Remediation of arsenic-contaminated soil using nanoscale schwertmannite synthesized by persulfate oxidation with carboxymethyl cellulose stabilization

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Schwertmannite (SCH) is a promising material for adsorbing inorganic arsenic (As). We synthesized SCH nanoparticles (nano-SCH) via a modified chemical oxidation method and investigated the application of nano-SCH for the remediation of As-contaminated soils. The production of nano-SCH was successfully prepared using the persulfate oxidation method with carboxymethyl cellulose stabilization. The spherical structure of the nano-SCH particles had an average hydrodynamic diameter of 296 nm with high specific surface areas (108.9 m2/g). Compared with SCH synthesized via the H2O2 oxidation method, the percentage of Fe3+ precipitation in nano-SCH synthesis increased from 63.2% to 84.1%. The inorganic As adsorption capacity of nano-SCH improved by 2.27 times at solution pH = 6. After remediation of heavily As-contaminated soils by using 5% nano-SCH, the leachability of inorganic As rapidly decreased to 0.01% in 30 d. Correspondingly, the immobilization efficiencies of inorganic As in soil reached >99.9%. The inorganic As fractions in treated soil shifted from specifically and nonspecifically bound forms to amorphous and crystalline hydrous oxide-bound fractions. After treatment with 5% nano-SCH for 60 d, soil pH slightly decreased from 5.47 to 4.94; by contrast, soil organic matter content increased by 20.9%. Simultaneously, dehydrogenase concentration in soil decreased by 22.4%-34.7% during the remediation process. These changes in soil properties and As immobilization jointly decreased microbial activity and initiated the re-establishment of bacterial communities in the soil. In summary, this study presents a novel and high-productivity technology for nano-SCH synthesis and confirms the high As immobilization effectiveness of nano-SCH in the remediation of As-contaminated soils.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:244

Enthalten in:

Environmental research - 244(2024) vom: 01. Feb., Seite 117937

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yujie [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Long [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Qianyu [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Zhu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Gaosheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arsenic
BBX060AN9V
Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium
Hydrogen Peroxide
Immobilization
Inorganic arsenic
Iron Compounds
Journal Article
K679OBS311
Microorganism
N712M78A8G
Schwertmannite
Schwertmannite nanoparticles
Soil
Soil Pollutants
Soil properties

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envres.2023.117937

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366006541