Arsenic removal by nanoparticles: a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 8094-8123

  Habuda Stanić, Mirna ^a   Nujić, Marija ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic; Nanobased adsorbents; Nanoparticles; Water purification

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; COAGULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PURIFICATION; TOXICITY;

ARSENIC; BENTONITE; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHITOSAN; FENTON'S REAGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BENTONITE; CATALYSIS; CHITOSAN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84929836849     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4307-z     Document Type: Article

References (159)

1. Akin I, Arslan G, Tor A, Ersoz M, Cengeloglu Y (2012) Arsenic(V) removal from underground water by magnetic nanoparticles synthesized from waste red mud. J Hazard Mater 235–236:62–68
2. Ambashta RD, Sillanpää M (2010) Water purification using magnetic assistance: a review. J Hazard Mater 180:38–49
3. An B, Zhao D (2012) Immobilization of As(III) in soil and groundwater using a new class of polysaccharide stabilized Fe–Mn oxide nanoparticles. J Hazard Mater 211–212:332–341
4. Andjelkovic I, Nesic J, Stankovic D, Manojlovic D, Pavlovic MB, Jovalekic C, Roglic G (2014) Investigation of sorbents synthesised by mechanical–chemical reaction for sorption of As(III) and As(V) from aqueous medium. Clean Techn Environ Policy 16:395–403
5. Attia TMS, Hu XL, Qiang (2014) Synthesized magnetic nanoparticles coated zeolite (MNCZ) for the removal of arsenic (As) from aqueous solution. J Exp Nanosci 9(6):551–560
6. Basu T, Ghosh UC (2011) Arsenic(III) removal performances in the absence/presence of groundwater occurring ions of agglomerated Fe(III)-Al(III) mixed oxide nanoparticles. J Ind Eng Chem 17:834–844
7. Basu T, Ghosh UC (2013) Nano-structured iron(III)-cerium(IV) mixed oxide: synthesis, characterization and arsenic sorption kinetics in the presence of co-existing ions aiming to apply for high arsenic groundwater treatment. Appl Surf Sci 283:471–481
8. Bezbaruah AN, Kalita H, Almeelbi T, Capecchi CL, Jacob DL, Ugrinov AG, Payne SA (2013) Ca-alginate-entrapped nanoscale iron: arsenic treatability and mechanism studies. J Nanopart Res 16:2175
9. Bhowmick S, Chakraborty S, Mondal P, Van Renterghem W, Van den Berghe S, Roman-Ross G, Chatterjee D, Iglesias M (2014) Montmorillonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron for removal of arsenic from aqueous solution: kinetics and mechanism. Chem Eng J 243:14–23
10. Bilici Baskan M, Pala A (2010) A statistical experiment design approach for arsenic removal by coagulation process using aluminum sulfate. Desalination 254:42–48
11. Bujňáková Z, Baláž P, Zorkovská A, Sayagués MJ, Kováč J, Timko M (2013) Arsenic sorption by nanocrystalline magnetite: an example of environmentally promising interface with geosphere. J Hazard Mater 262:1204–1212
12. Chammui Y, Sooksamiti P, Naksata W, Thiansem S, Arqueropanyo O-A (2014) Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by adsorption on Leonardite. Chem Eng J 240:202–210
13. Chen MD (2004) Effects of nanophase materials (<=20 nm) on biological responses. J Environ Sci Health A 39(10):2691–2705
14. 4 nanoparticle-coated boron nitride nanotubes. J Colloid Interface Sci 359:261–268
15. Chowdhury SR, Yanful EK (2011) Arsenic removal from aqueous solutions by adsorption on magnetite nanoparticles. Water Environ J 25:429–437
