Arsenic and Antimony Removal from Water and Soil
This community develops materials and chemical processes to remove toxic arsenic and antimony from drinking water, wastewater, and contaminated soil, with a specific focus on treating acid mine drainage.
The work centers on adsorption, oxidation, and precipitation mechanisms to capture these metalloids from aqueous solutions. Recurring materials include iron oxides, layered double hydroxides, activated carbon, graphene oxide, and biochar. The research frequently addresses the co-removal of arsenic and antimony, as well as the interaction of these contaminants with organic matter and other heavy metals. Applications range from treating drinking water and groundwater to remediating soil and managing industrial wastewater.
The largest share of the community's output is found in antimony research, accounting for 7.7% of all antimony research, and arsenic research, accounting for 5.5% of all arsenic research. Iron research contributes the highest number of papers within this group, with 4,701 papers, representing 1.3% of all iron research.
The community comprises 17,995 papers, published primarily in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemosphere, and Chemical Engineering Journal. Recent work focuses on advanced materials such as metal-organic frameworks for arsenic capture, electrocatalytic antimony removal, and the stabilization of co-contaminated soils using iron and manganese oxides.