Adsorption of Fluorides in Drinking Water by Palm Residues

Sustainability

Marco Carnevale Miino¹  MariaCristina Collivignarelli¹  FrancescaMaria Caccamo¹  Alessandro Abbಠ Sabrina Sorlini²  ElenaCristina Rada³  Vincenzo Torretta³ 

[1] Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy;Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123 Brescia, Italy;Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via G.B. Vico 46, 21100 Varese, Italy;

关键词: dental fluorosis;    fluoride health effects;    low-cost defluorination;    adsorption;    alternative adsorbent;    low-cost adsorbent;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12093786

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Fluorides represent a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In fact, this ion is essential for human health but, if taken in excess, it can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis. In LMICs, the pollution of groundwater from fluorides is of natural origin. Therefore, if providing alternative sources for drinking water (DW) supply is not possible, the use of specific processes for the removal of fluorides becomes essential. The adsorption on alternative materials, such as agro-food residues, can be a valid treatment for the removal of fluorides in the LMIC considering: (i) their optimal removal yields, (ii) the high availability, and (iii) the low cost. In recent years, the interest on the use of palm residues (PRs) becomes significant. Optimal pH, temperature, adsorbent dosage, and possible combination with metals to increase adsorption performances were deeply investigated. The activated PRs also present two other advantages: (i) very high surface area, and (ii) very low reduction in uptake capacity when regenerated. However, all tests were conducted with synthetic waters in laboratory-scale reactors while application on real-scale are absent. This makes other studies on this type of alternative adsorbent material still necessary.

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