Engineering application of activated alumina adsorption dams for emergency treatment of arsenic-contaminated rivers

A batch of lab-based adsorption experiments were performed to investigate the arsenic (As) removal efficacy by activated alumina. Four factors including contact time, pH, initial As concentration and different coexisting ions were examined. The adsorbent made of activated alumina (AA) with particles...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 36(2015), 21 vom: 30., Seite 2755-62
1. Verfasser: Dou, Junfeng (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Qin, Wei, Ding, Aizhong, Xie, En, Zheng, Lei, Ding, Wencheng
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article activated alumina adsorption dams arsenic removal arsenic-contaminated river engineering application Water Pollutants, Chemical Aluminum Oxide LMI26O6933
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Zusammenfassung:A batch of lab-based adsorption experiments were performed to investigate the arsenic (As) removal efficacy by activated alumina. Four factors including contact time, pH, initial As concentration and different coexisting ions were examined. The adsorbent made of activated alumina (AA) with particles of 2-4 mm diameter showed a high As removal efficiency and the As concentrations of the samples were below 0.05 mg/L when the hydraulic retention time (HRT) was operated above 5 min. The As concentrations of the samples could remain below 0.05 mg/L for 30 days. A series of AA adsorption dams coupled with several other supporting adsorption techniques were employed for As-contaminated river restoration. The engineering project functioned well, and the effluent As concentration was below 0.05 mg/L when the influent was between 0.2 and 0.7 mg/L, which met the discharge requirement of the Surface Water Quality Standards criteria III in China. The results demonstrated that AA adsorption dams could be applied for emergency treatments of small- or medium-sized rivers contaminated with As
Beschreibung:Date Completed 24.06.2016
Date Revised 24.09.2015
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2015.1046950