Arsenic and Antimony Removal from Water by Zirconium-Coated Water Treatment Plant Sludge

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 317 - 339, 15.06.2022

Berna Kavacık , Deniz Dölgen

https://doi.org/10.31466/kfbd.1063741

Abstract

In this study, the reuse potential of drinking water treatment sludge as an adsorbent was investigated for the removal of arsenic and antimony. A sludge-derived adsorbent, zirconium oxide-coated sludge, was produced by using thermal treatment and zirconium oxide coating processes, and characterization of the adsorbent was investigated. The results showed that zirconium oxide-coated sludge was mainly amorphous and had a high surface area (170 m2g-1). Batch adsorption tests were performed to specify the optimum conditions for arsenic removal. The study revealed that the removal of As (T) was best achieved at pH 3. The initial arsenic concentration descended from 50 μgL-1 to the 0.25 μgL-1 at contact time, 180 min, with the adsorbent dose of 1 gL-1. The isotherm data fitted fine to the Freundlich isotherm model, and adsorption capacity was found to be 7.38 mgg-1. The pseudo-second order model fitted well with the experimental data (R2≥ 0.999). Column performance for arsenic and antimony removal in a fixed bed under continuous flow conditions was also studied. The adsorption process behavior was described successfully by Thomas and Yoon–Nelson models, indicating that the models were suitable for a zirconium oxide-coated sludge fix-bed column design.

Keywords

Adsorption, Antimony, Arsenic, Drinking water treatment sludge, Zirconium oxide coating

Supporting Institution

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi

Project Number

BAP 2018.KB.FEN.036

Thanks

This study was supported by Dokuz Eylül University, Scientific Research Project Program (Project No: BAP 2018.KB.FEN.036).

Zirkonyum Kaplı Su Arıtma Tesisi Çamurları ile Sudan Arsenik ve Antimon Giderimi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, arsenik ve antimon gideriminde içme suyu arıtma çamurlarının adsorban olarak yeniden kullanım potansiyeli araştırılmıştır. Zirkonyum oksit kaplı çamur termal arıtım ve zirkonyum oksit kaplama prosesleriyle üretilmiş ve adsorbanın karakterizasyonu araştırılmıştır. Sonuçlar, zirkonyum oksit kaplı çamurun ağırlıklı olarak amorf olduğu ve yüksek yüzey alanına (170 m2g-1) sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Arsenik gideriminde optimum koşulların belirlenmesi amacıyla kesikli adsorpsiyon deneyleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Deney sonucunda optimum pH 3 olarak elde edilmiş, 1 gL-1 adsorban dozunda 180 dk. temas süresinde arsenik konsantrasyonu 50 μgL-1 den 0.25 μgL-1’ye düşmüştür. İzoterm verisi Freundlich izoterm modeline uymuş ve adsorpsiyon kapasitesi 7.38 mgg-1 olarak bulunmuştur. Deneysel verilerin yalancı ikinci derece kinetiğe uyum sağladığı (R2≥ 0.999) saptanmıştır. Ayrıca sürekli akış koşullarında sabit yataklı kolonda arsenik ve antimon gideriminin kolon performansı araştırılmıştır. Adsorpsiyon proses davranışının Thomas ve Yoon–Nelson modelleri tarafından başarıyla tanımlanması, modellerin sabit yataklı kolon dizaynında zirkonyum oksit kaplı çamur için uygun olduğunu göstermektedir. 

Keywords

Adsorpsiyon, Antimon, Arsenik, İçme suyu arıtma çamuru, Zirkonyum oksit kaplama

Project Number

BAP 2018.KB.FEN.036

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