Removal of tetracycline from water by Fe-Mn binary oxide

Significant concerns have been raised over the presence of antibiotics including tetracyclines in aquatic environments.A series of FeMn binary oxide with different Fe：Mn molar ratios was synthesized by a simultaneous oxidation and coprecipitation process for TC removal.Results showed that Fe-Mn binary oxide had higher removal efficiency than that of hydrous iron oxide and hydrous manganese oxide,and that the oxide with a Fe：Mn molar ratio of 5：1 was the best in removal than other molar ratios.The tetracycline removal was highly pH dependent.The removal of tetracycline decreased with the increase of initial concentration,but the absolute removal quantity was more at high concentration.The presence of cations and anions such as Ca2＋,Mg2＋,CO32-and SO42-had no significant effect on the tetracycline removal in our experimental conditions,while SiO32-and PO43-had hindered the adsorption of tetracycline.The mechanism investigation found that tetracycline removal was mainly achieved by the replacement of surface hydroxyl groups by the tetracycline species and formation of surface complexes at the water/oxide interface.This primary study suggests that Fe-Mn binary oxide with a proper Fe：Mn molar ratio will be a very promising material for the removal of tetracycline from aqueous solutions.

Comparing the adsorption behaviors of Cd, Cu and Pb from water onto Fe-Mn binary oxide, MnO2 and FeOOH

The adsorption potential of FMBO, FeOOH, MnO2 for the removal of Cd^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Pb^2＋ in aqueous systems was investigated in this study. Comparing to FMBO and FeOOH, MnO2 offered a much higher removal capacity towards the three metal ions. The maximal adsorption capacity of MnO2 for Cd^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Pb^2＋ were 1.23, 2.25 and 2.60 mmol· g^-1, respectively. And that for FMBO were 0.37, 1.13, and 1.18mmol·g^-1 and for FeOOH were 0.11, 0.86 and 0.48 mmol·g^-1, respectively. The adsorption behaviors of the three metal ions on the three adsorbents were all significantly affected by pH values and heavy metal removal efficiency increased with pH increased. The Langmuir and Freundlieh adsorption models were used to describe the adsorption equilibrium of the three metal ions onto the three adsorbents. Results showed that the adsorption equilibrium data fitted well to Langmuir isotherm and this indicated that adsorption of metal ions occurred on the three metal oxides adsorbents limited to the formation of a monolayer. More negative charged of MnOa surface than that of FMBO and FeOOH could be ascribed by lower pHiep of MnO2 than that of FMBO and FeOOH and this could contribute to more binding sites on MnO2 surface than that of FMBO and FeOOH. The higher metal ions uptake by MnO2 than FMBO and FeOOH could be well explained by the surface charge mechanism.

Adsorption Kinetic Properties of As(Ⅲ)on Synthetic Nano Fe-Mn Binary Oxides

The adsorptive removal of arsenic by synthetically-prepared nano Fe-Mn binary oxides（FM） was investigated. A novel method using potassium permanganate and ferric chloride as raw materials was used to synthesise FM. The molar ratio of Fe and Mn in the synthetic Fe-Mn binary oxides was 4 ： 3. The FM-1 and FM-2（prepared at different activation temperatures） having high specific surface areas（358.87 and 128.58 m^2/g, respectively） were amorphous and of nano particle types. The amount of arsenic adsorbed on FM-1 was higher than that adsorbed on FM-2 particles. After adsorption by FM-1, residual arsenic concentration decreased to less than 10 μg/L. The adsorption kinetics data were analyzed using different kinetic models including pseudo first-order model, pseudo second-order model, Elovich model and intraparticle diffusion model. Pseudo second-order kinetic model was the most appropriate model to describe the adsorption kinetics. The adsorption percentage of As（Ⅲ） increased in the p H range of 2–3 while it decreased with the increase of pH（ 3〈pH〈10）. The effects of coexisting anions on As（Ⅲ） removal using FM-1 and FM-2 were also studied and the order of the effects is as follows： NO_3^-, Cl-, F-〈SO_4^（2-）, HCO_3-〈H_2PO_4^-, indicating that H_2PO_4^- is the major competitor with As（Ⅲ） for adsorptive sites on the surface of the adsorbents. The higher adsorption capacity of FM-1 makes it potentially attractive adsorbent for the removal of As（Ⅲ） from groundwater.

