Nanostructure material supporting arsenic ion adsorption compound and method to remove arsenic ion using the same

• US 9,187,343 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2012
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
• Original Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
• Inventors: El-Safty, Sherif, Ahmed, Ahmed Shahat, Halada, Kohmei, Shenashen, Mohamed, Yamaguchi, Hitoshi, Abouelmagd, Ahmed
• Primary Examiner(s): Barry, Chester
• Application Number:
  US13/979,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20140001125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• Field of Search: 210/688
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/28007 with size in the range 1-100 nanometers, e.g. nanosized particles, nanofibers, nanotubes, nanowires or the like carbon nanostructures B01J20/205
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/28057 Surface area, e.g. B.E.T specific surface area
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/28069 Pore volume, e.g. total pore volume, mesopore volume, micropore volume
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/28083 being in the range 2-50 nm, i.e. mesopores
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/3204 Inorganic carriers, supports or substrates
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/3219 involving a particular spacer or linking group, e.g. for attaching an active group
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/3236 containing metal, other than zeolites, e.g. oxides, hydroxides, sulphides or salts
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/3433 of sorbents or filter aids other than those covered by B01J20/3408 - B01J20/3425
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/3475 in the liquid phase
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/281 using inorganic sorbents
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/288 using composite sorbents, e.g. coated, impregnated, multi-layered
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2101/103 Arsenic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/16 Regeneration of sorbents, filters
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2305/08 Nanoparticles or nanotubes
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/78 producing a change of colour

Abstract

Means for reducing an arsenic ion concentration in the solution to the degree of ultra trace amount are provided. Ammonium molybdate is supported by a nanostructure material by mixing the nanostructure material, which is obtained after the nanostructure material such as an alumina reacts with a surfactant, in the solution containing the ammonium molybdate. The nanostructure material supporting an arsenic ion adsorption compound such as ammonium molybdate can selectively adsorb and remove trace of arsenic ion in the solution by a room temperature treatment without a water conditioning such as pH control. In our removal system of arsenic, extra posttreatments are not needed because special pretreatments are not carried out, and special heating equipments are not used. Accordingly, our removal system of arsenic can be constructed at low cost. Furthermore, it can supply an arsenic-free solution by be constructed at multi stages.

Claims

1. A nanostructure material supporting an arsenic ion adsorption compound that can adsorb an arsenic ion from an arsenic ion solution of a target element, and that can separate the arsenic ion adsorbed:

wherein the nanostructure material is selected from the group consisting of a titania nanotube, a zinc oxide nanorod and an alumina nanorod; and

wherein the arsenic on adsorption compound is an ammonium molybdate.

2. The nanostructure material according to claim 1, wherein the titania nanotube is made by adding an ethanol and a surfactant F108 to a mixed solution of titanyl sulfate (TiSO₄), an ethanol and a sulfuric acid aqueous solution.

3. The nanostructure material according to claim 1, wherein the zinc oxide nanorod is made by adding a surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) to a zinc chloride (ZnCl₂) aqueous solution.

4. The nanostructure material according to claim 1, wherein the alumina nanorod is made by adding a surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) to an aluminum nitrate {Al(NO₃)₃} aqueous solution.

5. The nanostructure material according to claim 1, wherein the ammonium molybdate is supported by the nanostructure material by mixing the nanostructure material in an aqueous solution containing the ammonium molybdate after the nanostructure material is treated by a surfactant.

6. The nanostructure material according to claim 5, wherein the surfactant is a dilauryl dimethyl ammonium bromide (DDAB).

7. A method for detecting arsenic ion concentration in an aqueous solution, wherein the method comprises:

putting the nanostructure material according to claim 1 in an acid aqueous solution and stirring the add aqueous solution,

filtering the acid aqueous solution,

recovering and drying the nanostructure material, and

measuring spectroscopic characteristics of the nanostructure material.

8. A method for removing an arsenic ion in an aqueous solution, wherein the method comprises:

putting the nanostructure material according to claim 1 in an acid aqueous solution and stirring the acid aqueous solution,

separating and removing the nanostructure material supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound from the acid aqueous solution, and

obtaining the acid aqueous solution from which the arsenic ion has been removed.

9. A method for recovering the nanostructure material supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound, which is adsorbing the arsenic ion, used in the method for detecting arsenic ion concentration according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

putting and stirring the nanostructure material, which is adsorbing the arsenic ion, in an alkali solution, and

eluting the arsenic ion adsorbed by the nanostructure material in the alkali solution.

10. The method for removing the arsenic ion in the aqueous solution, using the nanostructure material supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound recovered according to claim 9.

11. The method for detecting the arsenic ion in the aqueous solution, using the nanostructure material supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound recovered according to claim 9.

