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  • Title: Arsenic (III,V) removal from aqueous solution by ultrafine α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles synthesized from solvent thermal method.
    Author: Tang W, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK.
    Journal: J Hazard Mater; 2011 Aug 15; 192(1):131-8. PubMed ID: 21684075.
    Abstract:
    Ultrafine iron oxide (α-Fe(2)O(3)) nanoparticles were synthesized by a solvent thermal process and used to remove arsenic ions from both lab-prepared and natural water samples. The α-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles assumed a near-sphere shape with an average size of about 5 nm. They aggregated into a highly porous structure with a high specific surface area of ∼ 162 m(2)/g, while their surface was covered by high-affinity hydroxyl groups. The arsenic adsorption experiment results demonstrated that they were effective, especially at low equilibrium arsenic concentrations, in removing both As(III) and As(V) from lab-prepared and natural water samples. Near the neutral pH, the adsorption capacities of the α-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles on As(III) and As(V) from lab-prepared samples were found to be no less than 95 mg/g and 47 mg/g, respectively. In the presence of most competing ions, these α-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles maintained their arsenic adsorption capacity even at very high competing anion concentrations. Without the pre-oxidation and/or the pH adjustment, these α-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles effectively removed both As(III) and As(V) from a contaminated natural lake water sample to meet the USEPA drinking water standard for arsenic.
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