Local innovation for application of membrane system for supply of arsenic-safe water in rural Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Tashfia Aktar ◽  
Hossain Barsha ◽  
Fardeen Arafat ◽  
Nadim Reza Khandaker ◽  
Barsha Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Membrane System ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
The People ◽  
Removal Technologies

Over seventy million people in Bangladesh are drinking arsenic contaminated water. There is a lack of available sustainable arsenic removal technologies in the rural Bangladesh. This paper reports on a successful retrofit that allows for readily available, cost effective and dependable membrane system application for arsenic removal in rural Bangladesh. The retrofit is very simple, overcoming the limitation of a hydraulic pressure by a low cost pump placement in line to the membrane system. The system was field tested in a well with high arsenic concentration 0.1 mg/L (Government of Bangladesh Limit is 0.05 mg/L), along with high iron and hardness. In the field trial, the retrofitted technology was successful and produced water that does not contain any arsenic (0.0 mg/L), low in iron, and low in hardness. The system cost, along with the retrofitting, is only a hundred and seventy US dollars, a sum within the reach of many in Bangladesh. It is also important to note that we are using an existing technology available off the shelf and retrofitting it using locally available materials. The work reported in the paper will create a significant impact relief to the people in the arsenic affected regions of Bangladesh.

Monitoring of a pilot GFO filter for removal of low-concentration arsenic in water

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Collivignarelli Maria Cristina ◽  
Canato Matteo ◽  
Sorlini Sabrina ◽  
Crotti Barbara Marianna
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Ferric Oxide ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Water Treatment Plants ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic ◽  
Treatment Stage ◽  
Iron And Manganese

Many water treatment plants (WTPs) were designed to remove ammonia, iron, and manganese simultaneously using biofilters. In some cases (especially in the Pianura Padana area, in Italy) such plants were designed without a specific treatment stage for arsenic removal because its concentration in the groundwater (i.e. 10 to 20 μg/L) was lower than the previous maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 50 μg-As/L; therefore, specific treatments for arsenic removal must be introduced or upgraded in WTPs. In this work, the results of a 19-month monitoring campaign are reported for a pilot granular ferric oxide (GFO) filter installed in an Italian WTP as a polishing stage. The aim was to investigate the performance of GFO with low arsenic concentrations. The results show that, if the groundwater arsenic concentration is close to the MCL, GFO treatment can be cost effective (approximately 80,000 bed volumes have been treated). It was confirmed that GFO can be effective for the removal of both As(III) and As(V) species.

A contribution to solve the arsenic problem in groundwater of Ganges Delta by in-situ treatment

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2009-2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Rott ◽  
H. Kauffmann
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Manganese Removal ◽  
Arsenic In Groundwater ◽  
Cost Effective Treatment ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

Arsenic in groundwater is a huge problem in numerous regions of the world. Many people are exposed to high arsenic concentrations and consequently risk getting ill or even die as a result of arsenic poisoning. There are several efficient technologies for the removal of arsenic but often these methods have disadvantages, e.g. high costs for installation and/or operation, the need for chemicals or the production of arsenic contaminated filter sludge. These disadvantages can make the application difficult, especially in poor regions. Under suitable ancillary conditions the subterranean (in-situ) treatment, which is often used for iron and manganese removal from groundwater, can also be applied for the removal of arsenic and can be a cost-effective treatment technology. A field trial was carried out with a low-cost in-situ treatment plant in West Bengal/India which is described in this paper, in order to investigate whether this treatment technology is also applicable under the boundary conditions there. As for the in-situ treatment technology besides oxygen no additives are required and no arsenic contaminated filter sludge is produced this technology could be a suitable method for arsenic removal especially in poor regions.

scholarly journals IoT Enabled Wearable Device for COVID Safety and Emergencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Santhosha Rao
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Measured Parameter ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
The People

The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly changed the mindset of the people and over the period they started practicing healthy lifestyle to contain the spread of the virus. Despite this, increase in the number of cases and death rates across the globe are major cause of concern. In addition to maintaining the healthy lifestyle it is also essential to exploit the technological advancements in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) in designing a cost-effective wearable device which could possibly indicate the early stages of virus infection. In this work, a low cost IoT enabled wearable device is designed which generates alerts in case of any of the measured parameter goes out of the normal range besides sending notifications.

