Abstract
In this study, trimetal Mg/Ce/Mn oxide-modified diatomaceous earth (DE) was synthesized at optimal conditions. Comparison of the SEM images and the results of EDX analyses of the raw and the modified DE confirmed the surface modification of the raw DE with the trimetal oxide. Groundwater fluoride removal capacity of the sorbent was evaluated by batch method at various defluoridation conditions. At a sorbent dosage of 0.6g/100mL (contact time: 60min, mixing speed of 200rpm and temperature: 297K), the fluoride removal was >93% for solutions containing initial fluoride concentration of 10–60mg/L. Sorbent’s optimum fluoride uptake capacity was 12.63mg/g at the initial fluoride concentration of 100mg/L. Fluoride removal was >91% for solutions with initial pH range of ∼4–11 (initial fluoride concentration: 9mg/L, sorbent dosage: 0.6g/100mL). Appraisal of the effect of co-existing anions on fluoride removal showed that CO32− would reduce the amount of fluoride removed from solution, while other anions such as PO43−, NO3− and SO42− had no observable effect. K2SO4 solution was found to be most suitable for regeneration of spent Mg/Ce/Mn oxide-modified DE compared to Na2CO3 and NaOH. The mechanism of fluoride removal at pH>5.45 (pHpzc=5.45) occurred by exchange of hydroxyl groups on surface of sorbent with fluoride ions from solution. Sorption data fitted better to Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order model. External diffusion was observed to be the sorption rate limiting factor.
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