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Removal of arsenic from arsenic-containing solution in a three-dimensional electrode reactor

三维电极反应器电吸附深度处理含砷废水

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Deep treatment, a method for further reducing the content of a target substance, for toxic arsenic (As) from water is vital to reduce environmental pollution and ensure human health. Here, we employed electrosorption of As(V) from water in a self-made three-dimensional reactor with granular activated carbon (GAC). The As(V) concentration can be decreased from 0.5 to 0.032 mg/L under optimal conditions, and all of the As practically presented as H2AsO4− without As(III), indicating that there was no redox reaction. After kinetic studies and comparisons of pseudo-second-order kinetic, intra-particle diffusion and Boyd models, the electrosorption could be divided into three steps: internal diffusion from the surface of materials to internal pores, liquid film diffusion from the solution to the surface of materials, and the closure of the entire adsorption process to the equilibrium state. In order to verify the cyclic performance of this process, electrosorption-electrodesorption process research was carried out, and it was found that after 8 cycles, the concentration in the effluent was still only 0.098 mg/L, which was lower than the limitation. Above all, both removal efficiency and disposal of adsorption materials should be ameliorated even though As(V) could be removed in depth and recycled.

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水环境中砷的深度处理对减少环境污染和确保人类健康至关重要。自制了三维电极反应器, 以 活性炭颗粒为粒子电极材料, 采用电吸附和物理/化学吸附联合模式实现As(V)的深度处理。经优化后, As(V)浓度可从0.5 mg/L 降至0.032 mg/L, 且均以H2AsO4−形式存在, 无As(III), 表明不存在氧化还原 反应。动力学研究发现, 电吸附过程可分为三步:从溶液到电极材料表面的液膜扩散过程、从电极材 料表面到内部孔隙的内扩散过程和电吸附接近平衡状态。为验证该工艺的循环性能, 开展了电吸附-电 脱附工艺研究, 发现经过8 次循环后, 出水浓度仍仅为 0.098 mg/L(低于0.1 mg/L的标准限值), 实现了 含砷废水的高效深度处理, 但去除效率需提升、吸附后材料的处理仍需改进。

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    Yong-jian Luo  (罗永健), Yun-yan Wang  (王云燕), Zi-tong He  (何紫彤), Huan Xu  (许欢) & Zhu-mei Sun  (孙竹梅)

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Luo, Yj., Wang, Yy., He, Zt. et al. Removal of arsenic from arsenic-containing solution in a three-dimensional electrode reactor. J. Cent. South Univ. 31, 443–459 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-024-5587-6

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