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Evaluating the effectiveness of a hybrid sorbent resin in removing fluoride from water

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In some regions of the world, the concentration of fluoride in groundwater is high. To reduce the amount of fluoride to acceptable drinking water standard, it is highly recommended to treat the water. Fluoride adsorption in aqueous solution by a hybrid resin was studied in this research because of its functional groups likeness with goethite. Kinetic data showed that F adsorption was rapid in the beginning and maximum uptake occurred in within 10 min and equilibrium reached within 100 min. The experimental results showed that fluoride adsorption was influenced by pH of solution and optimum operating pH was in the range of 3 to 5.5. Langmuir model was applicable to the present study and F ions were exchanged with hydroxide ions in nano-scaled structure on the surface of sorbent. This adsorbent with 61 % efficiency is suitable for the regions where F concentration is less than 4 mg/L.

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  1. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

    M. Rahmani Boldaji (M.Sc. student), S. Dobaradaran (Ph.D. candidate) & S. S. Hosseini B.Sc.

  2. School of Public Health and Center for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

    A. H. Mahvi (Assisstant professor)

  3. Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran

    S. Dobaradaran (Ph.D. candidate)

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Boldaji, M.R., Mahvi, A.H., Dobaradaran, S. et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of a hybrid sorbent resin in removing fluoride from water. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 6, 629–632 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03326103

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