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Removal of arsenic from groundwater by micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF)

Authors
Iqbal, JavedKim, Ho-JeongYang, Jung-SeokBaek, KitaeYang, Ji-Won
Issue Date
Jan-2007
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Keywords
arsenic; surfactant; ultrafiltration; post treatment; powdered activated carbon
Citation
CHEMOSPHERE, v.66, no.5, pp 970 - 976
Pages
7
Journal Title
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume
66
Number
5
Start Page
970
End Page
976
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kumoh/handle/2020.sw.kumoh/27188
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.06.005
ISSN
0045-6535
1879-1298
Abstract
The removal characteristics of arsenate using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) were investigated. Among four different cationic surfactants used, hexadecylpyridinium chloride (CPC) showed the highest removal efficiency of arsenic (96%), and the removal efficiency with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was 94%. But the removal efficiency with benzalkonium chloride (BC) was the lowest (57%) due to higher critical micelle concentration (CMC) of BC than those of other surfactants. Over 80% of arsenic was removed with octadecylamine acetate (ODA). On the effect of solution pH on the arsenic removal, since the valance of arsenate decreases from trivalent to monovalent as pH decreases, the removal was reduced at lower pH. The presence of 0.45 mM of nitrate and 0.01 mM of phosphate reduced the removal efficiency by 5-8%. This decrease was because of the competition between the arsenate, nitrate and phosphate for the binding sites of the surfactant micelle. Similar decrease in the removal of arsenate was observed with CPC, CTAB and ODA in the presence of these anions. In cross-flow filtration, the removal efficiency of arsenic was similar to that in the dead-end system. However, the decline in flux was less than that in dead-end filtration. In order to lower the concentration of the surfactant in the effluent, the effluent was treated with powdered activated carbon (PAC) before discharging to the environment. Over 98% surfactant was removed with 1 g l(-1) of PAC. In conclusions, the MEUF is considered as a feasible process using CPC or CTAB to remove the arsenate from groundwater compared with the other solid based adsorbent processes. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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