Quantification of arsenic in activated carbon using particle induced X-ray emission

Yadav, NN; Maheswaran, S; Shutthanandan, V; Thevuthasan, S; Ngo, HH; Vigneswaran, S

Quantification of arsenic in activated carbon using particle induced X-ray emission

Yadav, NN Maheswaran, S Shutthanandan, V Thevuthasan, S Ngo, HH

Vigneswaran, S

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Citation:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2006, 251 (1), pp. 191 - 196
Issue Date:: 2006-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yadav, NN	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maheswaran, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shutthanandan, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thevuthasan, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2006, 251 (1), pp. 191 - 196	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0168-583X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/422
dc.description.abstract	To date, the trace elemental analysis of solids with inhomogeneous internal structure has been limited, particularly in the case of adsorbents. High-energy ion beam based particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) is an ideal analytical tool suitable for simultaneous quantification of trace elements with high accuracy. In this study, PIXE was used to quantify arsenic in the adsorbents, granular activated carbon (GAC) and powder activated carbon (PAC). Pelletized and unmodified GAC and PAC samples were analyzed along with powder samples deposited on thin teflon filters. These sample preparation methods resulted in samples of various thicknesses and densities. PIXE measurements taken from these samples were compared to results from neutron activation analysis (NAA) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). There is a good agreement between the values from the NAA and pelletized PIXE measurements and some AAS measurements. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nimb.2006.05.016	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Applied Physics	en_US
dc.title	Quantification of arsenic in activated carbon using particle induced X-ray emission	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	251	en_US
utslib.for	0402 Geochemistry	en_US
utslib.for	0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics	en_US
utslib.for	0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	251	en_US

Abstract:

To date, the trace elemental analysis of solids with inhomogeneous internal structure has been limited, particularly in the case of adsorbents. High-energy ion beam based particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) is an ideal analytical tool suitable for simultaneous quantification of trace elements with high accuracy. In this study, PIXE was used to quantify arsenic in the adsorbents, granular activated carbon (GAC) and powder activated carbon (PAC). Pelletized and unmodified GAC and PAC samples were analyzed along with powder samples deposited on thin teflon filters. These sample preparation methods resulted in samples of various thicknesses and densities. PIXE measurements taken from these samples were compared to results from neutron activation analysis (NAA) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). There is a good agreement between the values from the NAA and pelletized PIXE measurements and some AAS measurements. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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