Sequential Approach for Water Purification Using Seashell-Derived Calcium Oxide Through Disinfection and Flocculation with Polyphosphate for Chemical Pollutant Removal

Overview

Journal ACS Omega

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Mar 25

PMID 38524416

Authors

Yuuki Hata

Sumiyo Hiruma

Hiromi Miyazaki

Shingo Nakamura

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Abstract

Safe water supply is usually inadequate in areas without water treatment plants and even in a city under emergency conditions due to a disaster, even though safe water is essential for drinking and other various purposes. The purification of surface water from a river, lake, or pond requires disinfection and removal of chemical pollutants. In this study, we report a water purification strategy using seashell-derived calcium oxide (CaO) via disinfection and subsequent flocculation with polyphosphate for chemical pollutant removal. Seashell-derived CaO at a concentration (2 g L) higher than its saturation concentration caused the >99.999% inactivation of bacteria, mainly due to the alkalinity of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)) produced by hydration. After the disinfection, the addition of sodium polyphosphate at 2 g L allowed for the flocculation of CaO/Ca(OH) particles with adsorbing chemical pollutants, such as Congo red, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, and polychlorinated biphenyls, for removing these pollutants; purified water was obtained through filtration. Although this purified water was initially highly alkaline (pH ∼ 12.5), its pH decreased into a weak alkaline region (pH ∼ 9) during exposure to ambient air by absorbing carbon dioxide from the air with the precipitating calcium carbonate. The advantages of this water purification strategy include the fact that the saturation of CaO/Ca(OH) potentially serves as a visual indicator of disinfection, that the flocculation by polyphosphate removes excessive CaO/Ca(OH) as well as chemical pollutants, and that the high pH and Ca concentrations in the resulting purified water are readily decreased. Our findings suggest the usability of seashell-derived material-polymer assemblies for water purification, especially under emergency conditions due to disasters.

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