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Treatment of Aqueous Arsenite Using Modified Biomass-Based Sorbent

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Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 (CSCE 2022)

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The occurrence of high concentrations of arsenic (As) in water has been recognized as a global health and environmental problem. Sorption is regarded as a promising As treatment method due to its simplicity and potential for high efficiency. Canada has a strong agricultural industry that produces waste products that can be converted to value-added products. Considering the availability of agricultural residue in Canada, the cost of the sorption process can be decreased by using agricultural residue-based sorbents (biosorbents) as an eco-friendly alternative for commercial sorbents. In this study, sorption of arsenite, As(III), from aqueous solutions onto Fe oxide-modified canola straw (MCS) was investigated. The results showed that the negligible As(III) sorption capacity of raw canola straw increased significantly to 791 µg/g after modification in the removal of As(III) from a 1000 µg/L solution. Studying the effect of solution pH showed that As(III) sorption capacity of MCS increased by increasing the solution pH from 3 to 10. A kinetic study showed that about 66% of the ultimate sorption capacity was reached within four hours. The sorption kinetic data was best represented by pseudo-second-order and Elovich models suggesting that chemisorption may be the rate-determining step of the sorption process. The isothermal data of As(III) sorption followed Freundlich and Redlich–Peterson models indicating a hybrid adsorption mechanism with a higher probability of a multilayer heterogeneous adsorption. Studying the effect of co-existing anions in the solution upon the As(III) removal efficiency of MCS indicated a significant antagonistic impact of selenate (SeO42−), selenite (SeO32−), and phosphate (PO43−). However, the effect of nitrate (NO3−) and chloride (Cl−) on As(III) removal efficiency was insignificant, indicating that inner-sphere complexation was the leading mechanism in As(III) sorption.

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The research was financially supported by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund and two NSERC Discovery Grants (K. McPhedran and J. Soltan). Kh. Zoroufchi Benis is supported by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Saskatchewan Opportunity Scholarship.

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  3. Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Khaled Zoroufchi Benis, Kerry McPhedran & Jafar Soltan

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Zoroufchi Benis, K., McPhedran, K., Soltan, J. (2023). Treatment of Aqueous Arsenite Using Modified Biomass-Based Sorbent. In: Gupta, R., et al. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022. CSCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 363. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_61

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