title: As³⁺ removal by Ca-Mn-Fe₃O₄ with and without H₂O₂: effects of calcium oxide in Ca-Mn-Fe₃O₄.
abstract: As(3+) removal by Ca-Mn-Fe3O4 composites, which contained various wt% of Ca, are investigated. Immobilization of Ca (i.e. as crystalline forms including CaO2) and Mn (i.e. as an amorphous hydrous manganese oxide) on Fe3O4 were identified, and it was revealed that the co-immobilization of Ca and Mn (i.e. especially the wt% ratio of Ca:Mn:Fe=2:3:1) provided higher Ca wt% with greater surface area. The increasing Ca wt% (i.e. 6, 14, 17, and 19%) gradually increased the reactivity of H2O2 to oxidize As(3+) to As(5+). Moreover, it is suggested that superoxide anion produced from the catalytic decomposition of H2O2 reduces Mn(4+) to Mn(2+), which is further released into solution. On the other hand, As(3+) adsorption was decreased with the highest Ca wt% in Ca-Mn-Fe3O4. It was concluded that the increasing Ca wt% positively affected As(3+) oxidation but an excess Ca wt% negatively affected As(3+) adsorption. The higher As(3+) adsorption was observed when Ca wt% was 17 (i.e. the wt% ratios of Ca:Mn:Fe=2:3:1). Without H2O2, As(3+) was adsorbed and oxidized by Ca-Mn-Fe3O4 itself. It is suspected that As(3+) oxidation is due to H2O2 produced from CaO2. Mechanisms for As(3+) removal by Ca-Mn-Fe3O4 with and without H2O2 are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: shdo@ssu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Si-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Do
authors.affiliation: Chemical Analysis Division, National Forensic Service, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do 220-170, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D058085:Iron Compounds; D017895:Manganese Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; C016538:lime; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Adsorption; Arsenic; Catalyzed H(2)O(2); Ca–Mn–Fe(3)O(4); Immobilized Ca