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  • Title: Enhancement of ball-miling on pyrite/zero-valent iron for arsenic removal in water: A mechanistic study.
    Author: Du M, Zhang Y, Zeng X, Kuang H, Huang S.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2020 Jun; 249():126130. PubMed ID: 32058134.
    Abstract:
    In this study, the effect of ball milling on pyrite (FeS2) promoting arsenic (As) removal by zero-valent iron (Fe0) was investigated. The influences of different mass ratios of ball-milled FeS2/Fe0, the dosage of ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 used and initial pH value were evaluated by batch experiments. The results showed that the ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 system had a higher total As removal efficiency than the mixed FeS2-Fe0 system, ball-milled FeS2 and ball-milled Fe0 systems in equal mass. Higher As removal efficiency in ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 system was primarily related to the accelerated corrosion of Fe0, which was supported by the determination of total Fe2+ release and electrochemical experiments. SEM-EDS and XPS characterizations revealed that there were iron sulfides (Fe(II)-S and Fe(III)-S) produced on the surface of Fe0 in ball-milled FeS2/Fe0, which could facilitate the electron transfer of Fe0 and enhanced the corrosion of it. BET test also indicated that ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 possessed a higher specific surface area than ball-milled Fe0. In addition, the results also showed the optimum mass ratio of FeS2 and Fe0 in ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 to remove As ([As(III)] = 2 mg/L) was 1:1, and the optimum dosage was 0.5 g/L, thereby indicating the optimal As:Fe0 molar ratio was about 1:168. And the removal rate of As by ball-milled FeS2/Fe0 was faster in acidic condition than that in alkaline condition. These findings suggest that Fe0-based arsenic removal efficiency can be enhanced by ball-milling with FeS2, making it more feasible for remediation of arsenic-polluted water.
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