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One of the pollutants that can be found in water bodies as a result of industrial activity is arsenic. Methods for the removal of this non-metal turn out to be inefficient and expensive. A new nanocomposite based on tara gum and magnetite nanoparticles was prepared for the removal of arsenic from water. The characterization of the nanocomposites prepared with different Fe3O4: tara gum ratios showed the presence of the magnetite phase by XRD and it was also measurement the particle size (13.74 nm) by TEM. The arsenic removal tests in water carried out with the nanocomposites with different magnetite content, pH variation and nanocomposite weight showed that the nanocomposite with 80% by weight of magnetite presented higher efficiency. The maximum values studied for arsenic concentration were 2 ppm, reaching 24.8% removal in 15 minutes of exposure using the nanocomposite with 80% magnetite...

One of the pollutants that can be found in water bodies as a result of industrial activity is arsenic. Methods for the removal of this non-metal turn out to be inefficient and expensive. A new nanocomposite based on tara gum and magnetite nanoparticles was prepared for the removal of arsenic from water. The characterization of the nanocomposites prepared with different Fe3O4: tara gum ratios showed the presence of the magnetite phase by XRD and it was also measurement the particle size (13.74 nm) by TEM. The arsenic removal tests in water carried out with the nanocomposites with different magnetite content, pH variation and nanocomposite weight showed that the nanocomposite with 80% by weight of magnetite presented higher efficiency. The maximum values studied for arsenic concentration were 2 ppm, reaching 24.8% removal in 15 minutes of exposure using the nanocomposite with 80% magnetite...

El proyecto plantea usar goma de tara con soporte de nanopartículas de Fe3O4 (NPs de magnetita), cuyas capacidades han sido probadas para remover el arsénico que se encuentra en el agua. Las nanopartículas que removieron el arsénico son, a su vez, retiradas mediante medios magnéticos, mientras que la goma de tara es biodegradada por bacterias, con lo cual se evitarían los riesgos de contaminación por arsénico.