Comparative evaluation of magnetite-graphene oxide and magnetite-reduced graphene oxide composite for As(III) and As(V) removal.

Arsenic removal using Fe3O4-graphene oxide composite (M-GO) and Fe3O4-reduced graphene oxide composite (M-rGO) was investigated. The M-GO was more effective to adsorb both As(III) and As(V) than M-rGO, because the more functional groups existing on the M-GO could lead to synthesize more Fe3O4 with M-GO. As(III) was more favorable to be adsorbed than As(V) onto both M-GO and M-rGO. According to the effect of pH on arsenic removal, the electrostatic interaction between the positively charged surface of Fe3O4-graphene based adsorbents and anionic As(V) species was a major factor to adsorb As(V). The adsorption mechanism of As(III), on the other hand, was strongly affected by a surface complexation, rather than electrostatic interactions. Consequently, in terms of the process energy consumption, energy saving could be achieved via omitting the reduction process to fabricate M-rGO from M-GO and the pre-oxidation process to convert As(III) to As(V).

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