Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 9, Pages 983-988Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.604857
Keywords
arsenite; oxidation; adsorption; supported photocatalyst; titanium dioxide
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2009CB426301]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-JS405]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40925011]
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Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a worldwide concern. Photocatalysis can rapidly oxidize arsenite, i.e. As(III), to less labile arsenate, i.e. As(V), which then can be removed by adsorption on to various adsorbents. This study investigated the photocatalytic oxidation of arsenite in aqueous solution by granular activated carbon supporting a titanium dioxide photocatalyst (GAC-TiO2). The effects of photocatalyst dosage, solution pH values, initial concentration of As(III) and co-anions (SO42-, PO43-, SiO32- and Cl-) on the oxidation of As(III) were studied. The photocatalytic oxidation of As(III) took place in minutes and followed first-order kinetics. The presence of phosphate and silicate significantly decreased As(III) oxidation, while the effect of sulphate, chloride was insignificant. The oxidation efficiency of As(III) was observed to increase with increasing pH. The results suggest that the supported photocatalyst developed in this study is an ideal candidate for pre-oxidation treatment of arsenic-contaminated water.
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