16. Chowdhury SR, Yanful EK (2010) Arsenic and chromium removal by mixed magnetite-maghemite nanoparticles and the effect of phosphate on removal. J Environ Manag 91:2238–2247
17. Chowdhury SR, Yanful EK, Pratt AR (2011) Arsenic removal from aqueous solutions by mixed magnetite–maghemite nanoparticles. Environ Earth Sci 64:411–423
18. Cooper AM, Hristovski KD, Möller T, Westerhoff P, Sylvester P (2010) The effect of carbon type on arsenic and trichloroethylene removal capabilities of iron (hydr)oxide nanoparticle-impregnated granulated activated carbons. J Hazard Mater 183:381–388
19. Cui H, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK (2012) Strong adsorption of arsenic species by amorphous zirconium oxide nanoparticles. J Ind Eng Chem 18:1418–1427
20. 2 spheres for foxed bed reactors and the full-scale system modeling. Water Res 47:6258–6268
21. Ćavar S, Klapec T, Jurišić Grubešić R, Valek M (2005) High exposure to arsenic from drinking water at several localities in eastern Croatia. Sci Total Environ 339:277–282
22. Dong H, Guan X, Lo IMC (2012) Fate of As(V)-treated nano zero-valent iron: determination of arsenic desorption potential under varying environmental conditions by phosphate extraction. Water Res 46:4071–4080
23. Faria MCS, Rosemberg RS, Bomfeti CA, Monteiro DS, Barbosa F, Oliveira LCA, Rodriguez M, Pereira MC, Rodrigues JL (2014) Arsenic removal from contaminated water by ultrafine δ-FeOOH adsorbents. Chem Eng J 237:47–54
24. 4 nanoparticles as adsorbents for arsenic removal. J Hazard Mater 217–218:439–446
25. Feng Q, Zhang Z, Ma Y, He X, Zhao Y, Chai Z (2012b) Adsorption and desorption characteristics of arsenic onto ceria nanoparticles. Nanoscale Res Lett 7:84
26. Fierro V, Muñiz G, Gonzalez-Sánchez G, Ballinas ML, Celzard A (2009) Arsenic removal by iron-doped activated carbons prepared by ferric chloride forced hydrolysis. J Hazard Mater 168:430–437
27. Flicklin WH (1983) Separation of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) in ground waters by ion-exchange. Talanta 30:371–373
28. Fu F, Dionysiou DD, Liu H (2014) The use of zero-valent iron for groundwater remediation and wastewater treatment: a review. J Hazard Mater 267:194–205
29. Gebel TW (1999) Arsenic and drinking water contamination. Science 283:1458–1459
30. Ghosh MK, Poinern GEJ, Issa TB, Singh P (2012) Arsenic adsorption on goethite nanoparticles produced through hydrazine sulfate assisted synthesis method. Korean J Chem Eng 29(1):95–102
31. Goswami A, Raul PK, Purkait MK (2012) Arsenic adsorption using copper(II) oxide nanoparticles. Chem Eng Res Des 90:1387–1396
32. 4-Fe(III) process. Water Res 43:5119–5128
33. Guan X, Du J, Meng X, Sun Y, Sun B, Hu Q (2012) Application of titanium dioxide in arsenic removal from water: a review. J Hazard Mater 215–216:1–16
34. Gupta A, Yunus M, Sankararamakrishnan N (2012) Zerovalent iron encapsulated chitosan nanospheres—a novel adsorbent for the removal of total inorganic arsenic from aqueous systems. Chemosphere 86:150–155
35. Gupta K, Maity A, Ghosh UC (2010) Manganese associated nanoparticles agglomerate of iron(III) oxide: synthesis, characterization and arsenic(III) sorption behavior with mechanism. J Hazard Mater 184:832–842
36. Gupta K, Bhattacharya S, Chattopadhyay D, Mukhopadhyay A, Biswas H, Dutta J, Ray NR, Ghosh UC (2011) Ceria associated manganese oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and arsenic(V) sorption behavior. Chem Eng J 172:219–229
