Local material composite sintered systems for fluoride removal

Abstract

AbstractThe article elaborates the development of gravity-based water filtration systems capable of removing fluoride using natural organic material. In this study, the precipitation and dissolution reaction occurring in suspension of hydroxyapatite (HAP) as addition of fluoride were investigated under well-defined condition. This process is set to occur in a quasi-static gravity-based water filter system. This system is a (pond sand, organic material (gaur seed powder, neem, sesame sawdust, and Ayurvedic waste), water, and HAP mixture) composite ceramic. This article illustrates these ceramic material systems manufactured using distinct permutations of pond sand and organic materials. HAP is introduced into the composite mix of pond sand and organic materials to manufacture some of the sintered ceramic filtration material systems tested here. The fluoride removal efficiency of these variant systems is discussed. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy studies of the ceramics provided the mineral content...