TY - JOUR
T1 - Lead immobilization by phosphate in the presence of iron oxides
T2 - Adsorption versus precipitation
AU - Shi, Qiantao
AU - Zhang, Shujuan
AU - Ge, Jie
AU - Wei, Jinshan
AU - Christodoulatos, Christos
AU - Korfiatis, George P.
AU - Meng, Xiaoguang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/7/15
Y1 - 2020/7/15
N2 - As a commonly used corrosion inhibitor, phosphate (PO4) has a complicated effect on the fate and transport of lead (Pb) in drinking water systems. While the formation of pyromorphite has been recognized to be the major driving force of the Pb immobilization mechanism, the role of adsorption on iron oxides is still not clear. This study aims to clarify the contributions of adsorption and precipitation to Pb removal in a system containing both iron oxides and PO4. A combination of batch experiments, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and electron spectroscopy was employed to distinguish the adsorbed and precipitated Pb species. The results indicated that the adsorption of Pb on iron oxides still occurred even when the solution was supersaturated to pyromorphite (i.e., 5 mg/L P with 0.1–30 mg/L Pb in 0.01 M NaCl solution at neutral pH). In the tap water containing 0.92 mg/L P and 1 mg/L Pb, adsorption on iron oxides contributed more (62–67%) than precipitation (33–38%) in terms of Pb removal. Surprisingly, the pre-formed pyromorphite is transformed to adsorbed species after mixing with iron oxides in water for 24 h. The illustration of this transformation is important to understand the immobilization mechanisms and transport behaviors of Pb in drinking water systems after the utilization of PO4.
AB - As a commonly used corrosion inhibitor, phosphate (PO4) has a complicated effect on the fate and transport of lead (Pb) in drinking water systems. While the formation of pyromorphite has been recognized to be the major driving force of the Pb immobilization mechanism, the role of adsorption on iron oxides is still not clear. This study aims to clarify the contributions of adsorption and precipitation to Pb removal in a system containing both iron oxides and PO4. A combination of batch experiments, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and electron spectroscopy was employed to distinguish the adsorbed and precipitated Pb species. The results indicated that the adsorption of Pb on iron oxides still occurred even when the solution was supersaturated to pyromorphite (i.e., 5 mg/L P with 0.1–30 mg/L Pb in 0.01 M NaCl solution at neutral pH). In the tap water containing 0.92 mg/L P and 1 mg/L Pb, adsorption on iron oxides contributed more (62–67%) than precipitation (33–38%) in terms of Pb removal. Surprisingly, the pre-formed pyromorphite is transformed to adsorbed species after mixing with iron oxides in water for 24 h. The illustration of this transformation is important to understand the immobilization mechanisms and transport behaviors of Pb in drinking water systems after the utilization of PO4.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Iron oxides
KW - Lead
KW - Phosphate
KW - Precipitation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115853
DO - 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115853
M3 - Article
C2 - 32388052
AN - SCOPUS:85085961943
SN - 0043-1354
VL - 179
JO - Water Research
JF - Water Research
M1 - 115853
ER -