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Synthesis and characterization of Fe-MCM-41 from rice husk silica by hydrothermal technique for arsenate adsorption

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Rice husk (RH) agro-waste was used as a raw material for synthesizing mesoporous molecular sieves, MCM-41. The Fe-MCM-41 was prepared by the hydrothermal technique (HT), resulting in a higher surface area and crystallinity than when prepared under ambient conditions. In addition, a hexagonal structure was clearly seen with hydrothermal technique (HT) preparation. The adsorption of arsenate by HT-Fe-MCM-41 was investigated. The factors studied affecting arsenate adsorption capacity were ferric content in MCM-41, contact time, pH of solution, and initial arsenate concentration. It was found that HT-Fe-MCM-41 at the Si/Fe mole ratio of 10 gave the highest adsorption capacity. Arsenate adsorption reached equilibrium within 4 h. The adsorption capacity of HT-Fe-MCM-41 (Si/Fe = 10) was affected by the initial pH value and the initial arsenate concentration. The adsorption capacity was highest at pH 3 and decreased thereafter with increases in the pH of solution value. The Langmuir model fit the arsenate adsorption isotherm well. The maximum adsorption capacity for arsenate was 1,111 μg g−1.

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Financial support was provided by the International Environmental Research Center at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 10120, Thailand

    Kitirote Wantala, Bang-orn Srinameb & Nurak Grisdanurak

  2. International Environmental Research Center (IERC), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea

    Suthipong Sthiannopkao

  3. National Center of Excellence for Environmental and Hazardous Waste Management: Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Nurak Grisdanurak

  4. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea

    Kyoung Woong Kim

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Wantala, K., Sthiannopkao, S., Srinameb, Bo. et al. Synthesis and characterization of Fe-MCM-41 from rice husk silica by hydrothermal technique for arsenate adsorption. Environ Geochem Health 32, 261–266 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-010-9292-z

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