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Investigation of arsenic removal from aqueous solution through selective sorption and nanofiber-based filters

DOMINCOVÁ BERGEROVÁ, E. KIMMER, D. KOVÁŘOVÁ, M. LOVECKÁ, L. VINCENT, I. ADAMEC, V. KÖBÖLOVÁ, K. SEDLAŘÍK, V.

Original Title

Investigation of arsenic removal from aqueous solution through selective sorption and nanofiber-based filters

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Background This research paper focuses on removing of arsenic from contaminated water via a nanofibrous polymeric microfiltration membrane, applied in prospective combination with an inorganic sorbent based on iron oxide hydroxide FeO(OH). Materials and methods Nanofibrous materials were prepared by electrospinning from polyurethane selected by an adsorption test. The chemical composition (FTIR), morphology (SEM, porometry) and hydrophilicity (contact angle) of the prepared nanostructured material were characterized. The process of eliminating arsenic from the contaminated water was monitored by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The adsorption efficiency of the nanofibrous material and the combination with FeO(OH) was determined, the level of arsenic anchorage on the adsorption filter was assessed by a rinsing test and the selectivity of adsorption in arsenic contaminated mineral water was examined. Results It was confirmed that the hydrophilic aromatic polyurethane of ester type PU918 is capable of capturing arsenic by complexation on nitrogen in its polymer chains. The maximum As removal efficiency was around 62 %. Arsenic was tightly anchored to the polymeric adsorbent. The adsorption process was sufficiently selective. Furthermore, it was found that the addition of even a small amount of FeO(OH) (0.5 g) to the nanofiber filter would increase the efficiency of As removal by 30 %. Conclusions The presented results showed that an adsorption filter based on a polyurethane nanostructured membrane added with an inorganic adsorbent FeO(OH) is a suitable way for the elimination of arsenic from water. However, it is necessary to ensure perfect contact between the surface of the nanostructure and the filtered medium.

Keywords

Arsenic; Adsorptive filtration; Polyurethane; Iron oxide hydroxide

Authors

DOMINCOVÁ BERGEROVÁ, E.; KIMMER, D.; KOVÁŘOVÁ, M.; LOVECKÁ, L.; VINCENT, I.; ADAMEC, V.; KÖBÖLOVÁ, K.; SEDLAŘÍK, V.

Released

21. 6. 2021

Publisher

Springer

Location

DORDRECHT

ISBN

2052-336X

Periodical

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Year of study

19

Number

2

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

14

Pages count

14

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40201-021-00691-0

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203043

BibTex

@article{BUT171979,
  author="Eva {Domincová Bergerová} and Dušan {Kimmer} and Miroslava {Kovářová} and Lenka {Lovecká} and Ivo {Vincent} and Vladimír {Adamec} and Klaudia {Köbölová} and Vladimír {Sedlařík}",
  title="Investigation of arsenic removal from aqueous solution through selective sorption and nanofiber-based filters",
  journal="Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering",
  year="2021",
  volume="19",
  number="2",
  pages="1--14",
  doi="10.1007/s40201-021-00691-0",
  issn="2052-336X",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40201-021-00691-0"
}