The mechanism of removing As (Ⅲ)with ferric chloride was studied by analysis of residue samples by XPS
SEM
TEM and IR in this paper.The results showed that As(Ⅲ)was removed mainly by adsorption and coprecipitation.It was indicated by XPS analysis that redox reaction occurred when ferric choride was used.It was also observed from the SEM and TEM imagines that
with rising of pH value
residues changed from particles to irregular floculents
size of particle gradually increased
and there were adsorbed species at surface of these particles.A conclusion could be obtained from IR results that there was no ferric arsenate in the residues.