화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.3, 887-896, May, 2014
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.06.019  Export Citation
Preparation of microporous activated carbon and its modification for arsenic removal from water
Mohammad Asadullah1, 2, †, Israt Jahan2, Mohammad Boshir Ahmed2, Pasilatun Adawiyah1, Nur Hanina Malek1, and Mohammad Sahedur Rahman2
  • 1Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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Arsenic removal from water was investigated using activated carbon. The chemical activated carbon (CAC) prepared using H3PO4 from jute stick largely featured micropore structure with surface functional groups, while meso- and macropore structures were mainly developed in physical activated carbon (PAC). The CAC and PAC reduced arsenic concentration to 45 and 55 μg L^(-1), respectively, from 100 μg L^(-1) while iron-loaded CAC reduced to 3 μg L^(-1), which is lower than the upper permissible limit (10 μg L^(-1)). The micropore structure of CAC along with complexation affinity of iron species towards arsenic species attributed to enhanced separation of arsenic.
Keywords:Activated carbon;Iron-loaded activated carbon;Arsenic contamination;Water pollution;Filtration
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