Selenite Adsorption and Reduction via Iron(II) Impregnated Activated Carbon Produced from the Phosphoric Acid Activation of Construction Waste Wood

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Chemical activation of waste materials, to form activated carbon, (AC) is complicated by the large amounts of chemical activating agents required and wastewater produced. To address these problems, we have developed an optimized process for producing AC, by phosphoric acid activation of construction waste. Waste wood from construction sites was ground and treated with an optimized phosphoric acid digestion and activation that resulted in high surface areas (> 2000 m2/g) and a greater recovery of phosphoric acid. Subsequently the phosphoric acid activated carbon (PAC), was functionalized with iron salts and evaluated for its efficacy on the adsorption of selenite and selenate. Total phosphoric acid recovery was 96.7% for waste wood activated with 25% phosphoric acid at a 1:1 ratio, which is a substantially higher phosphoric acid recovery, than previous literature findings. Post activation impregnation of iron salts resulted in iron(II) species adsorbed to the PAC surface. The iron(II) chloride impregnated AC removed up to 11.41 ± 0.502 mg selenium per g Iron-PAC. Competitive ions such as sulfate and nitrate had little effect on selenium adsorption, however, phosphate concentration did negatively impact the selenium uptake at high phosphate levels. At 250 ppm, approximately 75% of adsorption capacity of both the selenate and the selenite solutions was lost, although selenium was still preferentially adsorbed. Peak adsorption occurred between a pH of 4 and 11, with a complete loss of adsorption at a pH of 13.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:85

Enthalten in:

Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology - 85(2023), 4 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 485-497

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Strong, Oliver K L [VerfasserIn]
France, Hamant E [VerfasserIn]
Scotland, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Vreugdenhil, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16291-96-6
Charcoal
E1UOL152H7
E4GA8884NN
F6A27P4Q4R
Ferrous Compounds
H6241UJ22B
HV0Y51NC4J
Iron
Journal Article
Phosphates
Phosphoric acid
Salts
Selenic Acid
Selenious Acid
Selenium
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 15.11.2023

Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00244-023-01032-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363100717