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Arsenate removal from aqueous solutions by Mg/Fe-LDH-modified biochar derived from apple tree residues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

Mohammad Ali SHIRIAZAR ,
Ebrahim SEPEHR Open the ORCID record for Ebrahim SEPEHR [Opens in a new window] ,
Ramin MALEKI ,
Habib KHODAVERDILOO ,
Farrokh ASADZADEH ,
Behnam DOVLATI  and
Zed RENGEL
Mohammad Ali SHIRIAZAR
Affiliation:
Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, SERO Road, PO Box 165, 5756151818, Urmia, Iran.
Ebrahim SEPEHR*
Affiliation:
Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, SERO Road, PO Box 165, 5756151818, Urmia, Iran.
Ramin MALEKI
Affiliation:
Research Department of Chromatography, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Urmia Branch, Beheshti Street, PO Box 168, 5715944919, Urmia, Iran.
Habib KHODAVERDILOO
Affiliation:
Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, SERO Road, PO Box 165, 5756151818, Urmia, Iran.
Farrokh ASADZADEH
Affiliation:
Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, SERO Road, PO Box 165, 5756151818, Urmia, Iran.
Behnam DOVLATI
Affiliation:
Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia, SERO Road, PO Box 165, 5756151818, Urmia, Iran.
Zed RENGEL
Affiliation:
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, PERTH WA 6009, Australia. Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia.
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*Corresponding author. Email: e.sepehr@urmia.ac.ir
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Abstract

The development of non-toxic and inexpensive materials for arsenic removal is required due to water sources being polluted by arsenic in many countries around the world. The main aim of this study was to characterise the capacity and behaviour of Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides/biochar [Magnesium/Iron-Layered Double Hydroxide (Mg/Fe-LDH)] composite for arsenate adsorption from solution. Apple tree pruning residues were used to produce biochar at 500 °C under oxygen-limited atmosphere. Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar was synthesised using a spontaneous in situ co-precipitation method. Batch experiments were used for the assessment of the kinetics, isotherms, and the effects of initial solution pH (4, 6, 8, and 10), ionic strength (0.01, 0.1, and 0.2 mol L−1), and co-occurring anions (carbonate and phosphate) on the arsenate removal. Scanning electron microscope images showed Mg/Fe-LDH were loaded on the biochar porous structure, and X-ray diffraction analysis affirmed the presence of crystalline LDH minerals in Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar. Surface modification of biochar by Mg/Fe-LDH increased the maximum arsenate adsorption capacity (3.6 mg g−1) ten times compared to unmodified biochar (0.35 mg g−1). Arsenate removal capacity increased from 4.2 % to 54.2 % with modification of biochar by Mg/Fe-based LDH. Kinetic studies indicated that >90 % of Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar arsenate adsorption from a starting concentration of 10 mg L−1 occurred in the first 120 min. Pseudo-second order and Langmuir models described well the kinetics and isotherm of arsenate adsorption by biochar and Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar. Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar showed maximum arsenate removal capacity at pH 6. Increasing solution ionic strength and the presence of phosphate and carbonate anions suppressed arsenate removal by Mg/Fe-LDH-biochar. In summary, surface modification of biochar using Mg/Fe-LDH produced a potentially more cost-effective, locally available, reusable, and non-toxic arsenic adsorbent for decontamination of surface- and groundwater.

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adsorbentsarseniccontaminationisothermmaximum capacity
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , June 2022 , pp. 149 - 158
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Society of Edinburgh

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