title: Sorption of As(V) on aluminosilicates treated with Fe(II) nanoparticles.
abstract: Adsorption of arsenic on clay surfaces is important for the natural and simulated removal of arsenic species from aqueous environments. In this investigation, three samples of clay minerals (natural metakaoline, natural clinoptilolite-rich tuff, and synthetic zeolite) in both untreated and Fe-treated forms were used for the sorption of arsenate from model aqueous solution. The treatment of minerals consisted of exposing them to concentrated solution of Fe(II). Within this process the mineral surface has been laden with Fe(III) oxi(hydroxides) whose high affinity for the As(V) adsorption is well known. In all investigated systems the sorption capacity of Fe(II)-treated sorbents increased significantly in comparison to the untreated material (from about 0.5 to >20.0 mg/g, which represented more than 95% of the total As removal). The changes of Fe-bearing particles in the course of treating process and subsequent As sorption were investigated by the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and the voltammetry of microparticles. IR spectra of treated and As(V)-saturated solids showed characteristic bands caused by Fe(III)SO(4), Fe(III)O, and AsO vibrations. In untreated As(V)-saturated solids no significant AsO vibrations were observed due to the negligible content of sorbed arsenate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Solid State Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic. barbora.dousova@vscht.cz
authors.forename: Barbora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dousová
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grygar
authors.forename: Alexandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martaus
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuitová
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kolousek
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Machovic
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D001149:Arsenates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D001149:Arsenates; D014867:Water; C049037:aluminosilicate; D007501:Iron; C025657:arsenic acid