12. A mesoporous alumina supporting an arsenic ion adsorption compound that can adsorb an arsenic ion of a target element from an arsenic ion solution, and that can separate the arsenic ion adsorbed, wherein the mesoporous alumina is made using an aluminum nitrate and a surfactant.

13. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 12, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) and a surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB).

15. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 12, wherein the arsenic ion adsorption compound can selectively adsorb an arsenic ion of a target element.

16. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 12, wherein the arsenic ion adsorption compound is a heteropoly acid.

17. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 16, wherein the heteropoly acid is ammonium molybdate.

18. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 17, wherein the ammonium molybdate is supported by the mesoporous alumina by mixing a solid alumina, which is obtained after reacting a surfactant to the mesoporous alumina, in the solution including the ammonium molybdate.

19. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 17, wherein a temperature at which the ammonium molybdate supported by the mesoporous alumina adsorbs arsenic ion is room temperature.

20. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 17, wherein at least one of a pretreatment or a posttreatment is not carried out when the ammonium molybdate supported by the mesoporous alumina adsorbs arsenic ion by contacting with the arsenic ion solution.

21. The mesoporous alumina according to claim 12, wherein a concentration of the arsenic ion adsorbed is determined by a color using an ascorbic acid when the arsenic ion adsorption compound supported by the mesoporous alumina adsorbs arsenic ion by contacting with the arsenic ion solution.

22. A method for detecting the arsenic ion concentration in the arsenic ion solution, wherein the concentration of the arsenic ion adsorbed is determined by a color using an ascorbic acid when the arsenic ion adsorption compound supported by the mesoporous alumina according to claim 12 adsorbs arsenic ion by contacting with the arsenic ion solution.

23. A collector for collecting arsenic (As) using the mesoporous alumina according to claim 12.

24. A filter for removing arsenic (As) using the mesoporous alumina according to claim 12.

25. An agent for adsorbing arsenic (As) using the mesoporous alumina according to claim 12.

26. The agent for adsorbing arsenic (As) according to claim 24, wherein the agent is present in a bag.

27. A system for removing arsenic ion, wherein the system can remove the arsenic ion from the arsenic ion solution using the mesoporous alumina according to claim 12, and the water from which the arsenic ion is removed is usable as at least one of drinking water, agricultural water and industrial water.

28. An equipment for removing the arsenic ion, wherein the equipment can remove the arsenic ion by mixing the arsenic ion solution and the mesoporous alumina supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound according to claim 12 in the equipment.

29. The equipment for removing the arsenic ion according to claim 28, wherein the arsenic ion concentration in the arsenic ion solution is reduced by less than a constant concentration by multiple contacts between the arsenic ion solution and the mesoporous alumina supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound by connecting plural of the equipments serially.

14. A mesoporous alumina supporting an arsenic ion adsorption compound that can adsorb an arsenic ion from an arsenic ion solution of a target element, and that can separate the arsenic ion adsorbed, wherein the mesoporous alumina is made by a hydrolysis of an aluminum isopropoxide (C₉H₂₁AlO₃).

30. A method for recovering arsenic using a mesoporous alumina comprising:

a process in which an arsenic ion adsorption compound is supported by the mesoporous alumina,

a process in which the mesoporous alumina supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound contacts with an arsenic ion solution, and

a process in which arsenic ion is selectively adsorbed by the arsenic ion adsorption compound supported by the mesoporous alumina,

wherein the arsenic on adsorption compound is a heteropoly acid.

31. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 30, further comprising a process in which the arsenic ion adsorbed is separated from the arsenic ion adsorption compound.

32. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 30, wherein the mesoporous alumina supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound can be reused.

33. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 30, wherein the heteropoly acid is ammonium molybdate.

34. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, wherein the ammonium molybdate is supported by the mesoporous alumina by mixing the solid alumina, which is obtained by reacting the mesoporous alumina to a surfactant, in the solution containing the ammonium molybdate.

35. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, wherein a temperature to adsorb the arsenic ion by contacting between the mesoporous alumina supporting the ammonium molybdate and the arsenic ion solution is room temperature.

36. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, wherein at least one of a pretreatment or a posttreatment is not carried out when the ammonium molybdate supported by the mesoporous alumina adsorbs arsenic ion by contacting with the arsenic ion solution.

37. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, wherein the concentration of the arsenic ion adsorbed is determined by a color using an ascorbic acid when the ammonium molybdate supported by the mesoporous alumina adsorbs arsenic ion by contacting with the arsenic ion solution.

38. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, further comprising a process in which the arsenic ion adsorbed is separated from the arsenic ion adsorption compound.

39. The method for recovering arsenic according to claim 33, wherein the mesoporous alumina supporting the arsenic ion adsorption compound can be reused.