37. Gutierrez-Muñiz OE, García-Rosales G, Ordoñez-Regil E, Olguin MT, Cabral-Prieto A (2013) Synthesis, characterization and adsorptive properties of carbon with iron nanoparticles and iron carbide for the removal of As(V) from water. J Environ Manag 114:1–7
38. He F, Zhao D (2005) Preparation and characterization of a new class of starch-stabilized bimetallic nanoparticles for degradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in water. Environ Sci Technol 39:3314–3320
39. Hristovski K, Baumgardner A, Westerhoff P (2007) Selecting metal oxide nanomaterials for arsenic removal in fixed bed columns: from nanopowders to aggregated nanoparticles media. J Hazard Mater 147(1–2):265–274
40. Jain CK, Ali I (2000) Arsenic: Occurrence, toxicity and speciation techniques. Water Res 34(17):4304–4312
41. 2 nanoparticles: size and crystallinity effects. Water Res 44:965–973
42. Jekel RM (1994) Removal of arsenic in drinking water treatment, removal of arsenic in drinking water treatment. Arsenic in the environment: part 1: cycling and characterization. Wiley, New York
43. Jézéquel H, Chu KH (2005) Enhanced adsorption of arsenate on titanium dioxide using Ca and Mg ions. Environ Chem Lett 3:132–135
44. Jin Y, Liu F, Tong M, Hou Y (2012) Removal of arsenate by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide modified magnetic nanoparticles. J Hazard Mater 227–228:461–468
45. Jing C, Meng X (2009) Nanotechnologies for water environment applications. ASCE Publications, Virginia
46. Kanel SR, Manning B, Charlet L, Choi H (2005) Removal of arsenic(III) from groundwater by nanoscale zero-valent iron. Environ Sci Technol 39:1291–1298
47. Katsoyiannis IA, Zouboulis AI (2002) Removal of arsenic from contaminated water sources by sorption onto iron-oxide-coated polymeric materials. Water Res 36:5141–5155
48. Khan MMT, Yamamoto K, Ahmed MF (2002) A low cost technique of arsenic removal from drinking water by coagulation using ferric chloride salt and alum. Water Sci Technol Water Supply 2:281–288
49. Khin MM, Nair AS, Babu VJ, Murugan R, Ramakrishna S (2012) A review on nanomaterials for environmental remediation. Energy Environ Sci 5:8075–8109
50. Kilianová M, Prucek R, Filip J, Kolařík J, Kvítek L, Panáček A, Tuček J, Zbořil R (2013) Remarkable efficiency of ultrafine superparamagnetic iron(III) oxide nanoparticles toward arsenate removal from aqueous environment. Chemosphere 93:2690–2697
51. Kim H, Abdala AA, Macosko CW (2010) Graphene/polymer nanocomposites. Macromolecules 43(16):6515–6530
52. Korte NE, Fernando Q (1991) A review of arsenic(III) in groundwater. Crit Rev Environ Control 211:1–39
53. Klimkova S, Cernik M, Lacinova L, Filip J, Jancik D, Zboril R (2011) Zero-valent iron nanoparticles in treatment of acid mine water from in situ uranium leaching. Chemosphere 82:1178–1184
54. Kumar V, Talreja N, Deva D, Sankararamakrishnan N, Sharma A, Verma N (2011) Development of bi-metal doped micro- and nano multi-functional polymeric adsorbents for the removal of fluoride and arsenic(V) from wastewater. Desalination 282:27–38
55. 3/graphene hybrid for highly efficient lithium storage and arsenic removal. Carbon 67:500–507
56. Li R, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK (2012a) Exceptional arsenic adsorption performance of hydrous cerium oxide nanoparticles: part A. Adsorption capacity and mechanism. Chem Eng J 185–186:127–135
57. Li X-q, Elliott DW, W-x Z (2006) Zero-valent iron nanoparticles for abatement of environmental pollutants: materials and engineering aspects. Crit Rev Solid State 31:111–122
58. 2 pillared montmorillonite as a photoactive adsorbent of arsenic under UV irradiation. Chem Eng J 191:66–74