Adsorption and removal of arsenic from water by iron ore mining waste

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 2301-2308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien Vinh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Van Trang Nguyen ◽  
Tuan Linh Pham ◽  
Saravanamuth Vigneswaran ◽  
Huu Hao Ngo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Ore ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Household Water ◽  
New Material ◽  
Individual Household ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic ◽  
Iron Manganese

There is a global need to develop low-cost technologies to remove arsenic from water for individual household water supply. In this study, a purified and enriched waste material (treated magnetite waste, TMW) from the Trai Cau's iron ore mine in the Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam was examined for its capacity to remove arsenic. The treatment system was packed with TMW that consisted of 75% of ferrous-ferric oxide (Fe3O4) and had a large surface area of 89.7 m2/g. The experiments were conducted at a filtration rate of 0.05 m/h to treat groundwater with an arsenic concentration of 380 μg/L and iron, manganese and phosphate concentrations of 2.07 mg/L, 0.093 mg/L and 1.6 mg/L respectively. The batch experimental results show that this new material was able to absorb up to 0.74 mg arsenic/g. The results also indicated that the treatment system removed more than 90% arsenic giving an effluent with an arsenic concentration of less than 30 μg/L while achieving a removal efficiency of about 80% for Mn2 +  and PO43−. This could be a promising and cost-effective new material for capturing arsenic as well as other metals from groundwater.

Removal of Arsenic from Landfill Leachate by Selected Low-Cost Sorbents: An Experimental Study at the Zixiaguan Landfill of Wuhan City, Central China

2011 ◽  
Vol 356-360 ◽  
pp. 1427-1432
Author(s):  
Zhi Yan Lu ◽  
Qing Hai Guo
Keyword(s):  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Silty Sand ◽  
Central China ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Sorption Model ◽  
Silty Soil ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

The leachate from the Zixiaguan landfill of Wuhan City contains a lot of undesirable or toxic chemicals, among which arsenic may have the most serious threat to environment and human health. Lowering the arsenic concentration in the leachate is therefore of extreme importance. In this study, natural sediments obtained from Wuhan City, including clay, silty soil and silty sand, were used as low-cost sorbents to remove arsenic from solution. The results of the batch sorption experiments indicate that the sorption processes of clay and silty sand match well with linear isothermal sorption model, while that of silty soil is in good accordance with Langmuir isothermal sorption model. Among the three sorbents, clay has the best ability for arsenic removal from solution. Further experiments were carried out to determine the optimum sorption conditions for clay sorbent, the results showing that as the ratio of sorbent dosage to solution volume is 25.0 g/L, the reaction time is 120 min, and the pH of solution equals 7.0, the removal rate of arsenic from the leachate by clay sorbent reaches the highest value of 99.3 %.

scholarly journals Calcium Alginate Beads with Entrapped Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles Functionalized with Methionine—A Versatile Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1345
Author(s):  
Surbhi Lilhare ◽  
Sunitha B. Mathew ◽  
Ajaya K. Singh ◽  
Sónia A. C. Carabineiro
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Calcium Alginate ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Entropy Change ◽  
Alginate Beads ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Transmission Electron

A novel beads adsorbent, consisting of calcium alginate entrapped on magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with methionine (MFMNABs), was developed for effective elimination of arsenic from water. The material was characterized by FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopic), XRD (X-ray Diffraction) and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy). The arsenic removal capacity of the material was studied by altering variables such as pH of the solution, contact time, adsorbent dose and adsorbate concentration. The maximal removal of As(III) was 99.56% under optimal conditions with an equilibrium time of 110 min and pH 7.0–7.5. The adsorption followed a second order kinetics and data best fitted the Langmuir isotherm with a correlation coefficient of R2 = 0.9890 and adsorption capacity (qm) of 6.6533 mg/g. The thermodynamic study showed entropy change (∆S) and enthalpy change (∆H) to be 34.32 J mol−1 K and 5.25 kJ mol−1, respectively. This study proved that it was feasible to treat an As(III) solution with MFMNABs. The synthesized adsorbent was cost-effective, environmentally friendly and versatile, compared to other adsorbents. The adsorption study was carried by low cost spectrophotometric method using N- bromosuccinimide and rhodamine-B developed in our laboratory.

scholarly journals Energy Efficient Rapid Removal of Arsenic in an Electrocoagulation Reactor with Hybrid Fe/Al Electrodes: Process Optimization Using CCD and Kinetic Modeling

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah Khan ◽  
Izharul Haq Farooqi ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Farrukh Basheer
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Ferric Hydroxide ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Removal Of Arsenic

Threats due to insufficient, inadequate and costlier methods of treating contaminants such as arsenic have emphasized the significance of optimizing and managing the processes adopted. This study was aimed at the complete elimination of arsenic from an aqueous medium with minimum energy consumption using the electrocoagulation process. Arsenic removal around 95% was rapidly attained for optimized conditions having a pH of 7, 0.46 A current intensity, 10 mg/L initial concentration and only 2 min of applied time duration using the energy of 3.1 watt-hour per gram of arsenic removed. Low values of applied current for longer durations resulted in the complete removal of arsenic with low energy consumption. Various hydroxide complexes including ferrous hydroxide and ferric hydroxide assisted in the removal of arsenic by adsorption along with co-precipitation. Surface models obtained were checked and found with a reasonably good fit having high values of coefficient of determination of 0.933 and 0.980 for removal efficiency and energy consumption, respectively. Adsorption was found to follow pseudo-first-order kinetics. Multivariate optimization proved it as a low-cost effective technology having an operational cost of 0.0974 Indian rupees (equivalent to USD 0.0013) per gram removal of arsenic. Overall, the process was well optimized using CCD based on response surface methodology.

