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Removal of nitrate by zero-valent iron and pillared bentonite.
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Journal of hazardous materials [J Hazard Mater] 2010 Feb 15; Vol. 174 (1-3), pp. 188-93. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Sep 16. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The pillared bentonite prepared by intercalating poly(hydroxo Al(III)) cations into bentonite interlayers was used together with Fe(0) for removing nitrate in column experiments. The obvious synergetic effect on nitrate removal was exhibited through uniformly mixing the pillared bentonite with Fe(0). In such a mixing manner, the nitrate was 100% removed, and the removal efficiency was much higher than the simple summation of adsorption by the pillared bentonite and reduction by Fe(0). The influencing factors such as bentonite type, amount of the pillared bentonite and initial pH of nitrate solutions were investigated. In this uniform mixture, the pillared bentonite could adsorb nitrate ions, and facilitated the mass transfer of nitrate onto Fe(0) surface, then accelerated the nitrate reduction. The pillared bentonite could also act as the proton-donor, and helped to keep the complete nitrate removal for at least 10h even when the nitrate solution was fed at nearly neutral pH.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-3336
- Volume :
- 174
- Issue :
- 1-3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of hazardous materials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19883977
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.035