59. Liang Q, An B, Zhao D (2013) Removal and immobilization of arsenic in water and soil using polysaccharide-modified magnetite nanoparticles, monitoring water quality. Pollution assessment, analysis, and remediation. Elsevier, Waltham
60. Lin TF, Wu JK (2001) Adsorption of arsenite and arsenate within activated alumina grains: equilibrium and kinetics. Water Res 35:2049–2057
61. 3 nanoparticles. Chem Eng J 211–212:46–52
62. Litter MI, Morgada ME, Bundschuh J (2010) Possible treatments for arsenic removal in Latin American waters for human consumption. Environ Pollut 158:1105–1118
63. 4) nanoparticles from tea waste for arsenic removal. J Magn Magn Mater 356:21–31
64. 2 nanocomposites. Chem Eng J 187:45–52
65. Luo X, Wang C, Wang L, Deng F, Luo S, Tu X, Au C (2013) Nanocomposites of graphene oxide-hydrated zirconium oxide for simultaneous removal of As(III) and As(V) from water. Chem Eng J 220:98–106
66. Luther S, Borgfeld N, Kim J, Parsons JG (2012) Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution: a study of the effects of pH and interfering ions using iron oxide nanomaterials. Microchem J 101:30–36
67. Mahmood I, Lopes CB, Lopes I, Ahmad I, Duarte AC, Pereira E (2013) Nanoscale materials and their use in water contaminants removal—a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 20:1239–1260
68. Malana MA, Qureshi RB, Ashiq MN (2011) Adsorption studies of arsenic on nanoaluminium doped manganese copper ferrite polymer (MA, VA, AA) composite: kinetics and mechanism. Chem Eng J 172:721–727
69. Mak MSH, Rao P, Lo IMC (2009) Effects of hardness and alkalinity on the removal of arsenic(V) from humic acid-deficient and humic acid-rich groundwater by zero-valent iron. Water Res 43:4296–4304
70. Martinson CA, Reddy KJ (2009) Adsorption of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) by cupric oxide nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 336:406–411
71. Matei E, Predescu C, Berbecaru A, Predescu A, Truşcă (2011) Leaching tests for synthesized magnetite nanoparticles used as adsorbent for metal ions from liquid solutions. Dig J Nanomater Bios 6(4):1701–1708
72. 2-impregnated chitosan bead. Water Res 44:5722–5729
73. 2-impregnated chitosan bead. Water Res 45:5745–5754
74. Mondal P, Bhowmick S, Chatterjee D, Figoli A, Van der Bruggen, B (2013) Remediation of inorganic arsenic in groundwater for safe water supply: a critical assessment of technological solutions. Chemosphere, 92:157–170
75. Mohan D, Pittman CU Jr (2007) Arsenic removal from water/wastewater using adsorbents—a critical review. J Hazard Mater 142:1–53
76. Monárez-Cordero B, Amézaga-Madrid P, Antúnez-Flores W, Leyva-Porras C, Pizá-Ruiz P, Miki-Yoshida M (2014) Highly efficient removal of arsenic metal ions with high superficial area hollow magnetite nanoparticles synthetized by AACVD method. J Alloys Compd 586:S520–S525
77. Morgada ME, Levy IK, Salomone V, Farías SS, López G, Litter MI (2009) Arsenic(V) removal with nanoparticulate zerovalent iron: effect of UV light and humic acids. Catal Today 143:261–268
78. Mólgora CC, Domínguez AM, Avila EM, Drogui P, Buelna G (2013) Removal of arsenic from drinking water: a comparative study between electrocoagulation-microfiltration and chemical coagulation-microfiltration processes. Sep Purif Technol 118:645–651
79. Muñiz G, Fierro V, Celzard A, Furdin G, Gonzalez-Sánchez G, Ballinas ML (2009) Synthesis, characterization and performance in arsenic removal of iron-doped activated carbons prepared by impregnation with Fe(III) and Fe(II). J Hazard Mater 165:893–902
