Effects of Calcium on Arsenate Adsorption and Arsenate/Iron Bioreduction of Ferrihydrite in Stimulated Groundwater
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bacterial Incubation
2.2. Synthesis of Arsenate and Mutual Arsenate–Calcium-Adsorbed Ferrihydrite
2.3. Arsenate Adsorption Experiment
2.4. Bioreduction of Ferrihydrite
2.5. Chemical Analyses
2.6. Mineralogical and Spectroscopic Analyses
2.7. Surface Complexation Modeling
3. Results
3.1. Impacts of Arsenate and Calcium Adsorb on Ferrihydrite Spectral Signature
3.2. Mechanism of Calcium Promotes the Adsorption of Arsenate on Ferrihydrite
3.3. Bioreduction and Transformation of Ferrihydrite
3.4. Bioreduction and Migration of Arsenic
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Surfuce | ≡FeOH | ≡Fe3O | ΔZ0 | ΔZ1 | ΔZ2 | H+ | AsO43− | Ca2+ | logK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≡FeOH−1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
≡Fe3O−1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
≡FeOH+1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
≡Fe3OH+1/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
≡(FeO)2AsO−2 | 2 | 0 | 0.47 | −1.47 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.4 |
≡(FeO)2AsOOH- | 2 | 0 | 0.58 | −0.58 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32.04 |
≡FeOH2AsO3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28.9 |
≡FeOHCa+3/2 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.89 |
≡FeOHCaOH+1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.69 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | −6.42 |
≡FeOH−1/2...Ca+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
Mineral | Experiment Treaments | Before Bioreduction | After Bioreduction | |||
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As/Fe | Ca/Fe | As/Fe | Ca/Fe | As/Fe | Ca/Fe | |
Fh | - | - | - | - | - | - |
As-Fh | 0.2 | - | 0.104 | - | 0.207 | - |
As-Ca-Fh | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.169 | 0.128 | 0.157 | 0.017 |
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Chen, M.; Xie, Z.; Yang, Y.; Gao, B.; Wang, J. Effects of Calcium on Arsenate Adsorption and Arsenate/Iron Bioreduction of Ferrihydrite in Stimulated Groundwater. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3465. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063465
Chen M, Xie Z, Yang Y, Gao B, Wang J. Effects of Calcium on Arsenate Adsorption and Arsenate/Iron Bioreduction of Ferrihydrite in Stimulated Groundwater. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3465. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063465
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Mengna, Zuoming Xie, Yang Yang, Ban Gao, and Jia Wang. 2022. "Effects of Calcium on Arsenate Adsorption and Arsenate/Iron Bioreduction of Ferrihydrite in Stimulated Groundwater" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6: 3465. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063465