Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2010KY148B

Filtration column for the covalent removal of arsenic from water

Institute: Kentucky
Year Established: 2010 Start Date: 2010-03-01 End Date: 2011-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $4,612 Total Non-Federal Funds: $13,983

Principal Investigators: David Atwood

Project Summary: The proposed research will be conducted in phases. The first phase of the study will demonstrate the synthesis of a mono-carboxylic acid derivative of N,N'-bis(2 mercaptoethyl)isophthalamide. Preliminary work has demonstrated synthesis of this compound, but the reaction needs to be optimized to obtain larger amounts of the compound. Once this is accomplished, the compound will be attached to silica beads. The second phase of the study will demonstrate the use of silica supported thiol as a filtration column or filtration bed to remove arsenic from water in the laboratory. Ultimately, field application of the filtration column in areas with drinking water contaminated by arsenic will be attempted.