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Synthesis of porous hydroxysodalite from aluminosilicate rich clay soils: application towards fluoride and pathogen removal

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This article discussed the potential application of hydrothermally synthesized porous hydroxysodalite material synthesized from aluminosilicate clay material as a multifunctional adsorbent for fluoride and pathogen removal from groundwater. The efficiency of the material towards fluoride removal was evaluated using batch experiments while the efficacy against the E. coli strain was evaluated using well-assay diffusion method. The material showed a maximum fluoride adsorption capacity of 6.01 mg/g at initial concentration range of 5 to 100 mg/L when 1 g/100 mL adsorbent dosage was used at initial pH of 6 ± 0.5 after agitation time of 10 min. The adsorption kinetics data fitted better to pseudo first order of reaction kinetics indicating the dominance of physiosorption adsorption mechanism while the adsorption isotherm data showed better fit to both Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm model confirming monolayer and multilayer adsorption. The material was successfully regenerated and reused for up to eight successive regeneration-reuse cycles. However, its efficiency was inhibited by the presence of Cl− and CO32−. The material also proven to have antimicrobial activity against E. coli strain. This study concluded that the porous hydroxysodalite material prepared in this study can be used as a multifunctional adsorbent for fluoride and pathogen removal from groundwater.

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We acknowledge the financial support from University of Venda, Water Research Commission South Africa and Prof Gitari’s DHET Research Incentives (Cost Centre P118). Water Research Commission,University of Venda

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  1. Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture, Environmental Remediation and Nano Science Research Group (ENVIREN), University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa

    Wilson Mugera Gitari, Olumuyiwa Adewale Obijole & Rabelani Mudzielwana

  2. School of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Technical University of Kenya, P.O. Box 52428 Haile Selassie Avenue, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya

    Wilson Mugera Gitari

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All authors contributed to the study concept development and design, experiments and data collection (Olumuyiwa A. Obijole; R Mudzielwana); data processing (R Mudzielwana) supervision (Wilson M Gitari), first draft of manuscript (Olumuyiwa A. Obijole), final draft of manuscript (R Mudzielwana and W. M Gitari).

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Gitari, W.M., Obijole, O.A. & Mudzielwana, R. Synthesis of porous hydroxysodalite from aluminosilicate rich clay soils: application towards fluoride and pathogen removal. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 22483–22493 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23575-8

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