scholarly journals Direct Arsenic Removal from Water Using Non-Membrane, Low Temperature Directional Solvent Extraction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaji Guo ◽  
Shirui Luo ◽  
Zeyu Liu ◽  
Tengfei Luo
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Extraction ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Arsenic Concentration ◽  
Decanoic Acid ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Drinking Water Standard ◽  
Natural Minerals ◽  
Removal Technologies

Arsenic (<i>As</i>) poisoning in water due to natural minerals or industrial pollution is a critical global problem that threatens the health and life of billions. Current arsenic removal techniques involving chemical reaction, ion exchange, or membrane processes can be expensive, inaccessible or infeasible for underdeveloped regions or remote areas. Here, we demonstrate that using a so-called directional solvent extraction (DSE) process, arsenic<i> </i>ions in water can be effectively removed without the need of a membrane or chemical reaction, and this process promises to utilize very low temperature heat (as low as 45 <sup>o</sup>C). We have tested feed water with different arsenic concentrations and arsenic ions in different forms (<i>As</i>-III and <i>As</i>-V) commonly found in nature. It is demonstrated that DSE using decanoic acid as the directional solvent can purify contaminated water to meet the drinking water standard (arsenic concentration < 10 parts per billion, ppb), and the arsenic removal efficiencies are higher than 91% for <i>As</i>-III and 97% for <i>As</i>-V. Moreover, DSE can remove <i>As</i>-III directly without the need of pre-oxidation, which is required in most of the state of art techniques. DSE can potentially lead to effective arsenic removal technologies with low resource settings that are suitable for remote and underdeveloped regions, which are impacted by arsenic poisoning the most.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Biopolymer-Based Dye Removal Technologies

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4697
Author(s):  
Rohan S. Dassanayake ◽  
Sanjit Acharya ◽  
Noureddine Abidi
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Dye Removal ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Synthetic Dyes ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Removal Technologies ◽  
Chitin And Chitosan ◽  
Intense Color

Synthetic dyes have become an integral part of many industries such as textiles, tannin and even food and pharmaceuticals. Industrial dye effluents from various dye utilizing industries are considered harmful to the environment and human health due to their intense color, toxicity and carcinogenic nature. To mitigate environmental and public health related issues, different techniques of dye remediation have been widely investigated. However, efficient and cost-effective methods of dye removal have not been fully established yet. This paper highlights and presents a review of recent literature on the utilization of the most widely available biopolymers, specifically, cellulose, chitin and chitosan-based products for dye removal. The focus has been limited to the three most widely explored technologies: adsorption, advanced oxidation processes and membrane filtration. Due to their high efficiency in dye removal coupled with environmental benignity, scalability, low cost and non-toxicity, biopolymer-based dye removal technologies have the potential to become sustainable alternatives for the remediation of industrial dye effluents as well as contaminated water bodies.

scholarly journals Feasibility assessment of household based small arsenic removal technologies for achieving sustainable development goals

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Sahadat Hossain ◽  
Fahima Akhter ◽  
Victor Emery David Jr
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Feasibility Assessment ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Removal Technologies

Abstract. Access to pure drinking water is always occupying as the centric position for long-term sustainable development for all. Although Bangladesh has improved its overall status in drinking water sector compared to 1990 scenario. In 2015, its total safe water sources reached to 87 % i.e., still 13% far from full goal achievement. Besides, it has been estimated that 22 of total 164 million population are exposed to > 50 to < 200 μg/L and 5.6 million are to > 200 μg/L respectively. Therefore, achieving sustainable drinking water goals are still challenged for Bangladesh. This study is aimed to assess the hindrance for achieving the entire sustainable development goals (SDGs) and evaluating the role of existing household based Small Arsenic Removal (SAR) technologies in drinking water sector in rural Bangladesh. The literature based evaluation is revealed that SAR technologies have been playing an important role for achieving the SDGs in drinking sectors in Bangladesh. Conversely, the lack of guild lines on their produced sludge laden and consequently improper dumping are adversely affecting the socio-economic and environmental ecosystems. In this vein, there is a framework has been developed based on the relevant studies for achieving the long-term SDGs in the drinking water sector in rural Bangladesh.

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