Li J, Zheng B, He Y, Zhou Y, Chen X, Ruan S, Yang Y, Dai C, Tang L. Antimony contamination, consequences and removal techniques: A review.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018;
156:125-134. [PMID:
29549735 DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.024]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
A significant amount of antimony (Sb) enters into the environment every year because of the wide use of Sb compounds in industry and agriculture. The exposure to Sb, either direct consumption of Sb or indirectly, may be fatal to the human health because both antimony and antimonide are toxic. Firstly, the introduction of Sb chemistry, distribution and health threats are presented in this review, which is essential to the removal techniques. Then, we provide the recent and common techniques to remove Sb, including adsorption, coagulation/flocculation, membrane separation, electrochemical methods, ion exchange and extraction. Removal techniques concentrate on the advantages, drawbacks, economical efficiency and the recent achievements of each technique. We also take an overall consideration of experimental conditions, comparison criteria, and economic aspects.
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