Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe3O4 nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater
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Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe3O4 nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater
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Raj Mukhopadhyay, Tapan Adhikari, Binoy Sarkar, Arijit Barman, Ranjan Paul, Ashok K. Patra, Parbodh C. Sharma, Parveen Kumar |
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Nitrate pollution Water alkalinity Nano-bentonite Oxyanion adsorption Wastewater treatment
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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 nanobentonite 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 nanobentonite make it attractive for NO3 − and HCO3 − removal from contaminated wastewater with significant environmental and economic benefits. Not Available |
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2019-10-15T04:02:02Z
2019-10-15T04:02:02Z 1001-01-01 |
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Research Paper
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Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/23359 |
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English
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