80. Nabi D, Aslam I, Qazi IA (2009) Evaluation of the adsorption potential of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for arsenic removal. J Environ Sci 21:402–408
81. Ng JC, Wang J, Shraim A (2003) A global health problem caused by arsenic from natural sources. Chemosphere 52:1353–1359
82. 2 nanomaterials: preparation and evaluation of a new adsorbent for As(V) removal. Sep Purif Technol 82:93–101
83. Nieto-Delgado C, Rangel-Mendez JR (2012) Anchorage of iron hydro(oxide) nanoparticles onto activated carbon to remove As(V) from water. Water Res 46:2973–2982
84. Ning RY (2002) Arsenic removal by reverse osmosis. Desalination 143:237–241
85. Nowack B (2008) Pollution prevention and treatment using nanotechnology, nanotechnology. Volume 2: environmental aspects. Wiley, Weinheim
86. Olyaie E, Banejad H, Afkhami A, Rahmani A, Khodaveisi J (2012) Development of a cost-effective technique to remove the arsenic contamination from aqueous solutions by calcium peroxide nanoparticles. Sep Purif Technol 95:10–15
87. Önnby L, Pakade V, Mattiasson B, Kirsebom H (2012) Polymer composite adsorbents using particles of molecularly imprinted polymers or aluminium oxide nanoparticles for treatment of arsenic contaminated waters. Water Res 46:4111–4120
88. Özlem Kocabaş-Ataklı Z, Yürüm Y (2013) Synthesis and characterization of anatase nanoadsorbent and application in removal of lead, copper and arsenic from water. Chem Eng J 225:625–635
89. Pal P, Chakrabortty S, Linnanen L (2014) A nanofiltration–coagulation integrated system for separation and stabilization of arsenic from groundwater. Sci Total Environ 476–477:601–610
90. Patel HA, Byun J, Yavuz CT (2012) Arsenic removal by magnetic nanocrystalline barium hexaferrite. J Nanopart Res 14:881
91. 3 spherical nanoparticles and their efficiency for the removal of arsenic from water. J Hazard Mater 201–202:170–177
92. Pena M, Korfiatis GP, Patel M, Lippincott L, Meng X (2005) Adsorption of As(V) and As(III) by nanocrystalline titanium dioxide. Water Res 39(11):2327–2337
93. Peng X, Luan Z, Ding J, Di Z, Li Y, Tian B (2005) Ceria nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes for the removal of arsenate from water. Mater Lett 59:399–403
94. Pillewan P, Mukherjee S, Roychowdhury T, Das S, Bansiwal A, Rayalu S (2011) Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water by copper oxide incorporated mesoporous alumina. J Hazard Mater 186:367–375
95. Pirilä M, Martikainen M, Ainassaari K, Kuokkanen T, Keiski RL (2011) Removal of aqueous As(III) and As(V) by hydrous titanium dioxide. J Colloid Interface Sci 353:257–262
96. 3 waste powder from the steel industry. Desalination 274:105–112
97. Prasse C, Ternes T (2010) Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants and pathogens from wastewater and drinking water using nanoparticles—a review. Nanoparticles in the water cycle. Springer, Berlin
98. Qu X, Alvarez PJJ, Li Q (2013a) Applications of nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment. Water Res 47:3931–3946
99. Qu X, Brame J, Li Q, Alvarez PJJ (2013b) Nanotechnology for a safe and sustainable water supply: enabling integrated water treatment and reuse. Acc Chem Res 46(3):834–843
100. Ramos MAV, Yan W, X-q L, Koel BE, W-x Z (2009) Simultaneous oxidation and reduction of arsenic by zero-valent iron nanoparticles: understanding the significance of the core-shell structure. J Phys Chem C 113:14591–14594
