Arsenic Removal from Groundwater by Goethite Impregnated Calcium Alginate Beads
2015
Basu, H. | Singhal, R. K. | Pimple, M. V. | Reddy, A. V. R.
In the present work, goethite (α-FeO(OH)) impregnated calcium alginate (Cal-Alg-Goe) beads were used to sorb the arsenic from groundwater without disturbing its physicochemical characteristics. Beads were formed by dropwise addition of homogenized mixer of goethite and 4 % sodium alginate solution in 0.2 M CaCl₂solution. Charge, size, and morphology of sorbents were characterized by using various techniques. The results of batch sorption experiments suggest that Cal-Alg-Goe beads are very effective for removal of arsenic in the pH range 3.0 to 7.5, and sorption was more than 95 % in the concentration range of 10–10,000 ng mL⁻¹. Beads were successfully tested for groundwater samples collected from areas having elevated levels of arsenic. Equilibrium sorption follows Langmuir isotherm model, and the maximum arsenic uptake calculated was 30.44 mg g⁻¹. The sorption kinetics could be explained by pseudo-first-order model, and the time needed for equilibrium was 24 h.
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