Sb(III) Removal by Granular Adsorbent Synthesized with Iron-Containing Water Treatment Residuals and Chitosan

Huiping Zeng, Yuwei Zeng, He Xu, Siqi Sun, Jie Zhang, Dong Li · 2024

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Huiping Zeng and a team of co-authors make a granular adsorbent to pull a toxic form of antimony from water, in two thousand twenty-four. Their material joins chitosan, a natural polymer, with iron-rich sludge left over from water treatment. That pairing turns a waste product into a cleaning tool.

Tests showed the grains are amorphous, with a large surface area that favors uptake. Acidity and salt levels in the water did not affect how well it worked. Uptake followed a standard surface model and rose with heat, taking place on its own. The main grip is a direct bond between antimony and the iron-oxygen surface. The authors offer the work as guidance for antimony removal.

Catalog record

CREATORHuiping Zeng, Yuwei Zeng, He Xu, Siqi Sun, Jie Zhang, Dong Li
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE38 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11598717

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