101. Reddy KJ, McDonald KJ, King H (2013) A novel arsenic removal process for water using cupric oxide nanoparticles. J Colloid Interf Sci 397:96–102
102. Romić Ž, Habuda-Stanić M, Kalajdžić B, Kuleš M (2011) Arsenic distribution, concentration and speciation in groundwater of the Osijek area, eastern Croatia. Appl Geochem 26:37–44
103. Rowland HAL, Omoregie EO, Millot R, Jimenez C, Mertens J, Baciu C, Hug SJ, Berg M (2011) Geochemistry and arsenic behavior in groundwater resources of the Pannonian Basin (Hungary and Romania). Appl Geochem 26:1–17
104. Saha S, Sarkar P (2012) Arsenic remediation from drinking water by synthesized nano-alumina dispersed in chitosan-grafted polyacrylamide. J Hazard Mater 227–228:68–78
105. Sahiner N, Ozay O, Aktas N, Blake DA, John VT (2011) Arsenic (V) removal with modifiable bulk and nano p(4-vinylpyridine)-based hydrogels: the effect of hydrogel sizes and quarternization agents. Desalination 279:344–352
106. Saikia J, Saha B, Das G (2011) Efficient removal of chromate and arsenate from individual and mixed system by malachite nanoparticles. J Hazard Mater 186:575–582
107. Sandoval R, Cooper AM, Aymar K, Jain A, Hristovski K (2011) Removal of arsenic and methylene blue from water by granular activated carbon media impregnated with zirconium dioxide nanoparticles. J Hazard Mater 193:296–303
108. Savage N, Diallo MS (2005) Nanomaterials and water purification: opportunities and challenges. J Nanopart Res 7:331–342
109. Savina IN, English CJ, Whitby RLD, Zheng Y, Leistner A, Mikhalovsky SV, Cundy AB (2011) High efficiency removal of dissolved As(III) using iron nanoparticle-embedded macroporous polymer composites. J Hazard Mater 192:1002–1008
110. Selvakumar R, Arul Jothi N, Jayavignesh V, Karthikaiselvi K, Immanual Antony G, Sharmila PR, Kavitha S, Swaminathan K (2011) As(V) removal using carbonized yeast cells containing silver nanoparticles. Water Res 45:583–592
111. Shan C, Tong M (2013) Efficient removal of trace arsenite through oxidation and adsorption by magnetic nanoparticles modified with Fe-Mn binary oxide. Water Res 47:3411–3421
112. Shan G, Surampalli RY, Tyagi RD, Zhang TC (2009) Nanomaterials for environmental burden reduction, waste treatment, and nonpoint source pollution control: a review. Front Environ Sci Eng China 3(3):249–264
113. Sharma YC, Srivastava V, Singh VK, Kaul SN, Weng CH (2009) Nano‐adsorbents for the removal of metallic pollutants from water and wastewater. Environ Technol 30(6):583–609
114. Sharma A, Verma N, Sharma A, Deva D, Sankararamakrishnan N (2010) Iron doped phenolic resin based activated carbon micro and nanoparticles by milling: synthesis, characterization and application in arsenic removal. Chem Eng Sci 65:3591–3601
115. Sharma VK, Sohn M (2009) Aquatic arsenic: toxicity, speciation, transformations, and remediation. Environ Int 35:743–759
116. Shih MC (2005) An overview of arsenic removal by pressure-driven membrane process. Desalination 172:85–97
117. Shipley HJ, Engates KE, Guettner AM (2011) Study of iron oxide nanoparticles in soil for remediation of arsenic. J Nanopart Res 13:2387–2397
118. Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB (2009) Adsorption of arsenic to magnetite nanoparticles: effect of particle concentration, pH, ionic strength, and temperature. Environ Toxicol Chem 28(3):509–515
119. Shipley HJ, Yean S, Kan AT, Tomson MB (2010) A sorption kinetics model for arsenic adsorption to magnetite nanoparticles. Environ Sci Pollut Res 17:1053–1062
