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HERO ID
193381
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Arsenic removal from water employing heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO2 immobilized in PET bottles
Author(s)
Fostier, AH; Pereira, MDS; Rath, S; Guimaraes, JR
Year
2008
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemosphere
ISSN:
0045-6535
EISSN:
1879-1298
Volume
72
Issue
2
Page Numbers
319-324
Language
English
PMID
18342358
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.01.067
Web of Science Id
WOS:000256737900024
Abstract
Arsenic oxidation (As(III) to As(V)) and As(V) removal from water were assessed by using TiO2 immobilized in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles in the presence of natural sunlight and iron salts. The effect of many parameters was sequentially studied: TiO2 concentration of the coating solution, Fe(III) concentration, pH, solar irradiation time; dissolved organic carbon concentration. The final conditions (TiO2 concentration of the coating solution: 10%; Fe(II): 7.0 mg l(-1); solar exposure time: 120 min) were applied to natural water samples spiked with 500 mu g l(-1) As(III) in order to verify the influence of natural water matrix. After treatment, As(III) and total As concentrations were lower than the limit of quantitation (2 mu g l(-1)) of the voltammetric method used, showing a removal over 99%, and giving evidence that As(III) was effectively oxidized to As(V). The results obtained demonstrated that TiO2 can be easily immobilized on a PET surface in order to perform As(III) oxidation in water and that this TiO2 immobilization, combined with coprecipitation of arsenic on Fe(III) hydroxides(oxides) could be an efficient way for inorganic arsenic removal from groundwaters. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
arsenic; photocatalysis; oxidation; water treatment
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