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Enhancement of Zinc Ion Removal from Water by Physically Mixed Particles of Iron/Iron Sulfide

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Zinc (Zn) removal by physically mixed particles of zero-valent iron (Fe) and iron sulfide (FeS) was investigated as one technology for Zn removal from waste groundwater. The effects of the Fe/FeS mass ratio, including a single Fe and FeS particles, and pH on changes in the concentrations of Zn, Fe, and S were examined by a batch test and column tests, and the mechanism of Zn elimination was discussed. Among all the mixing fractions of Fe and FeS, Zn was eliminated most effectively by 3Fe/7FeS (mass ratio of Fe/FeS = 3/7). The Zn removal rate decreased in the order of 3Fe/7FeS, FeS, and Fe, whereas the Fe concentration decreased in the order of Fe, FeS, and 3Fe/7FeS. The S concentration of FeS was larger than that of 3Fe/7FeS. The Zn removal rate by physically mixed 3Fe/7FeS particles was enhanced by a local cell reaction between the Fe and FeS particles. The electrons caused by Fe corrosion moved to the FeS surface and reduced the dissolved oxygen in the solution. Zn2+, Fe2+, and OH− ions in the solution were then coprecipitated on the particles as ZnFe2(OH)6 and oxidized to ZnFe2O4. Moreover, Zn2+ was sulfurized as ZnS by both the Fe/FeS mixture and the simple FeS particles. The Zn removal rate increased with increasing pH in the range from pH 3 to 7. From a kinetic analysis of Zn removal, the rate constant of anode (Fe)/cathode (FeS) reaction was almost the same as that of ZnS formation and slightly larger than that of Fe alone.

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    Yuya Kamba, Miharu Ueta, Md. Azhar Uddin & Yoshiei Kato

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Kamba, Y., Ueta, M., Uddin, M.A. et al. Enhancement of Zinc Ion Removal from Water by Physically Mixed Particles of Iron/Iron Sulfide. Water Air Soil Pollut 232, 17 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04966-4

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