Interaction of Mg enriched kaolinite-bentonite ceramics with arsenic aqueous solutions

Abstract

Mg-enriched kaolinite–bentonite ceramics prepared in this work exhibited very porous and non-uniform structures, with grain sizes ranging from 1 to 20 μm. During the interaction of this ceramics with aqueous solutions of Na2HAsO4·7H2O, it was observed that the concentrations of Na, K, Ca and Mg in the ceramics and arsenic concentration in the solution decrease. These changes of metals concentrations in the ceramics and arsenic concentrations in water solutions appear to be on the account of arsenic deposition into the ceramics surface. The interaction of the ceramic samples prepared at 600 °C and 800 °C with used arsenic aqueous solutions reduced their arsenic concentration about 70–90%.