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Modification Effects of Hematite with Aluminum Hydroxide on the Removal of Fluoride Ions from Water

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The modification effects of hematite with aluminum hydroxide were investigated on the removal of fluoride ions from water using batch experiments. The effects of pH, contact time, fluoride concentration, and the dose of sorbent on the sorption of fluoride ions by a modified hematite were studied. Characterization of hematite before and after the modification with aluminum hydroxide was studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller. Equilibrium was reached in 48 h of contact time and the maximum sorption of fluoride was found in the pHeq range between 2.34 and 6.26. The Elovich model described the kinetic sorption processes and the Langmuir–Freundlich model, the sorption isotherm process. These results indicated that the sorption mechanism was chemisorption on a heterogeneous material.

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We acknowledge financial support from CONACYT, project 131174Q and scholarship Grant No. 328367 for ATS and thanks Guadalupe Vazquez Mejia for drinking water characterization.

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  1. Departamento de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, A. P. 18-1027, Col. Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11801, México, DF, Mexico

    A. Teutli-Sequeira & Marcos Solache-Ríos

  2. Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón y Tollocan s/n., C.P. 50000, Toluca Estado de México, Mexico

    A. Teutli-Sequeira & P. Balderas-Hernández

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Teutli-Sequeira, A., Solache-Ríos, M. & Balderas-Hernández, P. Modification Effects of Hematite with Aluminum Hydroxide on the Removal of Fluoride Ions from Water. Water Air Soil Pollut 223, 319–327 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0860-3

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