Complexed Iron Removal from Groundwater

Munter, Rein; Ojaste, H; Sutt, J.

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2005)131:7(1014)

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“…In the last decades, oxidation by ozone has been successfully introduced in several treatment plants (Shubin et al 2002). To remove iron from waters with a high concentration of humic substances, Munter et al (2005) used intensive aeration technology in combination with sequential filtration through different filter beds.…”

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Iron oxidation in different types of groundwater of Western Siberia

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Background, aim, and scope The groundwaters of Western Siberia contain high concentrations of iron, manganese, silicon, ammonium, and, in several cases, hydrogen sulfide, carbonic acids, and dissolved organic substances. Generally, the groundwaters of Western Siberia can be divided into two major types: one type with a relatively low concentration of humic substances and high hardness (water of A type) and a second type with a relatively low hardness and high concentration of humic substances (water of B type). For drinking water production, the waters of A type are mostly treated in the classical way by aeration followed by sand bed filtration. The waters of B type often show problems when treated for iron removal. A part of iron practically does not form the flocs or particles suitable for filtration or sedimentation. The aim of this work was to determine the oxidizability of Fe(II), to characterize the iron colloids, and to investigate the complexation of the iron ions with humic substances and the coagulation of the iron colloids in the presence of dissolved organic matter. Materials and methods Water samples of the A and B types were taken from bore holes in Western Siberia (A type: in Tomsk and Tomsk region, B type: in Beliy Yar and Kargasok). Depth of sampling was about 200 m below surface. The oxidation of the groundwater samples by air oxygen and ozone was done in a bubble reactor consisting of a glass cylinder with a gas-inlet tube. To produce ozone, a compact ozone generator developed by Tomsk Polytechnic University was used. For the characterization of the colloids in the water of B type, the particle size distribution and the zeta potential were measured. To investigate the formation of complexes between iron and humic substances in the water of B type, size exclusion chromatography was used. The coagulation behavior of iron in the presence of dissolved organic substances was investigated at different pH values. The agglomerates were detected by measuring the optical density using a UV-Vis spectrometer. Results Ozone showed, as expected, a faster oxidation of Fe (II) than air oxygen. The rate constants for Fe(II) oxidation were not much different for the waters of A and B types when the same oxidation process was used. However, the removal of iron after oxidation and filtration was higher in the water of A type than in the water of B type. No evidence for the formation of soluble complexes between iron and humic substances were found. In the water of A type, the coagulation process started at pH=4.5 and accelerated with increasing pH value. In the water of B type, the coagulation of colloids occurred only at pH=11 and higher. Discussion The oxidation experiments indicated no major effect of dissolved organic carbon concentration on the kinetics of Fe(II) oxidation. In contrast to this, the humic substances showed a significant influence on the aggregation behavior of the iron hydroxide colloids. Due to the sorption of humic substances on the iron hydroxide colloids, they were highly stable in the pH ...

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Iron oxidation in different types of groundwater of Western Siberia

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“…This sediment is the oxidized or ferric form of iron that will not dissolve in water. There are several methods for removal of iron from drinking water like ion exchange and water softening (Vaaramaa and Lehto, 2003), activated carbon and other filtration materials (Munter et al, 2005), bioremediation (Berbenni et al, 2000), oxidation by aeration, chlorination, ozonation followed by filtration (Ellis et al, 2000), by ash (Das et al, 2007), by aerated granular filter (Cho, 2005) and by adsorption (Tahir and Rauf, 2004).…”

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Removal of iron, arsenic and coliform bacteria from water by novel constructed soil filter system

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Kadam

Shankar

2009

Ecological Engineering

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“…Geralmente, essa remoção é induzida pela oxidação do ferro dissolvido ferroso e sua posterior precipitação como óxidos e oxi-hidróxidos de ferro. Com isso é frequente a co-remoção de impurezas inorgânicas e orgânicas presentes na água em função da elevada capacidade adsortiva dos oxi-hidróxidos de ferro precipitados (VAARA-MAA e LEHTO, 2003;MUNTER et al, 2005). A aeração da água seguida de filtração é um dos métodos mais comuns, pouco dispendioso e comumente exequível em regiões nas quais ocorrem elevadas concentrações de ferro na água.…”

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