120. Shwe WM, Oo MM, Hlaing SS (2012) Preparation of iron oxide nanoparticles mixed with calcinated laterite for arsenic removal, International Conference on Chemical Engineering and its Applications (ICCEA’2012) September 8-9. Bangkok, Thailand
121. 4 particles used as arsenic adsorbents. Chem Eng J 168:1008–1015
122. Smedley PL, Kinniburg DG (2002) A review of the source, behavior and distribution of arsenic in natural waters. Appl Geochem 17:517–568
123. Song K, Kim W, Suh C-Y, Shin D, Ko K-S, Ha K (2013) Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles prepared by electrical wire explosion for arsenic removal. Powder Technol 246:572–574
124. Sun W, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK (2012) Exceptional arsenic adsorption performance of hydrous cerium oxide nanoparticles: part B. Integration with silica monoliths and dynamic treatment. Chem Eng J 185:136–143
125. Tajuddin Sikder M, Tanaka S, Saito T, Kurasaki M (2014) Application of zerovalent iron impregnated chitosan-carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin composite beads as arsenic sorbent. J Environ Chem Eng 2:370–376
126. Tanboonchuy V, Grisdanurak N, Liao C-H (2012) Background species effect on aqueous arsenic removal by nano zero-valent iron using fractional factorial design. J Hazard Mater 205–206:40–46
127. Tandon PK, Shukla RC, Singh SB (2013) Removal of arsenic(III) from water with clay-supported zerovalent iron nanoparticles synthesized with the help of tea liquor. Ind Eng Chem Res 52:10052–10058
128. Tang SCN, Lo IMC (2013) Magnetic nanoparticles: essential factors for sustainable environmental applications. Water Res 47:2613–2632
129. Tang W, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK (2011a) Arsenic (III, V) removal from aqueous solution by ultrafine α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles synthesized from solvent thermal method. J Hazard Mater 192:131–138
130. 3 nanoparticles grown in confinement of in situ self-formed “cage” and their superior adsorption performance on arsenic(III). J Nanopart Res 13:2641–2651
131. Tang W, Su Y, Li Q, Gao S, Shang JK (2013) Superparamagnetic magnesium ferrite nanoadsorbent for effective arsenic (III, V) removal and easy magnetic separation. Water Res 47:3624–3634
132. 2− surface distribution in arsenic removal by iron oxy-hydroxides. J Solid State Chem 213:145–151
133. Tresintsi S, Simeonidis K, Vourlias G, Stavropoulos G, Mitrakas M (2012) Kilogram-scale synthesis of iron oxy-hydroxides with improved arsenic removal capacity: study of Fe(II) oxidation-precipitation parameters. Water Res 46:5255–5267
134. Tresintsi S, Simeonidis K, Estradé S, Martinez-Boubeta C, Vourlias G, Pinakidou F, Katsikini M, Paloura EC, Stavropoulos G, Mitrakas M (2013) Tetravalent manganese feroxyhyte: a novel nanoadsorbent equally selective for As(III) and As(V) removal from drinking water. Environ Sci Technol 47:9699–9705
135. Tuutijärvi T, Lu J, Sillanpää M, Chen G (2009) As(V) adsorption on maghemite nanoparticles. J Hazard Mater 66:1415–1420
136. Van Dorn D, Ravalli MT, Small MM, Hillery B, Andreescu S (2011) Adsorption of arsenic by iron oxide nanoparticles: a versatile, inquiry-based laboratory for a high school or college science course. J Chem Educ 88:1119–1122
137. Van Halem D (2011) Subsurface Iron and Arsenic Removal for drinking water treatment in Bangladesh Water Management Academic Press, Delft
138. Vaclavikova M, Gallios G, Stefusova K, Jakabsky S, Hredzak S (2008) Application of Fe-nanoscale materials useful in the removal of arsenic from waters, functionalized nanoscale materials, devices and systems. Springer, Dordrecht
