Recently Developed Adsorbing Materials for Fluoride Removal from Water and Fluoride Analytical Determination Techniques: A Review

Athanasia K Tolkou,Ioannis A Katsoyiannis,George A Zachariadis,Natalia Manousi,Eleni A Deliyanni

doi:10.3390/su13137061

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Journal: Sustainability	Publication Date: Jun 23, 2021
Citations: 29	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increase in public perception of the detrimental side-effects of fluoride to human health due to its effects on teeth and bones. Today, there is a plethora of techniques available for the removal of fluoride from drinking water. Among them, adsorption is a very prospective method because of its handy operation, cost efficiency, and high selectivity. Along with efforts to assist fluoride removal from drinking waters, extensive attention has been also paid to the accurate measurement of fluoride in water. Currently, the analytical methods that are used for fluoride determination can be classified into chromatographic methods (e.g., ionic chromatography), electrochemical methods (e.g., voltammetry, potentiometry, and polarography), spectroscopic methods (e.g., molecular absorption spectrometry), microfluidic analysis (e.g., flow injection analysis and sequential injection analysis), titration, and sensors. In this review article, we discuss the available techniques and the ongoing effort for achieving enhanced fluoride removal by applying novel adsorbents such as carbon-based materials (i.e., activated carbon, graphene oxide, and carbon nanotubes) and nanostructured materials, combining metals and their oxides or hydroxides as well as natural materials. Emphasis has been given to the use of lanthanum (La) in the modification of materials, both activated carbon and hybrid materials (i.e., La/Mg/Si-AC, La/MA, LaFeO3 NPs), and in the use of MgO nanostructures, which are found to exhibit an adsorption capacity of up to 29,131 mg g−1. The existing analytical methodologies and the current trends in analytical chemistry for fluoride determination in drinking water are also discussed.

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IntroductionIntroduction published maps and institutional affilFluoride ions are the negatively charged species of fluorine that occur in a plethora of minerals which can be present both in water and soil
Introduction published maps and institutional affilFluoride ions are the negatively charged species of fluorine that occur in a plethora of minerals which can be present both in water and soil
The results revealed a superb efficiency for fluoride removal with a reported adsorption capacity of 12 mg g−1, obtained with a dose of 4 g L−1 corresponding to 72% fluoride removal efficiency

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Introduction published maps and institutional affilFluoride ions are the negatively charged species of fluorine that occur in a plethora of minerals which can be present both in water and soil. There have been some reports of the possible beneficial effects of low concentrations of fluoride on dental health, especially when considered as an effective means of preventing dental caries [1], the exposure to excessive fluoride concentrations can cause severe damages to human health [1]. The margin between the desired and the undesired fluoride dose is narrow and there is a great need to supervise and evaluate the quality of drinking water and, when necessary, to remove the excess of fluoride from water in order to protect human health [1,3].

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