Removal of aqueous rare earth elements (REEs) using nano-iron based materials

S. Unal Yesiller; A.E. Erog˘lu; T. Shahwan

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.3, 898-907, May, 2013

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2012.11.005 Export Citation

Removal of aqueous rare earth elements (REEs) using nano-iron based materials

S. Unal Yesiller, A.E. Erog˘lu, and T. Shahwan^{1, †}

Department of Chemistry, I˙zmir Institute of Technology, Urla 35430, I˙zmir, Turkey
¹Department of Chemistry, Birzeit University, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, Korea

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The uptake of REEs was investigated using nano-zero valent iron (nZVI) and alumina-supported nZVI (AlnZVI). The results indicated fast uptake, with saturation approached within 10 min of contact between solutions and solids. Upon using nZVI, the uptake of REEs seemed to be quantitative over the studied range of concentration; 1.0-100.0 mg L^(-1). When Al-nZVI was used, complete removal was achieved within the range of 1.0-10.0 mg L^(-1). The solids demonstrated stable performance beyond pH of 2.0, up to neutral pH conditions. Fractionation of REEs on Al-nZVI was observed. The REE ions seem to be fixed to oxide and oxyhydroxide surface groups.

Keywords:Rare earth elements;nZVI;Iron oxide;Alumina;Al-nZVI;Uptake

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[Referenced By]

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[2] http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5094/pdf/sir2011-5094.pdf (accessed 26.09.12).

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[7] Moller P, Dulski P, Luck J, Spectrochimica Acta Part B., 47, 1379 (1992)

[8] Pasinli T, Erog˘lu AE, Shahwan T, Analytica Chimica Acta., 547, 42 (2005)

[9] Andre` s Y, Texier AC, Le Cloirec P, Environmental Technology., 24, 1367 (2003)

[10] Yan W, Herzing AA, Kiely CJ, Zhang WX, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology., 118, 96 (2010)

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[12] Shin KH, Cha DK, Chemosphere., 72, 257 (2008)

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[14] Shahwan T, Abu Sirriah S, Nairat M, Boyaci E, Eroglu AE, Scott TB, Hallam KR, Chem. Eng. J., 172(1), 258 (2011)

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[20] Koeppenkastrop D, De Carlo EH, Chemical Geology., 95, 251 (1992)

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