Arsenic desorption

O Reilly et al. (2001) studied the effect of sorption residence time on arsenate desorption by phosphate (phosphate/arsenate molar ratio of 3) from goethite at different pH values. Initially, desorption was very fast (35% arsenate desorbed at pH 6.0 within 24 hrs) and then slowed down. Total desorption increased with time reaching about 65% total desorption after 5 months. These authors found no measurable effect of aging on desorption of arsenate in the presence of phosphate. Furthermore, desorption results at pH 4.0 were similar to the desorption behaviour at pH 6.0. On the contrary, Arai and Sparks (2002) demonstrated that the longer the residence time (3 days-1 year), the greater was the decrease in arsenate desorption by phosphate from a bayerite. 

By batch description trials Organo- and inorganically- modified zealot was subjected up to 24 hr in distilled water, tap water and 2% Nalco aqueous solutions in laboratory shaken machine to demonstrate how strongly the examined oxyanions are bound on the modified zeolite. While only slightly chromate desorption in the maximum extent about 20 mg/L was observed, approximately one order higher arsenate desorption was found, corresponding to increased ionic strength in waters. However, in both cases ODA-clinoptilolite exhibited the lowest desorption characteristics. Here, the... 

Reductive dissolution Arsenic desorption from minerals slow flowing groundwater Natural Natural... 

Arsenic desorption at high pH possible anthropogenic sources ... 

Oxidation of arsenic-bearing pyrite with adsorption onto iron oxides and/or other metal (oxy)(hydr)oxides Nitrate reduction by pyrite oxidation (note that Appelo and Postma, 1999 referred to pure rather than arsenian pyrite) Manganese oxide reduction and release of sorbed arsenic Fe(lll) reduction on oxide surfaces changes net charge leading to arsenic desorption Iron oxide reductive dissolution and release of sorbed arsenic catalyzed by NOM degradation... 

Arsenic desorption upon anaerobiosis has been ascribed to both the reduction of arsenic, from arsenate to arsenite, and iron(III), the latter leading to tire... 

The equation for arsenate desorption by hydroxide (alumina regeneration) is presented in Eq. (2). 

Arsenate adsorption on ferrihydrite consisted of a period of rapid uptake followed by slow adsorption for at least 8 days 43). The rate of the slow adsorption reaction is considered to be limited by diffusion into the ferrihydrite aggregates. Slow adsorption kinetics similar to those for phosphate are expected for arsenate because of the similar chemistry of these two anions. Arsenate adsorption data adhere to the Elovich kinetic model indicating a diffusion limited reaction. Arsenate desorption rates were much slower than arsenate adsorption rates, also consistent with a diffusion limited process. A model was developed that assumes that 63% of adsorbing sites are located at the exteriors of aggregates and reach arsenate equilibrium rapidly, while 37% of adsorbing sites are located in the interiors of aggregates with access being diffusion limited. 

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