Biomimetic System for the Application of Nanomaterials in Fluid Purification: Removal of Arsenic with Ferrihydrite.

ABSTRACT: The use of nanomaterials has transformed fields such as medicine and electronics. However, aggregation of nanomaterials in aqueous solutions, difficult recovery of spent nano-adsorbents from reactors, and a tremendous pressure loss caused by nano-adsorbents in adsorption columns have prevented the wide-scale use of nano-adsorbents in industrial applications for water purification. An over-reliance on traditional adsorption media for fluid purification practices has slowed innovation in this field. This study serves as a proof of concept for a new approach in utilizing nano-adsorbents in water treatment. A system based on the concept of renal dialysis was used to treat a solution of arsenite using two-line ferrihydrite (Fh) under environmental conditions. The performance was compared to tra

SUBMITTER: Atmatzidis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7098051 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature