Evaluation of engineered binderless alumina - titania beads for fluoride removal from impaired water resources

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作者
Colledge, Gabriel T. [1 ]
Outram, John G. [1 ]
Millar, Graeme J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Queensland Univ Technol QUT, Fac Engn, Sch Mech Med & Proc Engn, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia
来源
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 2024年 / 12卷 / 06期
关键词
Fluoride; Sorbent; Beading; Binderless; Alumina; Titania; ION-EXCHANGE; ACTIVATED ALUMINA; AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS; WET GRANULATION; ADSORPTION; EQUILIBRIUM; GROUNDWATER; INSIGHTS; IMPACT; SYSTEM;
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10.1016/j.jece.2024.114512
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Groundwater is often contaminated with various species, with fluoride concentrations being of particular concern. Numerous studies have used adsorbents for fluoride uptake, but most are tested only as powders and not commercially acceptable engineered shapes. Therefore, it was necessary to evaluate the performance of the newly developed Al2O3/TiO2 sorbents in their beaded form to assess their efficacy in comparison to activated alumina granules. Binderless sorbent beads were self-bound with the alumina and titania phases present. The fluoride exchange kinetics of Al2O3/TiO2 beads were comparable to the powdered form. Moreover, the Al2O3/ TiO2 beads had higher fluoride loading than commercially available alumina (0.17 meq/g compared to 0.13 meq/g). The Al2O3/TiO2 beads also removed: barium, calcium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, silica, and strontium from groundwater. In fixed bed column tests, the beads-maintained fluoride within acceptable limits for 42 bed volumes, which substantially outperformed activated alumina (2.5 bed volumes). This study demonstrated that Al2O3/TiO2 beads outperformed commercially available activated alumina materials. Notably, transforming the materials into beaded forms significantly improved their suitability for fluoride removal in industrially relevant fixed-bed column environments. Future studies should focus on enhancing material binding properties to increase crush strength and attrition resistance. A deeper knowledge of regeneration strategies may also facilitate cost reduction.
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