铁锰双金属材料对As和重金属复合污染土壤钝化修复及其生态效应的影响

通过室内模拟培养实验,研究了铁锰双金属材料(FMBO)对3种As和重金属复合污染土壤钝化修复及其生态效应的影响。结果表明,在0%~5%范围内,随着FMBO添加量的增加,污染土壤中As和重金属的有效态含量逐渐降低,相比于对照,在5%添加量条件下,As、Pb、Cd、Zn和Cu的有效态浓度分别下降了93.7%~100%、30.8%~57.8%、81.3%~95.0%、66.7%~95.3%、55.8%~100%。由种子发芽实验结果可知,当FMBO添加量≤2.5%时,FMBO能够对污染土壤中植物的生长发育起到减毒作用;在添加量为2.5%时,污染土壤浸出液培养的小麦种子生长情况最优,种子发芽率、根长和株高能分别达到86%~92%、7.25~9.09 cm和8.62~9.91cm;而当FMBO添加量达到5%时,其对种子的萌发及生长产生抑制作用。由土壤微生物多样性分析结果可知,FMBO材料会使土壤微生物的香农-威纳多样性指数降低,群落组成发生变化。因此,在重金属污染土壤钝化修复前,需要从钝化效果和生态效应影响两方面进行考虑,确定修复材料的最佳添加量。

铁锰双金属材料在不同pH条件下对土壤As和重金属的稳定化作用

pH是影响土壤As和重金属赋存形态及稳定化过程的重要因素,本文以人工合成的铁锰双金属材料(FMBO)为研究对象,研究了其在不同pH条件下对3种As和重金属复合污染土壤的稳定化作用,同时探讨了材料添加对土壤pH和酸碱缓冲性的影响.结果表明,As、Pb元素分别在土壤pH 3~9的中性偏酸性条件、pH 5~10的中性偏碱性条件下较为稳定,Cd、Zn、Cu在pH为7~11的碱性条件下浸出浓度较低.在碱性条件下,FMBO材料自身稳定性及稳定化作用均优于酸性条件,在As和重金属稳定的最适pH范围内,随着材料添加量增加,稳定化效率逐渐升高,其对As、Pb、Cd、Zn、Cu的稳定化效率最高分别能达到92.7%、100%、97.0%、88.7%、82.7%.添加FMBO材料可使土壤pH值升高,并能够提高土壤的酸缓冲能力,对As和重金属的长期稳定性有促进作用,而对土壤碱缓冲作用影响较小.从浸出元素的相关关系可以看出,Fe元素对土壤中As的稳定性有重要作用,Pb、Cd、Zn、Cu的稳定性受土壤pH影响较大.

两种铁基材料对污染农田土壤砷、铅、镉的钝化修复

制备得到了铁钙(FeCa)和铁锰(FMBO)两种铁基材料,用于钝化修复As、Pb和Cd污染土壤.研究采集了来自绍兴上虞(SY)、广东佛山(FS)、广东韶关(SG)、湖南浏阳(LY)、江西赣州(GZ)、贵州独山(DS)和安徽马鞍山(MAS)的7种重金属污染水稻土(潮泥土),通过土壤培养试验,研究铁钙材料(FeCa)和铁锰材料(FMBO)对各类土壤溶液中As、Pb和Cd浓度动态变化的影响,对土壤中有效态As、Pb和Cd钝化效果的影响,以及在不同种类土壤中有效态As、Pb和Cd钝化效果差异及影响因素.结果表明,培养过程中,铁基材料处理下土壤溶液中As、Pb和Cd浓度均低于对照处理.研究发现,两铁基材料均能对土壤中As、Pb和Cd起到较好的钝化作用,相同添加量下,铁钙材料对土壤As的钝化效率优于铁锰材料,而材料之间对土壤Pb和Cd钝化效率无显著差异.铁钙材料处理下各种土壤As钝化效果表现为GZ>SG>DS和MAS,土壤铅钝化效果表现为FS>SY、LY和SG>MAS,土壤镉钝化效果表现为SY、GZ和DS>MAS;铁锰材料处理下各种土壤As钝化效果表现为SY、LY和GZ>DS>FS,土壤Pb钝化效果表现为FS>GZ>SY,土壤Cd钝化效果表现为DS>LY>MAS.各种土壤As钝化效率在两铁基材料处理下均与土壤黏土含量呈显著负相关,各种土壤Pb钝化效率在两铁基材料处理下均与土壤p H呈显著正相关,各种土壤Cd钝化效率在铁钙材料处理下与土壤黏土含量显著负相关.总体来看,两铁基材料均适用于各不同种类As、Pb和Cd污染土壤的治理.