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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Bacterial iron-oxide nanowires from biofilm waste as a new adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from water |
Author: | Andjelkovic, I. Azari, S. Erkelens, M. Forward, P. Lambert, M. Losic, D. |
Citation: | RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences, 2017; 7(7):3941-3948 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 2046-2069 2046-2069 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ivan Andjelkovic, Sara Azari, Mason Erkelens, Peter Forward, Martin F. Lambert and Dusan Losic |
Abstract: | Biofilm, generated by the bacteria in the groundwater pumping system pipelines of the Salt Interception Scheme on the River Murray in South Australia is discarded as a waste material accumulated after periodic cleaning of the pipes. Structural and chemical composition characterizations confirm that this waste material is composed of amorphous twisted iron-oxide nanowires (ION), generated by bacteria, and they have a unique structure and properties. The adsorption performance of these iron-oxide nanowires for arsenic removal from water was evaluated to define their adsorption capacity for As(III) and As(V) and kinetics. Obtained results demonstrate considerable adsorption properties of this waste biological material and suggest its promising application as a new and low-cost adsorbent for water treatment. |
Rights: | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. Open Access Article. This Open Access Article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported Licence. |
DOI: | 10.1039/c6ra26379h |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT110100711 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra26379h |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Chemical Engineering publications |
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