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Comparison of Arsenic Adsorption on Goethite and Amorphous Ferric Oxyhydroxide in Water

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Except for the specific surface area and pore size, the hydroxyl groups on the surface of the ferric oxides were determined as the key factor in arsenic adsorption in this study. Two synthetic mesoporous ferric oxides, amorphous ferric oxyhydroxide (AFO) and goethite, were used to adsorb As(III) and As(V) in aqueous solution. The experimental results showed that the AFO had a higher hydroxyl group density, resulting in a higher arsenic adsorption capacity than that on the goethite for both As(III) and As(V). Also, it was found that the adsorption of As(III) on both the goethite and AFO was faster than that of As(V), and the adsorption rate fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetics. The findings indicated a promising modification of adsorbents for arsenic remediation.

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This work received financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under the project nos. 51474167 and 51674183.

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  1. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China

    Man Zhang, Min Dai, Ling Xia & Shaoxian Song

  2. Doctorado Institucional de Ingeniería y Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Av. Sierra Leona 530, 78210, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

    Min Dai & Shaoxian Song

  3. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China

    Ling Xia

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Zhang, M., Dai, M., Xia, L. et al. Comparison of Arsenic Adsorption on Goethite and Amorphous Ferric Oxyhydroxide in Water. Water Air Soil Pollut 228, 427 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3602-3

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