Mukhopadhyay, S. and Hashim, M.A. and Allen, M. and Sen Gupta, B. (2015) Arsenic removal from soil with high iron content using a natural surfactant and phosphate. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12 (2). pp. 617-632. ISSN 1735-1472, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-013-0441-7.
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Abstract
An environment friendly arsenic removal technique from contaminated soil with high iron content has been studied. A natural surfactant extracted from soapnut fruit, phosphate solution and their mixture was used separately as extractants. The mixture was most effective in desorbing arsenic, attaining above 70 efficiency in the pH range of 4-5. Desorption kinetics followed Elovich model. Micellar solubilization by soapnut and arsenic exchange mechanism by phosphate are the probable mechanisms behind arsenic desorption. Sequential extraction reveals that the mixed soapnut-phosphate system is effective in desorbing arsenic associated with amphoteric-Fe-oxide forms. No chemical change to the wash solutions was observed by Fourier transform-infrared spectra. Soil: solution ratio, surfactant and phosphate concentrations were found to affect the arsenic desorption process. Addition of phosphate boosted the performance of soapnut solution considerably. Response surface methodology approach predicted up to 80 desorption of arsenic from soil when treated with a mixture of approximate to 1.5 soapnut, approximate to 100 mM phosphate at a soil: solution ratio of 1: 30.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Ay6nb Times Cited:0 Cited References Count:56 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Soil washing, soapnut, phosphate, sapindus mukorossi, arsenic, metal-contaminated soils, competitive adsorption, organic-matter, extraction, speciation, kinetics, desorption, ph, biosurfactant, mobilization, |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jenal S |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2015 01:57 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2015 01:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/13779 |
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