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Application of Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration (Meuf) for Arsenic (V) Removal From Aqueous Solutions and Process Optimization Publisher



Jafari A1 ; Rezaee R2, 3 ; Nasseri S4, 5 ; Mahvi AH5, 6 ; Maleki A2 ; Safari M2 ; Shahmoradi B2 ; Daraei H2
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  1. 1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
  2. 2. Environmental Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  4. 4. Center for Water Quality Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology Published:2017


Abstract

In this study, the removal of arsenic was evaluated using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration process. Response surface methodology and Box-Behnken matrix methods were also applied to design the experiments and determine the optimum conditions. Therefore, the main operational parameters including pH (4–10), initial concentration of arsenic (20–80 µg/L), and concentration of Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) (1–3 mM) were investigated. The results of analysis of variance revealed a good agreement between experimental data and the built model with the determination coefficient (R2) of 0.99. Accordingly, the removal efficiency obtained was about 94.8% at the optimal condition (pH = 6.73, the initial concentration of arsenic = 29.44 µg/L, and CTAB concentration of 2.83 mM). © 2017 Taylor & Francis.