Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution

Arsenic is one of the materials that has a worldwide concern because of its high toxicity and chronic effects on human health. The existence of arsenic as As (III) is about 56 times poisonous as As (V) and more difficult to process. The investigation takes the pyrite as an adsorbent to remove As (II...

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Main Authors: Guobao Chen, Zhangfu Zhu, Yong Qin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6290420
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description Arsenic is one of the materials that has a worldwide concern because of its high toxicity and chronic effects on human health. The existence of arsenic as As (III) is about 56 times poisonous as As (V) and more difficult to process. The investigation takes the pyrite as an adsorbent to remove As (III) from waste water. Different morphology and granularity of pyrite were synthesized by hydrothermal and liquid-phase precipitation methods, respectively. The findings show that the addition of pyrite nanoparticles to the solution provided highest As (III) removal efficiency of 88.53%. 1 gL−1 pyrite nanoparticles can reduce the concentration of arsenite in the waste water from an initial As content of 30 mgL−1 to 3.4 mgL−1 at pH 11. Under the similar operating conditions, the synthetic micropyrite and natural pyrite have a lower As (III) removal; both were less than 70%. In addition, the synthetic pyrite nanowires obtained 86.70% removal efficiency of arsenite. The results confirmed that the morphology and granularity of pyrite can significantly influence the adsorption of arsenite removal from aqueous solution.
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spelling doaj-art-e4106d27592a413690c0b1e9df195d692025-02-03T05:55:18ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422016-01-01201610.1155/2016/62904206290420Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous SolutionGuobao Chen0Zhangfu Zhu1Yong Qin2School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaSchool of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaSchool of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, ChinaArsenic is one of the materials that has a worldwide concern because of its high toxicity and chronic effects on human health. The existence of arsenic as As (III) is about 56 times poisonous as As (V) and more difficult to process. The investigation takes the pyrite as an adsorbent to remove As (III) from waste water. Different morphology and granularity of pyrite were synthesized by hydrothermal and liquid-phase precipitation methods, respectively. The findings show that the addition of pyrite nanoparticles to the solution provided highest As (III) removal efficiency of 88.53%. 1 gL−1 pyrite nanoparticles can reduce the concentration of arsenite in the waste water from an initial As content of 30 mgL−1 to 3.4 mgL−1 at pH 11. Under the similar operating conditions, the synthetic micropyrite and natural pyrite have a lower As (III) removal; both were less than 70%. In addition, the synthetic pyrite nanowires obtained 86.70% removal efficiency of arsenite. The results confirmed that the morphology and granularity of pyrite can significantly influence the adsorption of arsenite removal from aqueous solution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6290420
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Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
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title Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_full Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_fullStr Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_short Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_sort synthesis of pure micro and nanopyrite and their application for as iii removal from aqueous solution
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6290420
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