Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe3O4 nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater

Mukhopadhyay, Raj and Adhikari, Tapan and Sarkar, Binoy and Barman, Arijit and Paul, Ranjan and Patra, Ashok K. and Sharma, Parbodh C. and Kumar, Parveen (2019) Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe3O4 nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 376. pp. 141-152. ISSN 0304-3894

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Abstract

Nitrate (NO3−) and bicarbonate (HCO3−) are harmful for the water quality and can potentially create negative impacts to aquatic organisms, crops and humans. This study deals with the removal of NO3− and HCO3− from contaminated wastewater using Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite and Fe3O4 nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, surface area measurement and particle size analysis revealed that the adsorbents fall under the nano-scale size range with high specific surface area, and Fe was successfully exchanged in the nano-bentonite clay. The kinetics of adsorption was well defined by pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order kinetic models for both NO3− and HCO3−. The Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite was a better performing adsorbent of the oxyanions than Fe3O4 nanoparticles. According to the Sips isothermal model, the Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite exhibited the highest NO3− and HCO3− adsorption potential of 64.76 mg g-1 and 9.73 meq g-1, respectively, while the respective values for Fe3O4 nanoparticles were 49.90 mg g-1 and 3.07 meq g-1. Thus, inexpensiveness and easy preparation process of Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite make it attractive for NO3− and HCO3− removal from contaminated wastewater with significant environmental and economic benefits.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2307
Subjects:
?? NANO-BENTONITENITRATE POLLUTIONOXYANION ADSORPTIONWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER ALKALINITYENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRYWASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSALPOLLUTIONHEALTH, TOXICOLOGY AND MUTAGENESIS ??
ID Code:
140134
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Deposited On:
14 Jan 2020 16:00
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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17 Sep 2023 02:44