139. Vitela-Rodriguez AV, Rangel-Mendez JR (2013) Arsenic removal by modified activated carbons with iron hydro(oxide) nanoparticles. J Environ Manag 114:225–231
140. Vunain E, Mishra AK, Krause RW (2013) Fabrication, characterization and application of polymer nanocomposites for arsenic(III) removal from water. J Inorg Organomet Polym 23:293–305
141. Wang C, Luo H, Zhang Z, Wu Y, Zhang J, Chen S (2014) Removal of As(III) and As(V) from aqueous solutions using nanoscale zero valent iron-reduced graphite oxide modified composites. J Hazard Mater 268:124–131
142. Wickramasinghe SR, Han B, Zimbron J, Shen Z, Karim MN (2004) Arsenic removal by coagulation and filtration: comparison of ground waters from the United States and Bangladesh. Desalination 169:231–244
143. World Health Organization, WHO (2001) Environmental health criteria 224: arsenic and arsenic compounds, 2nd edn. WHO, Geneva
144. World Health Organization, WHO (2011) Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 4th edn. World Health Organization, Geneva
145. Xu P, Zeng GM, Huang DL, Feng CL, Hu S, Zhao MH, Lai C, Wei Z, Huang C, Xie GX, Liu ZF (2012) Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: a review. Sci Tot Environ 424:1–10
146. 2 nanospheres: role of surface- and structure-dependent properties. J Hazard Mater 260:498–507
147. 4 solution. Water Res 44:5713–5721
148. Yan W, Ramos MAV, Koel BE, W-x Z (2010) Multi-tiered distributions of arsenic in iron nanoparticles: observation of dual redox functionality enabled by a core–shell structure. Chem Commun 46:6995–6997
149. Yang W, Kan AT, Chen W, Tomson MB (2010) pH-dependent effect of zinc on arsenic adsorption to magnetite nanoparticles. Water Res 44:5693–5701
150. Yantasee W, Warner CL, Sangvanich T, Addleman RS, Carter TG, Wiacek RJ, Frywell GE, Timchalk C, Warner MG (2007) Removal of heavy metals from aqueous systems with thiol functionalized superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Environ Sci Technol 4:5114–5119
151. Yamani JS, Miller SM, Spaulding ML, Zimmerman JB (2012) Enhanced arsenic removal using mixed metal oxide impregnated chitosan beads. Water Res 46:4427–4434
152. Yu J-G, Zhao X-H, Yu L-Y, Jiao F-P, Jiang J-H, Chen X-Q (2014) Removal, recovery and enrichment of metals from aqueous solutions using carbon nanotubes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 299:1155–1163
153. 2 magnetic nanoparticles through simultaneous photocatalytic oxidation and adsorption. J Hazard Mater 246–247:10–17
154. Yu X, Tong S, Ge M, Zuo J, Cao C, Song W (2013b) One-step synthesis of magnetic composites of cellulose@iron oxide nanoparticles for arsenic removal. J Mater Chem A 1:959–965
155. Yürüm A, Kocabaş-Ataklı ZÖ, Sezen M, Semiat R, Yürüm Y (2014) Fast deposition of porous iron oxide on activated carbon by microwave heating and arsenic (V) removal from water. Chem Eng J 242:321–332
156. Zhang G, Ren Z, Zhang X, Chen J (2013) Nanostructured iron(III)-copper(II) binary oxide: a novel adsorbent for enhanced arsenic removal from aqueous solutions. Water Res 47:4022–4031
157. Zhang M, Gao B (2013) Removal of arsenic, methylene blue, and phosphate by biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite. Chem Eng J 226:286–292
158. Zeng L (2003) A method for preparing silica-containing iron(III) oxide adsorbents for arsenic removal. Water Res 37:4351–4358
159. U.S. EPA (1992) 40 Codes of Regulations 261; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC, Part 261, 31