $FeCl_3$ shows best removal efficiency. Adsorption studies were carried out in the optimum pH range of 4-6 for arsenic removal. The Fe-GAC showed promising results by removing 99.4% of arsenic. In the adsorption isotherm studies, the observed data fitted well with the Langmuir models. In continuous column study showed that As(V) could be removed to below 0.25 mg/L within 1,020 pore volume. Our results suggest that the surface modified granular activated carbon treated with $FeCl_3$ for effective removal of arsenic from wastewater.
Keywords
Arsenic; Granular activated carbon; Surface modification; Adsorption; Ferric chloride;
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