Water-Soluble Polyelectrolytes with Ability to Remove Arsenic

Arsenic species can be removed from aqueous solutions using the liquid-phase polymer-based retention, LPR, technique. The LPR technique removes ionic species by functional groups of water-soluble polyelectrolytes (WSP) and then using a ultrafiltration membrane that does not let them pass through the...

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Published in:Macromolecular symposia. 2010-10, Vol.296 (1), p.416-428
Main Authors: Rivas, Bernabé L, Sánchez, Julio, Pooley, S. Amalia, Basaez, Luis, Pereira, Eduardo, Bucher, Christophe, Royal, Guy, Aman, Eric Saint, Moutet, Jean-Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemical Sciences
membranes
metal-polymer complexes
water-soluble polymers
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Summary:Arsenic species can be removed from aqueous solutions using the liquid-phase polymer-based retention, LPR, technique. The LPR technique removes ionic species by functional groups of water-soluble polyelectrolytes (WSP) and then using a ultrafiltration membrane that does not let them pass through the membrane, thus separating them from the solution. The ability of WSP with groups (R)₄N⁺X⁻ to remove arsenate ions using LPR was studied. The interaction and arsenate anion retention capacity depended on: pH, the quaternary ammonium group's counter ion, and the ratio polymer: As(V), using different concentrations of As(V). Water-soluble polychelates were also used for one-step retention of As(III) in solution. The complex of poly(acrylic acid)-Sn, 10 and 20 wt-% of metal gave a high retention of As(III) species at pH 8, although the molar ratio polychelate: As(III) was 400:1. The enrichment method was used to determine the maximum retention capacity (C) for arsenate anions in aqueous solutions at pH 8. In similar conditions, the values of C were 142 mg g⁻¹ for P(ClAETA) and 75 mg g⁻¹ for P(SAETA). The combined treatment of arsenic aqueous solutions by electrocatalytic oxidation (EO) to convert the species of As(III) to As(V) with the LPR technique quantitatively removed arsenic.
ISSN:1022-1360
1521-3900
DOI:10.1002/masy.201051057