A novel two-step coprecipitation process using Fe(III) and Al(III) for the removal and immobilization of arsenate from acidic aqueous solution

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 500-508

  Jia, Yongfeng ^a   Zhang, Danni ^a   Pan, Rongrong ^a   Xu, Liying ^a   Demopoulos, George P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Coprecipitation; Immobilization; Removal; Two step

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ARSENIC; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPRECIPITATION; EFFLUENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOLUTIONS; STABILITY;

ACIDIC AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENATE; CO-PRECIPITATES; CO-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; IMMOBILISATION; IRON ARSENATES; MINERAL PROCESSING; NEUTRALISATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; TWO-STEP;

LIME;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ARSENIC ACID; FERRIC ION; WATER;

ALUMINUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENATE; IMMOBILIZATION; INHIBITION; IRON; LIME; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84355161404     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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