Publication Date
5-2014
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Cathleen Webb (Director), Kevin Williams, Eric Conte
Degree Program
Department of Chemistry
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a severe problem worldwide. The best way to prevent hazardous diseases from chronic arsenic exposure is to remove the exposure. Efforts to remediate arsenic in drinking water have taken two tracks. One is to provide surface or shallow well water sources as an alternative to the arsenic contaminated deep wells. Another approach is to remove arsenic from the contaminated water. Different removal technologies like oxidation, chemical coagulation, precipitation, adsorption and others are available. There are problems and benefits associated with each of these approaches that can be related to cultural, socio-economic and engineering influences. The method proposed in this research is adsorption of arsenic to iron coated limestone. Different iron coated limestone samples were prepared. Standard solutions of 100ppb arsenic were prepared and batch and kinetic experiments were conducted. The final solution concentrations were analyzed by Graphite Furnace Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy (GFAAs) and the results showed that iron coated limestone removed arsenic below 10ppb with 5 grams of material. Variations in iron coverage impacted efficiency of arsenic removal.
Disciplines
Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Swarna, Anitha, "Removal of Arsenic Using Iron Coated Limestone" (2014). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1342.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1342